Headline Headaches

Sometimes you need to know the context of headline in order to guess what it's trying to announce:

1. MONTANA TRADED TO KANSAS CITY Explanation: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs (49ers – лучшая калифорнийская футбольная команда).

2. DEAD GUITARIST NOW SLIMMER AND TRIMMER Explanation: Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia was on a diet.

3. SENTINEL NAMES SOBER FEMALE ATHLETE OF YEAR Explanation: An athlete named Erin Sober was being honored (игра слов на совпадении фамилии Sober со значением слова sober – трезвый. По-русски звучало бы примерно так: Трезвая Ирина названа лучшей спортсменкой года).

Now we can turn to the "How's That Again?" department (раздел идиотской логики типа «Как это, как это?». Some call these examples blinkers because, quite simply, they make the reader blink:

1. MAN JUMPS OFF 2ND STREET BRIDGE. NEITHER JUMPER NOR BODY FOUND

2. LEGISLATOR WANTS TOUGHER DEATH PENALTY

3. LEARNING TO SKI AN UPHILL BATTLE, EXPERTS SAY

4. WOMAN IMPROVING AFTER FATAL CRASH

5. MANY WHO MOVE TO FLORIDA LEAVE AFTER DEATH

6. PROPERLY DRAFTED WILL REDUCES ANXIETY AFTER DEATH

7. BOY DECLARED DEAD, REVIVES AS FAMILY PROTESTS

8. MOTHER OF 18 CHILDREN IN TROUBLE AGAIN

9. SUICIDE BOMBERS STRIKE AGAIN

10. DEAD COYOTE FOUND IN BRONX LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR ITS MATE

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