Headlines are literally the head lines, the most prominent part of a newspaper. Thus, when a headline runs amok and becomes a mockery, the error is there for all to see. It has been said that the pun is the lowest form of wit.
When an editor inadvertently trips over a double meaning, the result can be the lowest form of headline:
1. NATIONAL HUNTING GROUP TARGETING WOMEN
2. HIGH COURT TO HEAR MARIJUANA CASE
3. partial jury chosen for tyson case (обычно пишут impartial – беспристрастный; здесь partial подразумевает неполный (т.е. меньше 12) состав суда присяжных).
4. ' women in politics" workshop postponed; make-up not set
5. STARVING ANGOLANS EATING DOGS, BARK
6. CRACK FOUND IN AUSTRALIA
7. IOWA MAN'S SOON-TO-BE AMPUTATED HAND COULD HOLD KEY TO MURDER
8. ARMLESS MUSICIAN TOUCHES AUDIENCE (получается так: безрукий музыкант затронул (!) чувства аудитории).
9. ONE-LEGGED ESCAPEE STILL ON RUN
10. BAR TRYING TO HELP ALCOHOLIC LAWYERS (bar здесь – коллегия адвокатов, а не питейное заведение. Это значение слова вызывает массу трудностей у переводчиков. To join the bar – вступить в коллегию адвокатов; to read for the bar – готовиться к вступительным экзаменам в коллегию адвокатов).
11. DON'T TIE MY HANDS ON ARMS, REAGAN ASKS RADIO AUDIENCE
12. CRASH VICTIM LEAVES A HOLE IN HER COMMUNITY
13. SHOP SELLS SOUP TO NUTS
14. FIRE OFFICIALS GRILLED OVER KEROSENE HEATERS
15. POLICE SEEK AID FROM PUBLIC IN SLAYING OF MAN
Sometimes the accidental pun turns on a quirk of grammar. Many headlines turn out to be grammatical minefields. Especially within the tight boundaries of a few picas, grammatical bombs can explode in an editor's face:
16. CLINTON VISITS HURT SOLDIERS
17. PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE FOR WOMEN BEING CUT IN HALF
18. TWO CARS COLLIDE, ONE SENT TO HOSPITAL
19. DOCTORS HELP TORCH VICTIM
20. FBI AGENT IN SUBWAY SHOOTS MAN WITH KNIFE
21. 10% OF STUDENTS FAIL CLASSES FOR TRUANCY
22. YOUTH HIT BY CAR RIDING BICYCLE
23. FONDA GIVES POOR EXERCISE, ACTING TIPS
24. ASTRONAUTS PRACTICE LANDING ON LAPTOPS
25. POLICE CAN’T STOP GAMBLING
26. $1 MILLION GIVEN TO BETTER SLUMS
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