Real Headlines, Snarky Commentary
Monday, February 08, 2010
Obviously...

Headlines so dumb they deserve to be misinterpreted.

Apparently, “Just say no” works for things other than experimental drug use.

02/01/10 – DUH It Yourself

...primarily on keeping his.

01/28/10 – DUH It Yourself

Just like voter anger, frustration was key to Obama’s election in 2008.

01/20/10 – DUH It Yourself (1)

Business guru Tom Peters likes to say, “If it ain’t broke, break it,” but NBC’s reinvention of late-night television makes us wonder.

01/14/10 – DUH It Yourself

When disaster strikes, two things can be counted on: the U.S. will send massive amounts of aid, and Pat Robertson will put his foot in his mouth.

01/14/10 – DUH It Yourself
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And stupider ones, too.

01/11/10 – DUH It Yourself

By killing users with brain cancer years before Alzheimer’s symptoms develop.

01/07/10 – DUH It Yourself

Fortunately, American appetites for Big Macs and Whoppers show no signs of abating.

01/06/10 – DUH It Yourself

That is, before any more Democrats announce their resignations!

01/06/10 – DUH It Yourself

A fact well known to drunken sailors: that thing that comes after a spending spree is called a “hangover.”

12/22/09 – DUH It Yourself
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Chase McAlpine

Said a close friend: “She was willing to give him a second chance. Just not seventeenth chance.”

12/17/09 – DUH It Yourself

According to a spokesperson, Accenture’s motto for the moment will be: “Accenture: count on us to be first.”

12/14/09 – DUH It Yourself
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Keith Allison

On the bright side, a deal for the golfer to endorse the AXE line of men’s grooming products is imminent.

12/08/09 – DUH It Yourself

. . . to cut and run after 18 months.

12/03/09 – DUH It Yourself

He will always be best remembered for his off-screen role in the comedy/tragedy, “Father of the Year.”

11/30/09 – DUH It Yourself

Contradicting all the studies that show apathy is the key to kicking cocaine addiction.

11/30/09 – DUH It Yourself

That’s as opposed to how most Americans go about it:  By eating a half gallon of “Lite” ice cream and watching TV.

11/28/09 – DUH It Yourself

Rapidly urbanizing China is once again showing questionable judgment in their desire to become like the West as fast as possible.

11/27/09 – DUH It Yourself

Said a spokesman, “If we had to question every middle-aged dude with hot blonde, the dinner wouldn’t start before midnight.”

11/27/09 – DUH It Yourself

One thing the President and the bishops agree on: puppies sure are cute.

11/20/09 – DUH It Yourself
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Robert Marschelewski

Because America’s women needed one more reason to feel bad about themselves.

11/20/09 – DUH It Yourself (1)

Hysteria over micro-black holes poised for restart:  KOOKS

11/20/09 – DUH It Yourself
Surprisingly...

All the news that's fit to ridicule.

The women turned down the dentist’s settlement offer of a lifetime supply of nitrous oxide.

01/28/10 — DUH It Yourself

Biden was seen mouthing the words, “Good luck”.

01/28/10 — DUH It Yourself

Haiti had schools?

01/28/10 — DUH It Yourself

Ironically, the decision compounds the problem by also providing 2 meals.

01/21/10 — DUH It Yourself
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Dan Kennedy

“The system worked,” said Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano. “Wait. What? We lost?”

01/19/10 — DUH It Yourself

...until they get a driver’s license.

01/14/10 — DUH It Yourself
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Apparently the stolen “W” keys have never been replaced.

01/14/10 — DUH It Yourself (1)

Asked about experience, Palin said she can see the local news studio from her front window.

01/11/10 — DUH It Yourself

“The difference is harder to tell than you’d think,” said a TSA official as he made himself a peanut butter and TNT sandwich.

01/05/10 — DUH It Yourself

A counselor encouraged Charlie to find activities that both can enjoy since throat-slitting and murder are so self-serving.

12/30/09 — DUH It Yourself

The woman was arrested.  Her husband ordered take-out.

12/23/09 — DUH It Yourself

That place truly must serve “the world’s best cup of coffee.”

12/23/09 — DUH It Yourself

The advice came as part of his sermon series “The Ten Suggestions.”

12/22/09 — DUH It Yourself

According to an NFL spokesman, the purpose of the donations will be to counteract widespread suspicions among the general public that NFL players don’t have any brains.

12/21/09 — DUH It Yourself

The announcement was delayed until Woods was able to get his bimbo count up to a world-class level.

12/17/09 — DUH It Yourself
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...for 152 million frequent flyer miles.

12/17/09 — DUH It Yourself

In a related story, Gladys Knight’s former backup group has decided to tour. Watch your local arena for “...And the Pips,” coming soon.

12/10/09 — DUH It Yourself

Okay, it was between two interns carrying specimen jars, but at least it’s something.

12/09/09 — DUH It Yourself

The new plan contrasts markedly from Obama’s original ‘spend our way out of downturn’ plan.

12/08/09 — DUH It Yourself

Displays of Santa’s reindeer will be allowed however, as an example of carbon-neutral transportation.

12/08/09 — DUH It Yourself

The scientists proposed the trading of ‘candor credits’, so researchers could pay a fee to opt out of truth-telling.

12/03/09 — DUH It Yourself

And also like a virus, it can result from commitment-free sexual contact.

12/01/09 — DUH It Yourself

Dozens of women were turned away after learning that simply being a lap-dancer did not qualify them for the position.

11/29/09 — DUH It Yourself
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Sources now confirm that Osama crashed the White House state dinner and posted his photo with the president on Facebook.

11/29/09 — DUH It Yourself

Post Office officials felt it would be too devastating to lose Santa and Oprah in the same week.

11/20/09 — DUH It Yourself

Left out of his testimony was the fact that his nightmare involved her living another 30 or 40 years.

11/20/09 — DUH It Yourself
Exactly...

Some facts are weirder than fiction.

Exactly:  “As a Weight Watchers group gathered for a routine weigh-in, the dieters got an idea of how far they still had to go: The floor underneath them collapsed, a Swedish newspaper reported.  ‘We suddenly heard a huge thud; we almost thought it was an earthquake and everything flew up in the air,’ one of about 20 group members said to the Smalandsposten newspaper.  Afterward, the participants moved the scales to a hallway to have a real weigh-in. That time, the floor held.”

01/15/10 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “ROME (Reuters) – A Sicilian man stole sweets and a packet of chewing gum so he could get arrested and spend New Year’s Eve in a jail cell rather than be with his wife and relatives.  The 35-year old Sicilian first showed up at a police station on Thursday asking to be arrested. . . but was rebuffed because he had not committed a crime.” Eggnog may have been involved.

01/05/10 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “Investigators in the Florida Keys say they lured a suspected marijuana grower into turning himself in by leaving a ransom note in place of six seized pot plants.” It is likely he was using his product at the time of the call.

01/05/10 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “Move over, Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese. Online bidders, meet the Holy Cross Potato. Both of them. Yes, the 2009 holiday season bestowed (at least) two miraculous spuds with crosses at their centers. Aside from the sizes of the spuds, the main difference is price.” No doubt.

01/05/10 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “When Tobias ‘Bags of Money’ Boyland went looking for a new career after serving 13 years in prison for armed robbery and drug dealing, he quickly found something that suited his sensibilities: He opened a collection agency.” Only in New York.

01/05/10 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “(EA) added in a statement that the company has spent ‘considerable time’ developing and testing the new ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online’ game, which he called a ‘breakthrough experience.’” One can almost picture what that “breakthrough experience” might be.

01/05/10 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “According to a Marion County Sheriff’s Office report, the man told deputies Elsie Egan repeatedly hit him with the uncooked meat and slapped his face after he refused a piece of sliced bread. The man said he wanted a bread roll.” At least it wasn’t a leg of lamb.

12/11/09 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “After being turned down by North Korea’s largest textile company, the [Swedish] group managed to secure a manufacturing deal with [North Korea’s] largest mining company, Trade 4, which also happens to run a small textile operations on its site.” They must be special jeans.

12/01/09 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “Efforts to reach Christ for comment were unsuccessful.” No kidding.

12/01/09 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “COLUMBUS, Ohio – Intrepid Ohio State University researchers have learned students don’t just party in a campus lake during rituals before the annual Michigan game. Postdoctoral research associate Steve Goldsmith said the lake’s temperature went up 3 degrees throughout the night, and the ammonia level surged. He said body heat could explain the warmer water, but the ammonia likely means one thing: urine. Goldsmith advises students to have fun, just not open their mouths.”

11/20/09 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “SALEM, Mass. – A man has been arrested for breaking into three cars after police spotted him carrying a suspicious bag he said was filled with his former wife’s sex toys.” Curiosity being what it is, he might have had better luck if he had told them the bag just held his ex-wife’s head.

10/21/09 — DUH It Yourself

In a startling revelation (exactly), “Inspector General Neil Barofsky said he believes that ‘it’s unrealistic to think we’re going to get all of that money back.’” You don’t say.

10/21/09 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly: “ President Obama’s national security team is moving to reframe its war strategy by emphasizing the campaign against Al Qaeda in Pakistan while arguing that the Taliban in Afghanistan do not pose a direct threat to the United States, officials said Wednesday.” In other words, we’re not making any progress, so let’s change the terms of the discussion.

10/08/09 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly: “He also wants an additional $200,164,000 for “miscellaneous fees.” Said the judge, “This is the kind of bold leadership we rarely see outside of Washington, D.C.”

09/26/09 — DUH It Yourself

Exactly:  “Latimer Mukasa, chairman of the Uganda Cricket Association, said the players, including their captain, disappeared last Saturday after winning their final match against the Netherlands by two wickets.  He did not speculate on their motive for absconding.” But we will:  “Canada, Uganda.  Canada, Uganda.”

09/17/09 — DUH It Yourself