Sometimes headline writers give away too much of the story

By adamg on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 9:57am

Take this headline on Channel 4's Web site (please):

Beached Whale On Cape Has Gigantic Swollen Tongue

Ed. blecch note: If you actually click on that link, one guess what'll be the first thing you see.

Topics:

Free tagging:

Ad:

Like the job UHub is doing? Consider a contribution. Thanks!

Comments

By ShadyMilkMan on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 10:17am.

"You don't want an open carcass on the beach on a busy weekend," Harry told the paper.

Well, talk about understatements!

By Spatch on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 11:26am.

And I'm not going to stand here and watch that thing get cut open and see that little Kintner boy spill out all over the dock!

By anon on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 10:28am.

better be careful there, or you might have more of a problem then a closed beach.

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 12:17pm.

Would that be equivalent to a one megatongue bomb?

By bostnkid on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 11:41am.

did he try to kiss this whale?

By anon on Fri, 05/22/2009 - 12:09pm.

Therese Murray?

By anon on Sat, 05/23/2009 - 4:25pm.

That is indeed a gigantic swollen tongue.