This is in no way me being the grammar police. It was just looking at the question, "4-yr old accidents", it made me laugh. I mean because it is saying an accident that is four years old, not a four year old having accidents.
Ya, know?
That was just the one that made me think of this. I know there have been better ones than that but I can't remember them at the moment.
Bering in mind this is not about grammar but humor, can anyone remember other funny titles? They can even be funny for other reasons than grammar. Like my other favorite, "Am I crazy?", I always want to type if you have to ask..... :p
World, I would have loved to have seen that!
One of my favorites: Daycare....is it really necessary?
That one kinda had me laughing. Nah, just lock them in a room and leave.
(Just for the record I hate making titles)
My favorites are either "Am I Pregnant?" or "Could I Be Pregnant?"
I always think to myself, wouldn't you have a better idea about that than we would? :)
i loved
poop in the pool- that mad M. giggle for no reason
Morning sickness--I feel like writing I'm sick of the morning too!
the questions that dont finish the title like "I am so tired I could____ " I always J. want to respond like I would for mad libs and not read the title
Am I pregnant? (how would I know--so i always want to write)----is it mine? or I asked my dad he say's your safe
I love it when people ask if they are being selfish. Generally, the answer is "yes." They get mad, every time. Every time!!
Oh my, some of the titles around here bug me, but it's just me being assy I guess. I too do a eye roll when I see titles like "Am I crazy?" or "Am I selfish?" or "Should I be mad?"
The title should inform me about whether or not I want to take my time to click on your questions! :)
Where is ToniV, the tag line police?
Seriously, what I love is when the tag line says "How many people can fit into a mini van?" But the body of the question is more like should we take a mini van to the beach tomorrow (as in is it a good idea vs. do we have enough room considering our bodies and supplies). Those are the ones I love - I am not sure what question to answer. Ohhh there have been far worse offenders on the contradictory Tag vs actual question but that was a quick easy example to share.
Oh yes, sometimes I just want to write "yes" or "no" :)
But at least they have a title. I hate the ones that just say "need advice". Um, isn't that what every question is for?! More specific=more answers!
Okay, this one isn't a "title" but, a sign that we saw. We were in a small town for my daugher's track meet and decided to cruise the town for someplace to eat for lunch. The town is located right by the Mississippi River. There was this little hole in the wall place that had a huge sign outside that say, "EAT HERE" and then right underneath it "GET WORMS". That really made me giggle. I guess it was a little restaurant that also sold bait but, I didn't go in and find out. LOL They made it sound like if you ate there, you would end up with worms. ;)
Vaudeville lives!
Yeah, I've always loved the signs along tourist routes that say
'Eat here - Get gas'.
It's right up there with
'Department of Redundancy Department'.
And then there was some old accident report for some insurance company where a man's statement said
"I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law, and headed over the embankment."
Not titles so much that I can remember but in the city of Stockton there used to be a bait store that said, Home of the Master Baiter, which is hysterical. There is also a couple of flea markets in Springfield that are named STD, in big red letters. No joke.
The local paper in Rancho Penasquitos used to run a weekly column that highlighted other Papers' headline gaffs from around the country. My 8th grade English teacher made it required reading as homework!
I WISH I could remember the wording of my favorite, which was so badly titled as to make it look like a Puma/Mountain Lion was out jogging minding its own business and listening to their Walkman (yep, that dates it!), and was rudely attacked by passersby.
Shakes head. I LOVED that column. Shout out to Mrs. Armacost of Black Mountain Middle School & RP Paper Editor!!!
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I'm overly proud of my own title Just For Phlegm. Im not usually funny, but I can get really punny/goofy when I'm sick.
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A lot of my Title-Only answers involve copious amounts of duct tape.
"Am I crazy?" ranks up there for me, too. Sooooo tempting to get snarky :-)
And since other sources have been mentioned, I would like to add Leno's Headlines bit, which usually includes typos, questionable grammar/punctuation/spelling and people just not thinking about what they are saying.
Oh, and there's this, which apparently was not considered a problem until it was in place:
http://websurdity.com/kohls-does-what/
>.<
ETA a different link - the original doesn't seem to have the picture anymore.
