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Ron Obvious

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8. Reminds me of the greatest headline in Scottish football history..

Sat Apr 27, 2013, 11:44 AM

Apr 2013

"John Barnes moved closer to the axe after Celtic suffered their biggest humiliation in their 112-year history." As first lines go, the Sun's report of Inverness Caledonian Thistle's 3-1 win in the Scottish Cup at Parkhead in 2000 is powerful enough (even if it does ignore the 5-1 shellacking Celtic suffered at the hands of Neuchatel Xamax in 1991). But of course it is the lovely picture of Paul Sheerin jigging around that everybody rememb … oh alright, it's the headline: SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC, CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2008/dec/12/joy-of-six-headlines

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This is so punny! [View all] Emit Apr 2013 OP

Oh man! Laughed out loud GiveMeFreedom Apr 2013 #1

It's just so clever Emit Apr 2013 #9

3 times thru before it sunk in olddots Apr 2013 #2

LOL! LeftofObama Apr 2013 #3

You made my 83 year old mother............ mrmpa Apr 2013 #4

this calls for a round of dum diddly -- Tuesday Afternoon Apr 2013 #5

With snakes on the road! Paulie Apr 2013 #6

One of my kids told me that one recently. redqueen Apr 2013 #7

Yes! My daughter passed it on to me Emit Apr 2013 #10

Reminds me of the greatest headline in Scottish football history.. Ron Obvious Apr 2013 #8

Hilarious! Sekhmets Daughter Apr 2013 #11