Good Grief!! Is this THE worst headline you have ever read?!

[Jackeens]

Just caught the end of a preview of tomorrow's papers on Irish television so I'm not certain which paper it is - but it's one of the British tabloids that (unfortunately) sells in Ireland.

The main headline is 'The Earth Moves' - under that is a photo of Barack kissing and hugging Michelle after last night's speech, and the sub-heading is....:

Obama gets a huge election.

Considering it's a tabloid the, em, pun was a little obvious. The reviewers were gobsmacked!

[mcg]

1. Yes. nt

[Snotcicles]

18. And Boehner shrivels in humiliation. nt

[kattenstoet]

2. Cmon - that's funny

[SteveM]

3. Come, come, you can't mean that. (nt)

[Occam Bandage]

4. I like it. nt

[TrogL]

5. This is typical British humour

The worse the pun, the better.

[anneboleyn]

19. yes, exactly -- and it's The Sun -- it thrives on juvenile sex-related humor

[JuniperLea]

6. I think it's funny!

I would have added something about an O... Obama... O... get it?

:rofl:

[The Wielding Truth]

7. Keep in mind it's a tabloid.

[happychatter]

8. jeezus I had to read it three times

good grief

[opihimoimoi]

9. Charactoristic of all them Tabs and that includes PUNCH too

its all in FUN

[msallied]

10. LMAO! Seriously, it's British. That's how they roll.

[Jackeens]

13. Crikey, I must be turning in to a prude!! Usually....

...I have a giggle at the double entendres in tabloid headlines, even if I hate the crap inside the covers, but I just thought this was....well....sort of a bizarre angle to pick from a moment of history! True, tabloids find erections in all kinds of strange places.... :-) ....but here?!?!

[Bramlet Abercrombie]

11. Anyone have a pic or screenshot?

I'd love to forward the pic to my friends.

[BuyingThyme]

12. Either the worst or the best.

[Jackeens]

14. I should have guessed, it's The Sun!!!!

[Life Long Dem]

15. Yes it is, and I'd rather not discuss this because of... uh......probl..personal

ha!! haa!!!joking ... It's soo funny the earth didn't laugh!

[Jackeens]

17. (Psst....have you tried....you know....V****a)

[Life Long Dem]

16. self delete

[ljm2002]

20. Pretty standard stuff...

...considering its a Brit tabloid.

They are quite biting in their political commentary, from headlines to comedy to regular day-to-day commentary.

I personally enjoy it. So I did not find it distasteful -- if it had been a U.S. right wing rag I might feel differently.

(edited to correct spelling error)