Welcome to The World's Funniest Ambiguous Headlines!
On this page I have collected together all the humor can possibly find which involves the unintentional consequences of ambiguous language, from the top 20 funny newspaper headlines to the top comedy videos from YouTube.
The World's 20+ Funniest Newspaper Headlines
and a couple more!
Rare Flower Found On Site A Plant, Says Developer
- Guardian 10 July 20063 points
Lloyds Sell Goldfish to Morgan Stanley For £1bn
- Independent 21 December 20053 points
MP's To Take A Close Look At Pornography
- Edinburgh Evening News 6 Feb 20071 point
Glass Centre Visitors Go Through The Roof
- Sunderland Echo 28 August 20061 point
Robber Jailed for Shooting Dead Witness
Daily Telegraph, 9 November 20071 point
Men Planned to Sell Skunk at World Cup
- Accrington Observer 30 March 20070 points
Footballer on the Mend After Fatal Car Crash
- Hendon and Finchley Times 26 October 20060 points
Council Finds Bin Laden
Not strictly speaking a headline, and not unintent more...0 points
Death by Chilli
A sign advertising an Indian restaurant proclaimed:
"Try our Curry - you'll never get better."
At least they're honest about it.
Fork Handles Sketch
Online Ambiguity
This was discover by Pen Island when they ran into trouble promoting themselves as a family friendly tourist destination at Penisland.com (Penis Land)
Likewise when a new interent start up sought to provide a service for anyone wanted to find out which agent represents a particular actor or musician, they made a mistake in using their name for the url - whorepresents has another meaning entirely.
The Expert Exchange proved to be an unexpected hit with the transgender community after setting up shop at expertsexchange, and the Therapist Finder website got some very strange visitors to their site at therapistfinder (the rapist finder).
Divine Irony
A local event to celebrate the unveiling of a Childrens Noah's Ark project at a school in Poole, Dorset, had to be cancelled because of flooding - Reported in the Metro free paper 4 October 2006.
Funny Road Names
- Psycho Path, Traverse City, Michigan
- Divorce Court, off Easy Lane, Heather Highlands, Pennsylvanian
- Farfrompoopen, Tennesee - the only road leading up to Constipation Hill
Here's my favorite link:
Funny Villages of Britain
We've seen some of the funny road names in the USA, but they can't compete with some of the places in Britain. I guess its just an age thing, because many British place names are based on ancient languages (Norse, Celtic, Roman etc.) or on old English words whose meanings have changes, which leaves us with many place names, particluarly in old historic villages, that now sound rather rude...
Spital in the Street
I though tobacco chewing was an American thing, bu more...0 points
Fanny Hands Lane
Funny enough in US English, but remember that in E more...0 points
Butthole Road
A prime example of how changing language creates c more...0 points
Comedy Shopping
- Vinyl Resting Place (2nd hand record shop in Croydon)
- Hair-O-Dynemix (London Hairdresser)
- Norman D Landing (Militaria)
- Wok This Way, The Frying Scotsman, Pizza the Action (Restaurants)
Comedy T-Shirts from CafePress
Aptly Named
UK Research company Experian set out to find which town in Britain had the largest number of dog owners. Perhaps unsurprisingly the town that came out top, with 11.5% of households owning a pet dog, was the town of Barking in Essex.
Funny Bumber Stickers and Badges from CafePress
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Eats, Shoots & Leaves Illustrated Edition
Amazon Price: $8.40 (as of 01/07/2010)![]()
I guess you might call this bit of a classic of the genre, as well as being a bit of a crusade against poor grammar it is also a highly amusing read. I thoroughly reccomend it.
Word of the Day
Have some fun with language and try to use the word of the day, today!
- quotidian: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
- quotidian: occurring daily; also, ordinary.
- Presented By:
Funny Posters from CafePress
Your Funny Stories
A place for you to share your funny stories about things you have seen or done, or things that have happened to you.
You can also vote for your favourites once you have read through wht other people have written, so that together we can find the funniest.
I have started it off with one of my own - a story about someone I once worked with, that really made me laugh at the time. I hope you like it.
A New Kind of Crazy
I once worked going door to door for a charity. On more...0 points
Indian humour at BobsBanter.com - India humour jokes from newspaper articles by the best humor columnist in India
http://www.bobsbanter.com0 points
More Humorous T-Shirts
The Onion, Daily
for a lighter look at the news
- In Focus: Rural Nebraskan Not Sure He Could Handle Frantic Pace Of Omaha
- NORTH PLATTE, NE--Fred Linder, 46, doesn't think he could cope with the hustle and bustle of Nebrask...
- Tonight I'm Going To Party Like It's The 10th Anniversary of 1999! (by Roger Dudek)
- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Happy New Ye-—oops! I'...
- [video] Congo Approves Economic Stimulus Package Of AK-47 For Every Citizen
- Congo lawmakers are convinced the stimulus package will give Congolese the assault weapons they need...
- Several Probably Killed In Shooting, Lazy Police Report Confirms
- AKRON, MI—According to a hastily written police report, anywhere from several to half a dozen...
- Would-Be Bomber's Visa Revoked
- The State Department announced Tuesday that it has revoked the visa of Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmut...
More Funny Lens Links
- Watch Cartoons Online
- I am on a mission to find the best free to watch online cartoons for both adults and kids!If you know of something that should be included but isn't then please leave a comment at the bottom of the page.
- A Laugh A Day
- Funny, funny, funny;feeds, links, videos, t-shirtsComedy blogs and more...
- Funny Videos
- A regularly updated list of all the best funny videos on the internet with rss feeds and YouTube clips as well as comedy dvd rentals and more...
- Cartoon Humor for Adults
- Here is a collection of cartoons with a humor to appeal to adults.
Your Comments
If you have anything to add to any of my lists or sections (like a funny newspaper headline), or if you just want to say hello, please leave all your comments here.
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- TheWhistler TheWhistler Nov 14, 2009 @ 11:24 pm
- There is a town in Canada named "Bastard." A former Premier of Ontario was literally a Bastard. People there have all kind of trouble giving their address over the telephone, a lot of times people hangup.
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