Some of these made me laugh out loud.

I came across these today and found most of them quite funny. :) I thought I'd share a laugh....

Actual Headlines and Advertising Blunders

What Are They Saying?
Grandmother of eight makes hole in one.
Deaf mute gets new hearing in killing.
Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers.
House passes gas tax onto senate.
Stiff opposition expected to casket less funeral plan.
Two convicts evade noose, jury hung.
William Kelly was fed secretary.
Milk drinkers are turning to powder.
Safety experts say school bus passengers should be belted.
Quarter of a million Chinese live on water.
Farmer bill dies in house.
Iraqi head seeks arms.

Some ads are unintentionally suggestive
Queen Mary is having bottom scraped.
Is there a ring of debris around Uranus?
Prostitutes appeal to Pope.
Panda mating fails, veterinarian takes over.
NJ judge to rule on nude beach.
Child’s stool great for garden use.
Dr. Ruth to talk about sex with newspaper editors.
Soviet virgin land short of goal again.
Organ festival ends in smashing climax.

Grammar often botches other headlines
Eye drops off shelf.
Squad helps dog bite victim.
Dealers will hear car talk at noon.
Enraged cow injures farmer with ax.
Lawmen from Mexico barbecue guests.
Miners refuse to work after death.
Two Soviet ships collide, one dies.
Two sisters reunite after eighteen years at checkout counter.


Once in a while, a botched headline takes on a meaning opposite of the intended one
Never withhold herpes from loved one.
Nicaragua sets goal to wipe out literacy.
Drunk drivers paid $1,000 in 1984
Autos killing 110 a day, let’s resolve to do better.

Sometimes newspaper editors state the obvious
If strike isn’t settled quickly, it may last a while.
War dims hope for peace.
Smokers are productive, but death cuts efficiency.
Cold wave linked to temperatures.
Child’s death ruins couple’s holiday.
Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn’t seen in years.
Man is fatally slain.
Something went wrong in jet crash, experts say.
Death causes loneliness, feeling of isolation.

Ads that didn't translate:
“Bite the wax tadpole.” Coca-Cola as originally translated into Chinese.
“Pepsi bring your ancestors back from the grave.” Pepsi ad slogan ‘Pepsi Comes Alive’ as originally translated into Chinese.
“It takes a virile man to make a chicken pregnant.” Purdue chicken ad as mistranslated in Arabic.
“Mitsubishi Masturbates.” The Spanish translation for Mitsubishi Pajero.