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Galaki on 19 November 2007

Okay, so, bad titles are acceptable for forums and such, but this is supposedly professional work.

They get paid for it and look what kind of title they can come out with...

Canadian dead returning home

Kelly Cryderman , CanWest News Service; Calgary Herald

Published: Monday, November 19, 2007
The bodies of two Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan are on their way home.

Full article in case you're interested, http://www.canada.com/topics/news/story.html?id=c3ad1d47-9e63-4cf8-8177-6c377b78745b&k=37212

Title: Canadian dead returning home

Summary: 2 dead soldiers flown home

That title is totally awkward, don't you think?



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ClaudeLv250 on 19 November 2007

There was some site with a bunch of bad headlines found in papers, they were mostly humorous. Maybe I can find it again.



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Words Of Wisdom on 19 November 2007
ClaudeLv250 said:
There was some site with a bunch of bad headlines found in papers, they were mostly humorous. Maybe I can find it again

There are tons of sites that record stupid headlines: Example, Example, and Example.



Fonzerelli on 19 November 2007

Sensationalist would be a more appropriate word for the Headlines.



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