Australian headlines -- even in that lowly creature mX -- are terribly witty. They're full of wordplay (there's a section called "worldplay" -- about international sports) -- both puns and poetic devices I've forgotten the proper names for. Here's a sampling:
"Here is the church and here is the spire, open the door and see all the fire"
"Ear this, he's hair apparent" (about a main with exceptional ear hair)
"Chook out my woolly jumper" (about a woman who knits sweaters for chickens; chickens are called "chooks" in Australia)
"Quick-fix dieting a waist of time"
"Art pushed to an insanse degree" (about a woman doing bizarre things to get a degree in art)
"Aye to eye for an eye"
"Hair today"
"Shaven haven"
"Roy keen on green"
"Fare play" (about rail fare rates)
"The Great Spit Spat" (a debate about the Spit -- a geographical area of water with a very important bridge that runs over it)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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Not only are the headlines clever, but the topics covered must make for some fun reading as well.
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