The Headline Says It All

July 6, 2007

OK.  Just ran across this list by Eric Feng, a blogger for The Public Speaking Blog.  I couldn’t resist. Take a minute to read through some of these actual headlines.  They’ll make you smile.

And now for the headlines . . .

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Says

Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers

Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case

Iraqi Head Seeks Arms

Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over

Include Your Children when Baking Cookies

Clinton Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead

Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told

Miners Refuse to Work after Death

Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

Stolen Painting Found by Tree

War Dims Hope for Peace

If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last a While

Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures

Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide

Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors

New Vaccine May Contain Rabies

Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge 

And finally, I must include one of my own.  Many of you might remember the Christmas Missions offering two years ago at Brentwood Baptist.  That’s right, “Hope for the World,” the one for which your’s truley designed and sent an email to 3,000 church members, an email with a headline that read . . .

Hope for the World Ends January 24

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