Comments | writer560: The Single Greatest Headline in the History of Journalism

writer560

The Single Greatest Headline in the History of Journalism

Jan 29, 2009 13:03

I opened up the Star Tribune website, and this was the first headline on the page:

Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey to be Knighted

That is all.

Comments 6

nobleplatypus January 29 2009, 19:45:44 UTC

So... do we now have to refer to him as Sir Whiplash?

writer560 January 30 2009, 02:37:14 UTC

Yes, and from now on he will sign his correspondence as "Sir Whiplash Cowboy Monkey, OBE."

archeok January 29 2009, 20:28:55 UTC

That looks like someone cut out a bunch of words from a magazine and threw them in the air, then let them fall where they might to form a sentence. That or magnetic poetry. But also it makes some kind of awesome sense.

writer560 January 30 2009, 02:40:32 UTC

I know! I was extremely amused to see that it was the Strib's top web story. It was also their most read story for awhile.

Maybe the next top headline will be "Burger King's Creepy King runs for President."

archeok January 30 2009, 03:51:21 UTC

As long as it's not "Burger King's Creepy King Hides in Your Closet and Eats Your Soul, Favorite Photos."

writer560 January 30 2009, 15:07:49 UTC

And the next headline after that would be "Burger King's Creepy King finds soul delicious, thinks you should not have worn that two-piece swimsuit at the beach"