Why, CNN, Why?

[Mewtarthio]

So, this morning, I went through my usual routine: I showered, ate breakfast, and checked a few news sites, when I stumbled across this horrible, horrible headline from CNN.com:

http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/1368/cnnpunoj4.th.jpg (http://img392.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cnnpunoj4.jpg)

Gah! I've seen it, and now I can't unsee it!

Anyway, I guess this is open floor for the worst attempts at humor you've ever seen in a newspaper.

[Ilena]

I feel greatly saddened ....

[The Evil Thing]

am i doing it rite?

EDIT: YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG, apparently.

[Raiser Blade]

am i doing it rite?

I would edit that before a mod does it for you.

[Lord Herman]

Ouch. 3d6 pun damage.

[Haruki-kun]

Could have been worse. Could have been something like "I don't like IKE."

[black dragoon]

That pun....My eyes are bleeding now....Why CNN why?

[SurlySeraph]

I take it you people are unfamiliar with the glories of the New York Post. Headlines like "Headless Body in Topless Bar" are just the start.

[Devin]

"Ike beats Tina to death."

[Lyesmith]

Evidently we should prepare ourselves to expect no sympathy from Ike.

He fights for his freinds.

[Emperor Ing]

I only have one thing that truly describes how I feel about that.
http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/2241/facepalm2ic7copyrl2.jpg

D:

[Premsyl]

Worst attempt I've seen at humor in a newspaper? I gotta say Family Circus or Garfield.

[ocato]

Garfield is pretty funny if you just remove garfield (http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/).

[Volug]

Just wait till he gets his final smash

GREAT, WAETHER!

[Uncle Festy]

Oh dear lord.
You know, I killed reality with pun damage once.
I think.

[Recaiden]

That is awful. But, it is a major news station. What can we expect?

[Mr. Moon]

... *sighs*

[Da Beast]

Just wait till he gets his final smash

GREAT, WAETHER!

That was almost as bad as the headline :smallsigh:

[Volug]

That was almost as bad as the headline :smallsigh:

That's the point:smallamused:

[Pyro]

Haha that was actually kinda funny, but I have thing for epically bad puns.

[Kaihaku]

I wouldn't say that CNN is especially high quality... I mean, there was the time they called Nelson Mandela “Nelson Mandingo”? The BBC is far superior and, generally, when they make a joke it's actually funny.

[GrandMasterMe]

Goodbye fellow playgrounders for I must now go and sob

[BisectedBrioche]

It burns!

I. AM. ON. FIRE!

Meeeediiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic!

[celestialkin]

I wouldn't say that CNN is especially high quality... I mean, there was the time they called Nelson Mandela “Nelson Mandingo”? The BBC is far superior and, generally, when they make a joke it's actually funny.

True. Weren't they the ones who misspelled Obama as Osama?

I still say it was on purpose, though.

[Vuzzmop]

I think I just lost what little faith I had in the US news media.

[de-trick]

no more CNN for me now, for a bit at least, maybe in november for elections but not now

[Jokes]

It burns!

I. AM. ON. FIRE!

Meeeediiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiic!


You are vanting za healz?


Oh, we better call the pun police, cos you guys are killing me!

[DigoDragon]

Heh, yeah that is a bad pun. :smallamused:
Though also amusing is that I'm checking out CNN and they still have links showing Ike back in the carribean. Outdated weather much?

[potatocubed]

I didn't even notice the pun. I just thought their layout guy had screwed up and capitalised a load of wrong letters. :smallconfused:

[Ethrael]

I wouldn't say that CNN is especially high quality... I mean, there was the time they called Nelson Mandela “Nelson Mandingo”? The BBC is far superior and, generally, when they make a joke it's actually funny.

The only joke the BBC can make is dancing Chicago on Comic Relief. It was actually kinda traumatising. I don't blame Hugh for not wanting to participate. :smalltongue:

[Leigh]

After this thread, I checked out the website again, and saw this headline -
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/09/16/somalia.pirates/index.html
It made me think it was another was another CNN phail, but apparently it's a true story. :smallconfused:
On the subject of news fails:
"http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7616451.stm"
...yeaahhh...

[Arioch]

I wouldn't say that CNN is especially high quality... I mean, there was the time they called Nelson Mandela “Nelson Mandingo”? The BBC is far superior and, generally, when they make a joke it's actually funny.

The BBC does not make these...jokes you speak of. The BBC transcends such boundaries. It is the News, and the News is the BBC.