Heads we lose

Actual headline in full, among others devoted to Romney, Syria, Blair, &c., main News box on Yahoo! home page:

Hibiscus

Stop press for full story:

A Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower is pictured in Silver Spring, Maryland. (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)
A Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower …

A Hibiscus rosa-sinensis flower is pictured in Silver Spring, Maryland.


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Scott  •  North Berwick, Maine  •  2 hrs 51 mins ago Remove
The informality of the headline shows disrespect. It should read "Hello, please bisc us" or not at all.



Later that evening:

Arms up

Members of the US Navy's JROTC hold up a giant American flag during a Memorial Day parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington. (AFP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
Members of the US Navy's JROTC …

Members of the US Navy's JROTC hold up a giant American flag during a Memorial Day parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington.


Arren


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    Sir Luke  •  5 hrs ago Report Abuse
    This made my day. Spike Jones is my hero.
  • Scott
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    Scott  •  North Berwick, Maine  •  4 hrs ago Remove
    (later phone call) "You don't say...you don't say, &c.." "Who was it?" "Same guy."
    Non-Spike Jones variant: "I'm trying to reach (say) John Smith." "Sorry, wrong number." Same call, several more times, different assumed voices each time, growing impatience by answering party, then one last call: "Hi, this is John Smith: are there any messages for me?" See also the talking parrot, alone in the house, hearing the doorbell: "WHO is it?" "It's the plumber - I've come to fix the sink." "WHO is it?", a half dozen times more as the plumber repeats himself to boiling distraction, when finally the lady of the house returns from town. "Who IS it?" she asks quizzically. "It's the plumber - he's come to fix the sink!" quoth the parrot.

And then this five-star final:

Bubbles!

People participate soap bubble gathering in Vilnius. (AFP Photo/Petras Malukas)
People participate soap bubble …

People participate soap bubble gathering in Vilnius.





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