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Bad news is bad. Obviously. But sometimes bad news can be unintentionally hilarious.
Take a look at these brilliant newspaper and magazine fails for example. Compiled by Bored Panda, the list serves as a helpful reminder of why something as simple as a layout could turn even the saddest stories into something you can't help but laugh about. After all, who puts a picture of a dog beside a headline relating to a violent sex offender? Or a picture of a man grilling meat beside a headline about dead cats? Either these publications have a twisted sense of humor, or they need to make their interviews harder when hiring for a layout editor...
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#1
I Found This In My Country's Newspaper. Bad Ad Placement
#2
Why You Should Never Put A Bald Guy On The Cover Of Your Paper
#3
Pooh's On A Rampage
#4
If You Edit A Magazine Called 'Where', You Really Ought To Be More Careful With Your Layout
Rèdiño - - 8 years ago
But the 'e' she is covering with her head seems more round that the last e.
#5
Tombstoning Example
#6
Tombstoning Example
#8
Oh George, You Sly Dog
#9
Unfortunate
#10
Shameless Health Trick
#11
I Can Make You Thin
#12
Cookin' Up Cats
#13
This Was In The News Paper Yesterday
#14
Layout Fail
#15
Poorly Placed Ad
Jolene Elizabeth Moss 8 years ago
Oh my, I'm sorry. I couldn't help but giggle a little at this one.
#16
Farewell
#17
You Can Panic Now
#18
Chemical Weapons
#19
Out With A Bang
#20
Why Punctuation Matters
#21
Everything About This Is Unfortunate
#22
Oops
#23
Advertising Placement Fail
#24
This Newspaper
#25
Bowling Ad Fail
#26
This Magazine For Parents Fail
#27
Coincidence? I Think Not
#28
Father’s Day Gifts
#29
My Local Newspaper
#30
Unfortunate Headline Placement
#31
Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines
#32
The Power Of Three
#33
Queen Is Britain's Worst Purse Snatcher
#34
Man Jumps Of Ferry
#35
Comedy Festival
#37
Got Stumps?
Jayne Junemann 8 years ago
wow i don't know what it says about me that this is the first one to make me laugh out loud.
#38
This Is Either A Strange Article/photo Combination Or There's A 'K' Missing
#39
My Friend Is Cycling Round The World, This Is The Story The Local Paper Ran On Him Today
#40
My Hometown Newspaper Had An Amusing Juxtaposition
#41
Ad Placement Fail In The Irish Times
#42
Taking Things Too Literally
#43
Where Magazine
#44
Ad Placement Fail
#45
The Telegraph Kisses Bin Laden Goodbye
#46
When Page Layouts Go Bad
#48
Unfortunate Placement Of Headlines
#49
Local Newspaper
Vicky Skelton 8 years ago
Should be easy to arrest, out in the public and appearance announced!
#50
Unfortunate Photo Placement
#51
Cold Blooded Murder Trio
over opinionated 8 years ago
how can they deny murder there clearly guilty look at those sinister faces
#52
I'm Sure This Looked Great In InDesign. Dear Me
#54
Magazine Title In Scotland
#55
Never Would Have Labelled William And Kate As Extremists Myself
Luna Clara 8 years ago
Seems to me, that mostly the Britain's mess up something in the layout of their newspapers/headlines... maybe it's a strange kind of British humor and they do all that stuff on purpose. We'll never know.
#56
German Tombstoning: "Refugee Crisis Becomes Matter For The Boss"
#58
Found This Newspaper Fail Today
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over opinionated 8 years ago
Half were really funny half really unfortunate they all prove a little more attention to detail was needed
over opinionated 8 years ago
Half were really funny half really unfortunate they all prove a little more attention to detail was needed
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