A woman in Fairfield, Connecticut changed the locks on the bedroom door and handcuffed herself to her husband in a reconcilliation attempt gone awry. The man was rescued by the police and treated at the local hospital for bite marks on his arms and torso.
From this slightly unreal, yet real, news story, we, the editors of Very Small Talk, present our ten favorite tabloid headlines of the past decade, selected from a list maintained by City Newsstand (Chicago). By coincidence, all come from Weekly World News.
APRIL 2006
NUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CHAPEL
SEPTEMBER 2005
ORIGIN OF APATHY DISCOVERED, BUT NOBODY CARES!
FEBRUARY 2005
BIN LADEN WANTS TO JOIN ZZ TOP!
MARCH 2005
NEBRASKA DOESN'T EXIST, SAYS AUTHOR
SEPTEMBER 2004
Art collector buys forged paintings with counterfeit money
Art collector buys forged paintings with counterfeit money
FEBRUARY 2000
CITY FORCED TO CLOSE MAGIC TOILET
APRIL 2003
CALIFORNIANS BANNED FROM HEAVEN!
JANUARY 2003
HOTCAKES NO LONGER SELLING WELL
JANUARY 2000
Lightning bolt zaps turkey--AND COOKS IT TO A GOLDEN BROWN!
JUNE 2004
ENGLISH ARE WORLD'S MOST UNATTRACTIVE PEOPLE, SAYS FRENCH STUDY
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The 911 call made by the husband is pretty good. Check it out here.
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