The British newspapers have a tendency to play on words for the headlines. And sometimes just the news itself and what makes the local evening paper evokes a chuckle. Here are some of my favorites (all taken from the "Cambridge Evening News" at various dates):
"Drier takes a tumble," tumble drier was dropped by thieves...
"Garage burglars net fishing gear and bike"
"Lean meat claims are a load of mince"
"Make whoopee and flatten world record," an aim to enter the Guinness Book of World Records by recording the largest simultaneous deflation of whoopee cushions.
"It;s the grate drain robbery," Thieves steal 165 manhole covers in a year.
"Pub gets shirty,"A 2 year old boy was ordered to remove his England football shirt in a pub bc the manager feared it could spark trouble.
"The cheek of it! Naked punter shows skills with pole." "Punting on the Cam is normally regarded as a dignified summer activity-but one cheeky punter had other ideas. The views of the Backs are famed for leaving tourists breathless and scrambling for their cameras, but this punter obviously wanted to spice the tour up when he presented sightseers with a view of his own backside." The Backs are the backsides of the colleges.
"Farm plan fowl, agree councilors," A giant chicken farm plan was denied
"Driving us all parking mad!" Cambridge drivers paid 1.2 million (pounds) last year in parking fines.
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