Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Hello?

The 3AM Girls should be on their guard, as they have an in-house rival for "making lame puns based on songtitles". Louisa Pilbeam presumably brightened her Bank Holiday by turning to the R section of the Guiness Hit Singles when the news broke that Wayne Rooney went to see Lionel Richie:
He and Coleen McLoughlin, both 21, weren't born when the crooner, 57, had hits like Three Times A Lady. But they danced All Night Long at the Manchester gig. Wayne's famous for smashing old records. Looks like he's been buying some too.

And the headline?
THROO TIMES A LADY

Because, erm, Wayne's nickname is Throo. Oh, no it isn't, is it? But he went dressed up as a lady. No, he didn't do that, either.

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous22/10/08 1:53 pm

    Doh, reporters don't write the headlines, that's the sub-editors' job. You're obviously very experienced in newspaper work and have a great career.

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  2. Simon Hayes Budgen22/10/08 2:55 pm

    Depends on the publication, actually, anonymous - indeed, the Express is ditching subs altogether and quite a lot of material published by the big papers only get a light touch from the subs. Trinity Mirror has, of course, merged its subbing team across its three national titles. You'll find that for nib pieces like the Rooney one the writer will usually suggest the punning headline.

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  3. Anonymous13/9/10 9:28 am

    Simon - you clearly shouldn't be writing this blog because you talk a lot of tripe! I worked for said publication and the reporters never write the headlines. Ever. So get your facts straight!

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  4. Simon Hayes Budgen13/9/10 2:19 pm

    Key word there being 'worked', of course. That headline wasn't written by an experienced sub. Clearly.

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