Re: What Makes News Headlines

icyfroth · ‎20-04-2015

Must admit was shocked to read this headline in this morning's news:

Decoding your vaginal discharge

https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/womens-health/health/a/27170090/decoding-your-vaginal-discharge/

Decoding your vaginal dischargehttps://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/womens-health/health/a/27170090/decoding-your-vaginal-discharge/

Excuse me? Whatever happened to "discreet"

Yuk!

curmu-curmu · ‎20-04-2015

@icyfroth wrote:

Dead Dolphin Found on Newcastle Beach

Thought to have been killed by shark.

What do you reckon gave that away? The bloody great bite marks?

Next, it'll be...

Man eating fish - photos below!

the_great_she_elephant · ‎20-04-2015

What makes a news item a HEADLINE as opposed to just another snippet of information?

icyfroth · ‎21-04-2015

@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
What makes a news item a HEADLINE as opposed to just another snippet of information?

Ok, I'll bite. What?

k0llectable5 · ‎22-04-2015

@icyfroth wrote:
@the_great_she_elephant wrote:
What makes a news item a HEADLINE as opposed to just another snippet of information?
Ok, I'll bite. What?

The agenda of the news outlet of course 😉

icyfroth · ‎23-08-2015

Girl finally pops huge zit she got as a toddler

That makes news? On Yahoo's web page for days?

icyfroth · ‎19-08-2016

Saw this at the top of the yahoo news page this morning and thought I'd resurrect this thread with it...

Chrissy Teigen gets real about her post-baby body and shares a photo of her stretch marks

Entire Article Here

Oh wow!

And that warrants a headline!

How shallow can we get?

lloydslights · ‎19-08-2016

Icy, get back to Woman's Idea and New Day where the real issues are aired.

Edit: Who's Chrissie T....?

Spoiler

Just so I can file the info for future use

icyfroth · ‎23-08-2016

This is the average erect **bleep** size from around the world

Target Map have released some new and very interesting data which unveils different average erection sizes from around the world.

According to the diagram, African men have the world's largest penises, whereas men from Asian countries find themselves on the other end of the scale.

The results reveal that men from the African countries highlighted in red, such as Jamaica, Haiti and Ghana, possess the most impressive size in manhood, ranging from 6.3 to 7 inches.

https://au.be.yahoo.com/lifestyle/sex-and-relationships/a/32399679/average-erect-**bleep**-size-from...

That makes news?

i-once-was-bump · ‎23-08-2016

Maybe you should try another news page if the Yahoo news page is not to your liking.

I suppose I am old fashion because Yahoo is not the place I would go to for the latest news.