Candidate for weirdest headline this year so far
June 24, 2016 2:33 PM Subscribe
Still not as good as, "Gordon Ramsay’s Dwarf Porn Double Found Dead In A Badger Den".
posted by Confess, Fletch at 2:51 PM on June 24, 2016 [26 favorites]
posted by Confess, Fletch at 2:51 PM on June 24, 2016 [26 favorites]
Looks like the guy is Canadian. Better stand back, he'll have winter boots.
posted by nubs at 2:52 PM on June 24, 2016
posted by nubs at 2:52 PM on June 24, 2016
So that's what's causing colony collapse disorder.
posted by ckape at 2:55 PM on June 24, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by ckape at 2:55 PM on June 24, 2016 [6 favorites]
Still not as good as, "Gordon Ramsay’s Dwarf Porn Double Found Dead In A Badger Den".
Or the classic "Headless Body In Topless Bar."
posted by zarq at 2:58 PM on June 24, 2016 [5 favorites]
Or the classic "Headless Body In Topless Bar."
posted by zarq at 2:58 PM on June 24, 2016 [5 favorites]
Almost all bees are female. Bee Movie fails on a basic understanding of bees.
posted by Sophie1 at 3:09 PM on June 24, 2016 [13 favorites]
posted by Sophie1 at 3:09 PM on June 24, 2016 [13 favorites]
See the smart money is on capturing a new household intruder each week, asking twitter what should be done with it, and tweeting the results. First the retweets, then the book contract, then the movie
posted by angrycat at 3:13 PM on June 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by angrycat at 3:13 PM on June 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
Bee Movie fails on a basic understanding of bees humor.
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:23 PM on June 24, 2016 [6 favorites]
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:23 PM on June 24, 2016 [6 favorites]
Or the one about the film charts some weeks after the release of that Mel Gibson Jesus film, in whose crucifixion scenes an animatronic double had been used: "ZOMBIES TOPPLE ROBOT JESUS"
posted by acb at 3:50 PM on June 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by acb at 3:50 PM on June 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
Bee Movie fails on a basic understanding of bees humor entertainment.
posted by BigHeartedGuy at 3:59 PM on June 24, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by BigHeartedGuy at 3:59 PM on June 24, 2016 [3 favorites]
"make it watch a bad movie that misrepresents its species!" is the new "kill it with fire!" and I approve
posted by prize bull octorok at 4:16 PM on June 24, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by prize bull octorok at 4:16 PM on June 24, 2016 [3 favorites]
Isn't that a bumblebee? That doesn't count at all.
posted by lagomorphius at 4:45 PM on June 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by lagomorphius at 4:45 PM on June 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
Huh. I was captured last week and forced to watch Magic Mike. Must be a trend.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 4:45 PM on June 24, 2016 [16 favorites]
posted by Pater Aletheias at 4:45 PM on June 24, 2016 [16 favorites]
> Still not as good as, "Gordon Ramsay’s Dwarf Porn Double Found Dead In A Badger Den".
>>Or the classic "Headless Body In Topless Bar."
There's also the apocryphal The Times headline about Michael Foot when he was chosen to lead a nuclear disrmament committee: "Foot Heads Arms Body"
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 5:25 PM on June 24, 2016 [16 favorites]
>>Or the classic "Headless Body In Topless Bar."
There's also the apocryphal The Times headline about Michael Foot when he was chosen to lead a nuclear disrmament committee: "Foot Heads Arms Body"
posted by obscure simpsons reference at 5:25 PM on June 24, 2016 [16 favorites]
Geez, Jerry Seinfeld really needs a hobby.
posted by leotrotsky at 6:03 PM on June 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
posted by leotrotsky at 6:03 PM on June 24, 2016 [1 favorite]
Almost all bees are female. Bee Movie fails on a basic understanding of bees
Tru fax, I cannot stand the majority of animal movies because of stuff like this. Like, anthrpomorphised animals talking and going to work? Okay, fine. Making animals the wrong sex to fit crappy sexist human gender roles? AAAAAGH!!
Other crimes: Barnyard (male cow with udders), Antz and A Bug's Life (male worker ants), this Orangina commercial (female peacocks).
So I'll never watch Bee Movie unless someone tells me it's actually about a drone who's fed up with the fact that his only purpose in life is to have sex and die. and in the meantime he's treated like a 2nd class citizen by the 99% female population of bees who are totally ready to kick out the uppity sex drone when there's a food shortage. And maybe there's some sub-plot where the sympathetic new queen he falls in love with must escape the cuddle of death when the workers are unhappy with her untraditional drone-equality views and totally scandalous non-abdominal-ripping sex practices.
Pardon the derail, carry on.
posted by picklenickle at 8:12 PM on June 24, 2016 [17 favorites]
Tru fax, I cannot stand the majority of animal movies because of stuff like this. Like, anthrpomorphised animals talking and going to work? Okay, fine. Making animals the wrong sex to fit crappy sexist human gender roles? AAAAAGH!!
Other crimes: Barnyard (male cow with udders), Antz and A Bug's Life (male worker ants), this Orangina commercial (female peacocks).
So I'll never watch Bee Movie unless someone tells me it's actually about a drone who's fed up with the fact that his only purpose in life is to have sex and die. and in the meantime he's treated like a 2nd class citizen by the 99% female population of bees who are totally ready to kick out the uppity sex drone when there's a food shortage. And maybe there's some sub-plot where the sympathetic new queen he falls in love with must escape the cuddle of death when the workers are unhappy with her untraditional drone-equality views and totally scandalous non-abdominal-ripping sex practices.
Pardon the derail, carry on.
posted by picklenickle at 8:12 PM on June 24, 2016 [17 favorites]
As an entomologist with a background in apiculture, I can't watch the bee movie because of basic biological inaccuracies. Poor little bumble bee, being forced to watch that.
posted by fimbulvetr at 8:19 PM on June 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
posted by fimbulvetr at 8:19 PM on June 24, 2016 [2 favorites]
Bee Movie fails on a basic understanding of bees humor entertainment
posted by Joey Michaels at 8:44 PM on June 24, 2016 [7 favorites]
posted by Joey Michaels at 8:44 PM on June 24, 2016 [7 favorites]
So far, I'm of the opinion that the best headline this year is from the Miami Herald:Fight Over Fart Leads To Blows At Sloppy Joe's
posted by azpenguin at 11:10 PM on June 24, 2016 [7 favorites]
posted by azpenguin at 11:10 PM on June 24, 2016 [7 favorites]
Isn't that a bumblebee? That doesn't count at all.
Totally a bumblebee. Of course it's not stinging, you really need to be nasty to those dear little guys before they get defensive.
So yes, this is like if they's make me watch a movie about my neighbors. Boooring. No wonder the bumblebee isn't impressed.
posted by Namlit at 2:16 AM on June 25, 2016
Totally a bumblebee. Of course it's not stinging, you really need to be nasty to those dear little guys before they get defensive.
So yes, this is like if they's make me watch a movie about my neighbors. Boooring. No wonder the bumblebee isn't impressed.
posted by Namlit at 2:16 AM on June 25, 2016
There's also the apocryphal The Times headline about Michael Foot when he was chosen to lead a nuclear disrmament committee: "Foot Heads Arms Body"
Also, who can forget “British Left Waffles On Falkland Islands”
posted by acb at 4:32 AM on June 25, 2016 [9 favorites]
No, the best is still the one The Sun (ugh) invented for a 3-1 trashing of Celtic by Inverness Caledonian Thistle: SUPER CALEY GO BALLISTIC, CELTIC ARE ATROCIOUS.
(Which, according to the Grauniad, was stolen from the Liverpool Echo, which is typical.)
posted by MartinWisse at 5:32 AM on June 25, 2016 [4 favorites]
(Which, according to the Grauniad, was stolen from the Liverpool Echo, which is typical.)
posted by MartinWisse at 5:32 AM on June 25, 2016 [4 favorites]
Was literally about to post that headline, MartinWisse. Still makes me giggle every time.
posted by comealongpole at 10:32 AM on June 25, 2016
posted by comealongpole at 10:32 AM on June 25, 2016
Biologists Discover Billions Of Missing Bees Living Anonymously In Sacramento
posted by XMLicious at 10:50 AM on June 25, 2016
posted by XMLicious at 10:50 AM on June 25, 2016
I like, as per the recent New Zealand avocado thefts: Kiwis in a pickle as bad apples cherry-pick plum avocados
posted by leotrotsky at 1:40 PM on June 25, 2016 [3 favorites]
posted by leotrotsky at 1:40 PM on June 25, 2016 [3 favorites]
Isn't that a bumblebee? That doesn't count at all.
Totally a bumblebee. Of course it's not stinging, you really need to be nasty to those dear little guys before they get defensive.
Looks more like a carpenter bee to me; also mentioned in the comments. He deserves that for all the holes his friends drill in my house.
posted by TedW at 6:04 PM on June 25, 2016
Totally a bumblebee. Of course it's not stinging, you really need to be nasty to those dear little guys before they get defensive.
Looks more like a carpenter bee to me; also mentioned in the comments. He deserves that for all the holes his friends drill in my house.
posted by TedW at 6:04 PM on June 25, 2016
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