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19 Absurd Headlines That Should Not Have Happened This Week

The truth isn't always stranger than fiction but in these cases, it totally is.


1. Internet implodes after Celebration Bowl is decided by excessive celebration penalty


fssta

If you're unclear as to what the definition of irony is, please refer to this headline.


2. Irish woman is changing her name to ‘Donald Trump’ to raise money for sick husband


slate

"It's a tremendous name I gotta tell ya."


3. Library cat outlasts councilman that wanted him gone


cbsnews

This is like the plot of a straight-to-netflix Disney movie.


4. Training center mistakenly exposed students to deadly ricin


guivasmoviereviews

How the hell does that accidentally happen?


5. Trump says China should keep the U.S. navy drone it seized

 

So now he's only taking a day before he changes his mind on something.


6. Police rescue 'frozen' woman that turns out to be mannequin


abc

Hate when that happens.


7. Lidl gravy granules found to contain harmful paint thinner chemical a week before Christmas


independent

Maybe it's not a good idea to ingest the same stuff we use to remove paint from our walls, call me crazy.


8. States legalizing marijuana warned over kids mistaking drug for candy


theguardian

Yeah, like you're totally going to mistake skunky-smelling grass for delicious candy.


9. UPS delivers assault rifle instead of child's Christmas gift


a christmas story

That kid'll shoot more than their eye out.


10. Fife OAP’s Christmas cock delights passers-by


jpress

I'm sure it did.


11. Why bees could be the secret to superhuman intelligence


getty

I don't know, I've gotten stung by a bunch of bees and don't feel that much smarter.


12. 'Jeopardy!' contestant who died before show aired keeps win streak going


cnn

It'd be amazing if she comes back as a ghost and schools people from the afterlife.


13. Methamphetamine found in racehorse Party Till Dawn


theguardian

You figure with a name like that...


14. Allen Iverson didn't lift weights during Hall of Fame career because they were heavy


15. RIP, Harlem deer: Beloved resident dies of 'stress' after bureaucratic tussle


cnn

Human beings are so messed up, we're even stressing animals out.


16. Nicky Morgan replaced by leather handbag on Have I Got News For You


bbc

I don't really know what this show is, but I like its style.


17. Cops wrong to act on hunch that suspect would poop drugs, judge rules


vancouversun

Usually I'd err on the side of not thinking people have stuff shoved up their butt, but the cop was actually right.


18. Paris museum calls Auschwitz a ‘Bauhaus architectural achievement’


timesofisrael

"If you can ignore the fact that this was a place where millions of people were murdered, you can appreciate it's true architectural excellence..."


19. Gas station robbery suspect apparently wore drawn-on beard


abc15

These new male beauty standards are difficult to conform to.

 



from Distractify http://distractify.com/humor/2016/12/18/absurd-headlines-75

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