Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Was that another chicken joke?

...Because nothing says "we're all going to die in a flu pandemic!" like stupid puns:

The flap over bird flu shouldn't turn us into headless chickens

Playing Chicken With Bird Flu

Disease takes wing

On a wing and a prayer

A Bird in The Head

A Killer Takes Wing

Flying the Coop for New Vaccine Technology

Are you a sitting duck for bird flu?

But my favorite headline on the topic is this one:

Andy Williams May Set Trend Amid Bird Flu

There's no pun, and not because it says anything worthwhile about bird flu, but for one reason only: I'd have sworn Andy Williams was dead. (If my suspicions were correct and you actually were dead, Andy, I have two words for you: Welcome back!)

My challenge for all (three) of you: Come up with the best/worst bird flu pun headline you can think of. First prize: A travel-size package of Kleenex.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. Birdbrain notions about Bird Flu Scares Millions
2. Avian Water? No thanks, Not that thirsty.
3. Thank God, it's not monkey pox!

Grammarian@mindspring.com said...

"Last night I opened my window and a bird flu in."

(With apologies to Tim Kazurinsky.)

Grammarian@mindspring.com said...

In the summertime when all the trees and leaves are green
And the bird has flu, i'll be blue
'cause you don't want my love