Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Headlines Even Too Risqué for the Daily News

Daily News headlines are witty and often naughty, but occasionally raunchy enough to be killed by a puritanical editor.

So this headline about a woman who fell in love with a Greek sailor while on a cruise appeared in only one edition:

"SHE LOVED HER GREEK SEAMAN"

Several decades ago someone (only his first name Mike is remembered) was building without the proper permits. The city told him to tear it down. The headline in the first edition read:

"MIKE’S ERECTION IS NO LONGER HIS TO HOLD"

However, here’s a headline that plays off a common expletive that did not offend the editors. When a 76er player accidentally spit on a fan, the headline read:

"SPIT HAPPENS"