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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

EXTRA! EXTRA!

For this word joust, you will pretend that you are an editor for your family's newspaper. Write a headline for the front page.
I enjoy wit and literary devices, but above all, I love puns! Extra points for extra puns! There are rules for headlines, but the only ones that apply here are:

* No "to be" verbs.
* No articles (the, a, an).
* Use the word EXTRA! and get EXTRA points!
Be creative, have fun, and good luck!

11 comments:

  1. Family Reunion Goes Extra Mile With Line to Bathroom!

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  2. EXTRA! EXTRA! Grandfather seen RUNNING toward car IN THE RAIN with cane, while daughter runs cursing from behind!

    (I'm assuming we can use TRUE items. And I couldn't totally not use any articles. :P)

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  3. EXTRA!EXTRA! BIKER FROM ENGLAND MISTAKES ALLRED FRONT LAWN FOR CAMPGROUND!



    (ps. this really happened)

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  4. EXTRA! EXTRA! SUMMER MIRACLE! ELDERLY COUPLE DOES NOT FALL AND BREAK HIPS!

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  5. EXTRA EXTRA! AGING PARENTS DUEL WITH CANES WHILE DAUGHTER WATCHES ON!

    (this happened last year :P)

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  6. AFTER EXTRA TIME WITH PARENTS, MAN HAS SELF COMMITTED!

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  7. EXTRA! EXTRA! MAN WRITES LETTER TO FAMILY - EVENTS NOT IN ORDER OF OCCURANCE!

    (This headline would have to appear in one of those gossip newspapers, because it would never happen.) :0)

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  8. ENTIRE FAMILY DIAGNOSED WITH EXTRA-HIGH BLOOD-SUGAR BY MOTHER

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  9. I think it's been about two weeks. I say you call this one Samm! :)

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  10. Sorry for the delay, everyone! I was waiting for the family reunion rush to be over, then I got sick! So I'm finally calling it.

    This one was pretty hard to pick! I really enjoyed Mr. Giggles self-committed one, but I couldn't tell if his subtle pun was on intended or not. I went with a second judge to help me out and we decided that Twist's Extra Long Mile to the bathroom is the winner!

    Congrats Twist! I look forward to the game you come up with. :)

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  11. Somebody wake up Twist and tell him it's his turn to post a new game! :0)

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