London Evening Standard headline generator

Posted by Cory Doctorow, January 27, 2008 10:23 AM | permalink

The Surrealist's London Evening Standard Headline Generator randomly assembles sensationalist newspaper headlines out of photos of newsagents' signs -- they're all-too-plausible, too! Link (Thanks, Stevew!)

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#1 posted by Antinous , January 27, 2008 10:48 AM

Toxic Crocodile Killer On Rampage. Sweet!

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#2 posted by beemoh , January 27, 2008 11:58 AM

"Teenage Breast Hits London: Pictures"

...I thought it was the Standard, not The Sun?

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#3 posted by tubesoda , January 27, 2008 12:13 PM

"London Fog Hits London: Pictures"

Probably the least exciting combination possible.

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#4 posted by EFC1878 , January 27, 2008 12:31 PM

Then again you could always try the original.

http://www.fandmpublications.co.uk/pages/EveningStandardHeadlineMaker.htm

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#5 posted by brundlefly

, January 27, 2008 1:04 PM

Celebrity Breast "Doomed"

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#6 posted by phreatic , January 27, 2008 1:12 PM

"Queen's gang prepare to flee"

They are probably fleeing to the terrorist haven that is Canada. I better be on the look-out...

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#7 posted by chezzo , January 27, 2008 1:23 PM

here's another great one: turn any picture into a sensationalist "daily mail" front page

http://www.greem.co.uk/cgi-bin/dailymail/dailymail

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#8 posted by elNico , January 27, 2008 1:49 PM

Despite being pretty much perfect, one slight improvement would be hidden matching textual content to get the Google ads on board.

Not sure what the algorithm would make of "Extremist Breast and Camilla to Wed"?

But that's just nitpicking...

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#9 posted by ethan

, January 27, 2008 2:11 PM

Bwah! "Extremist ministers stolen at gunpoint."

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#10 posted by pelrun , January 27, 2008 3:09 PM

"Killer toothpaste: Prepare to flee" Yikes!

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#11 posted by pelrun , January 27, 2008 3:12 PM

Oh, and "Billie Piper's fog killed four times." :)

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#12 posted by connor811 , January 27, 2008 3:49 PM

"Bendy Breast Scandal"

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#13 posted by DMcK , January 27, 2008 5:20 PM

"Bendy Santa and Camilla To Wed"...hawt!

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#14 posted by cybrspunk , January 27, 2008 5:30 PM

For a fuller discussion about the prospect of computer-generated newspaper headlines, see chapter 13 of Michael Frayn's 1965 novel, The Tin Men.

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#15 posted by ira , January 27, 2008 5:31 PM

Ahh, too close to home!
"Toxic delays - We took drugs"

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#16 posted by tim140486 , January 27, 2008 5:32 PM

Hah I got the best one -

QUEENS CHICKEN'S "OUT OF CONTROL"!

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#17 posted by sonipitts , January 27, 2008 6:39 PM

"iPod cloud trapped on tube"

Now that I'd pay to see.

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#18 posted by iburl , January 27, 2008 9:53 PM

"IPOD TOOTHPASTE CHAOS"

That, I'd like to see.

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#19 posted by raisedbywolves , January 28, 2008 1:47 AM

"BENDY CHICKENS HEALTH ALERT"

and

"KYLIE'S WEDDING: WE TOOK DRUGS!"

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#20 posted by Patrick Dodds

, January 28, 2008 12:20 PM

"Ken", of course, features large in their various hate campaigns.