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czech headlines

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by sjfan1, Jun 14, 2006.

  1. sjfan1

    sjfan1 New Member

    Sorry if this has been started already, and that it's like, three days late.
    Which cheesy, stupid, cliche
    headline did your paper use for the U.S. team's stellar first World
    Cup game?

    Reality Czech. I think I saw it about four other places, and I wasn't trying to find it.
    That was after nixing Czech Mate.
    Czech, please?
    Czech out time
    Czech yourself
    Gut Czech
    U.S. team gets Czech up

    As you can see, there's no shortage of these stupid things. Why do
    papers insist on using them? My SE used it one of those in our paper, even though I tried to talk him out of it.
     
    sjfan1, Jun 14, 2006
    #1
  2. flaming_mo

    flaming_mo Guest

    Czech yo' self before you wreck yo' self 'cause shots on goal are bad for your health
     
    flaming_mo, Jun 14, 2006
    #2
  3. wisportswriter

    wisportswriter Member

    Czechs bounce U.S.
     
    wisportswriter, Jun 14, 2006
    #3
  4. Dessens71

    Dessens71 Member

    Tonight, I considered writing, "Brazilians wax Croatia," but thought better of it.
     
    Dessens71, Jun 14, 2006
    #4
  5. nietsroob17

    nietsroob17 Well-Known Member

    I just had the Cup game stripped across the top of the page ... nothing huge ... so I just used a straightforward "U.S. humiliated in World Cup opener" or something to that effect. We're in the season of all-county teams, so those have dominated our centerpieces.
     
    nietsroob17, Jun 14, 2006
    #5
  6. joe_schmoe

    joe_schmoe Active Member

    we used reality czech as well. we really didn't put much thought in it.

    I'm waiting for Shaq to go off in one of these games in the NBA finals, so our headline guy can use "Shaq and awe" which he thought of weeks ago, and I can just sit back and shake my head in disgust.
     
    joe_schmoe, Jun 14, 2006
    #6
  7. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    U.S. draws a blank against Czechs
    Czechs wreck U.S.
    U.S. vs. Czechs: Blech!
     
    novelist_wannabe, Jun 14, 2006
    #7
  8. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Czech Mate

    And no, it wasn't mine and I cringed.
     
    sportschick, Jun 14, 2006
    #8
  9. The Rules of Golf

    The Rules of Golf Member

    Cup fever? Czech it.
     
    The Rules of Golf, Jun 14, 2006
    #9
  10. novelist_wannabe

    novelist_wannabe Well-Known Member

    Yanks triple-jumped by Czech-ers
     
    novelist_wannabe, Jun 14, 2006
    #10
  11. Rockbottom

    Rockbottom Well-Known Member

    We went with Reality Czech.

    rb
     
    Rockbottom, Jun 14, 2006
    #11
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