As a writer, I particularly enjoy the ambiguity of the English language. Many jokes, including puns, rely on our ability to understand words more than one way. Newspaper headlines which require minimum words are notoriously susceptible to being interpreted in two different ways. Below are examples I collected many years ago. They still make me laugh.
Man Kills Self Before Shooting Wife and Daughter
Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Expert Say
Police Begin Program to Run Down Jay-Walkers
Miners Refuse to Work after Death
Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
War Dims Hope for Peace
If Strike Isn’t Settled Quickly, It May Last Awhile
Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
Enfield (London) Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
Man Struck By Lightning: Faces Battery Charge
Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
