Sunday 30 January 2011

The random tabloid headline generator





















A few years ago I read the headline "TOP SOCCER BOSS' KINKY ROMPS WITH MYSTERY BLONDE" and thought "That carries a lot of narrative in a few words". Since then, I've tried to reduce the tabloid headline lexicon to 132 essential words, suggested below - You could market them as a fridge magnet set!

What have I missed out and which are becoming obsolete? (linking words - IT'S, IN - have been left out. At any time, there are a few dozen names that can automatically generate a headine - CHERYL, WAYNE, JORDAN, etc)

ACE
ALIVE
AXED
BABY
BAN
BATTLE
BEDDED
BLASTS
BLONDE
BLUNDER
BOMB
BOOZE
BOSS
BOY
BRAVE
BRIT
CANCER
CASH
CELLS
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHIEF
COP
COURT
CRAZY
CRIME
DAD
DEAD
DEN
DIVORCE
DRAMA
DRUG
EVIL
FANS
FEAR
FIASCO
FIGHT
FLOP
FOUND
FRAUDSTER
FURY
GAY
GIRL
GRAN
GUILTY
HAUL
HEARTBREAK
HELL
HERO
HITS
HORROR 
HUBBY
INNOCENT
JAIL
KIDS
KILLER
KINKY
LIES
LOST
LOTTO
LOVE
MAD
MAYHEM
MERCY
MILLION
MP
MUM
MURDER
MYSTERY
NEST
NIGHT
NIGHTMARE
NOW
PAEDO
PAL 
PASSION
PERVERT
PEST
PLEA
PLOT
PM
POLICE
PROBE
QUIT
QUIZ
RAP
RAT
RIDDLE
RING
RIOT
ROMP
ROW
ROYAL
RUNAWAY
SACK
SAD
SAFE
SCAM
SCARE
SECRET
SENSATION
SEX
SHAME
SHOCK
SICK
SLAMS
SLEAZE
SLUR
SMASH
SMEAR
SOBS
SOCCER
SPLIT
STAR
TAKE
TAUNT
TELLS

TERROR
THIEF
THUG
TOP
TORY
TOT
TOTTY
TRAGIC
TV
VICE
VICTIM
VILE
WAR
WEDS
WEEPS
WILD
WINS
YOB

1 comment:

  1. "Pal" or "pals" for male friends, often the source of celeb angst stories.

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