Alternate History headline contest
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This is brilliant: A collage of dozens of newspaper front pages (via Boing Boing) the day after the US Election. I didn’t notice if it includes the Philippine Daily Inquirer headline: “Black in the White House”.Â
Newspapers usually have a back-up banner in case something else happens (Dewey Defeats Truman being the classic example). If John McCain had won, what might have been the headlines the following day?
Would the Inquirer have gone for “White In The White House”? My options would include:Â “Same Old, Same Old”, “What a shock”, and “Let’s move to another planet.”
Time for a contest! Compose a front-page headline for a McCain win. Winner gets a copy of Stars and Bars by William Boyd, to be mailed to a Philippine address. The deadline is Thursday. Remember: headlines should be short.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
November 12th, 2008 at 16:01
Old Fart Lingers in Whitehouse
November 12th, 2008 at 16:22
Oh No You Didn’t!!
November 12th, 2008 at 16:26
McCain Wins!!
Oh-bummer!- Barack
November 12th, 2008 at 18:41
McCain Won. OBAMER!!!
November 12th, 2008 at 19:32
1. Don’t Go Changin’
2. McCain Wins; Michael Moore Commits Suicide
3. Paris Hilton Loses White House Bid
4. McCain Victory; Oval Office Interns Resign
5. Fox News: McCain Wins!
6. Outdated Voting Machines Elect Outdated President
7. President McCain! Now Everybody Get Back To Work
8. McCain Wins; Palin Pregnant Again
9. Palin Wary of Congratulatory Call From Sarkozy
10. McCain/Palin Victory – Al Gore Demands Recount
11. McCain Victorious, Asks Bush For Celebratory Air Strike on Hanoi
Everyone else submitted more, so I couldn’t help myself.
Cheers.
November 12th, 2008 at 22:54
jessica, you just uncovered how many corny readers you have. ok, me included. many entries are not even creative.
November 13th, 2008 at 09:01
McCain Beats Obama- black and blue
November 13th, 2008 at 11:08
Presidential upset! White is the new Black!
November 14th, 2008 at 16:42
OSAMA TRUMPS OBAMA: Last Minute Endorsement of Barack Tipped the Elections for McCain
BRADLEY-D!!! Exit polls show 5 percent of white Obama supporters voted for McCain; race riots feared
(headline of a tagalog tabloid) MALAS ANG ITIM: Mga Kano Di Bilib sa Negrong Kandidato, McCain Presidente Na!