Last week was kind of a lame week for AOL welcome screen headlines. (Oh. I'm sorry. It's ALWAYS a lame week for AOL welcome screen headlines.) There was Cell Phones Dirtier Than Toilets (Monday July 16)... and Skier Hits Gate With Groin (Wednesday July 18)... and the oddly lyrical Did Jon Lovitz Pummel Andy Dick? (Thursday July 19; of course, the only reason that this story got ANY play was because journalists seek any excuse they can find to work the word DICK into a headline). There was also the usual assortment of breathy teasers for otherwise uninteresting stories (Does this fashion ad go too far? What Did Britney Say? Who took the baby girl? Who wants to condemn Bush?).
But when the best headline you see during the week is on Yahoo, fercryinoutloud (Thursday's Swedish Woman May Have Fastest Residential Internet Connection), you know that there's no deserving winner.
So... three lame runners-up. Sigh.
Stay tuned though: it's only Monday, and already AOL has treated us to Liza Minnelli Forgets To Wear Pants.
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