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Is this the greatest newspaper headline ever written?

Jun 24, 2010, 6:00 PM EDT

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Personally, I still give the nod to “Headless Body In Topless Bar.” But this one has all the tools, and then some. Plus, as far as we know, no one was decapitated.
As this story has intrigued me, I went looking for the particulars. It happened earlier this week in Dublin, Ireland, and I assume the headline above is from the print edition of the Dublin Evening Herald. Key graph not reflected in the headline:

Ms Martin said she saw a Smirnoff Ice bottle fly from the defendant’s sleeve. The State solicitor said the prosecution had no evidence that a bottle was used in the assault other than Ms Martin’s word.

The accused was escorted out and had to be asked to partially deflate her costume so she could get out the door.

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The greatest newspaper headline ever printed [Guyism]
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  1. Tony Metler - Jun 25, 2010 at 4:50 AM

    >>The accused was escorted out and had to be asked to partially deflate her costume so she could get out the door.

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