The New York Times "On Language" column for Jan. 27, 2010, introduced us to a new term for headlines that trip over themselves: "Crash Blossoms."
The column brought back memories of learning to count characters in journalism class, and even more so of designers asking for ever-shorter headlines that wouldn't interfere with their aesthetics, would make a play on words and, oh yes, relate to the story.
As far as I know, I've never published an unintentional howler like "“British Left Waffles on Falklands," but that's not to say I haven't written some on my way to a more sedate statement. My philosophy is, if one entendre is good, then two is doubly so.
