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Newspaper Cliche Bingo


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Inspired by the buzz words/phrases thread. Have you ever noticed the lingo of newspapers (particularly the really cunty ones) all seems to come out of the same book of trite, simpleton-pleasing words and phrases?

All children are "tots".

No one has sex, they "romp".

Are you a single male suspected of a sex crime? "LOCAL ODDBALL". You're a "PERVERT" and you can expect to be "CAGED".

Caught trolling the Internet? Your "VILE abuse" will be printed.

Aren't attractive women "stunners", and isn't it great when they show off their "assets"?

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Drink/drug fuelled

An insider reports...

A source close to the suspect said...

Squalid flat (usually occupied by a "pervert" where he has "drug/drink fuelled romps")

Sordid details

Hero (usually uniformed and/or dead)

Hardworking families

Feckless parents (often "workshy" but with "gigantic TVs in every room")

Distraught relatives

Terrible tragedy (as opposed to a nice tragedy, I suppose)

Staunch unionist/republican family/protestant

Devout (roman catholic)

Stunned neighbours

Sleepy little village

Close knit community

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Underage loli are "all grown up" once middle-aged sleazy Daily Mail hacks notice that they've sprouted breasts. Bonus points when accompanied by paparazzi swimsuit pictures, usually next to an article about vile immigrant paedophiles who cause house prices to fall.

Edit: bonus for Mail readers, and something that seems peculiar to their shrill fire alarm masquerading as a newspaper - the word NOW, often used in headlines to imply that the world is a shithole and they have reason to believe it's getting worse. For example, "NOW IMMIGRANT PAEDOS ALLOWED TO ABUSE ROYAL BABY", "NOW EU BAN BRITS FROM MORRIS DANCING", or "NOW CORBYN WANTS OUR BRAVE BOYS TO GANG RAPE QUEEN". No bonus points when the headline turns out to be the opposite of the truth, because it always is.

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St Johnstone fans have reacted with fury to claims the club are willing to cash in on their child prodigy Chris Kane. Saints fans' chief, Derek McDingle has lambasted club supremo Steve Brown for the rumours, "it pure pish so it is". The Perth side's gaffer Calum Davidson is also getting it in the neck after he admitted last week, that the youngster was available if the price was right....

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Rangers supremo Dave King has authorised a daring swoop for St Johnstone starlet Chris Kane. The Daily Record understands that King has given Boss Mark Warburton the keys to the Ibrox war chest in a bid to snare the young hot-shot on a lucrative three year deal. St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has blasted the claims but admits he is powerless to stop the rising star joining his boyhood heroes. Mark Hateleys view: Page 54

St Johnstone fans have reacted with fury to claims the club are willing to cash in on their child prodigy Chris Kane. Saints fans' chief, Derek McDingle has lambasted club supremo Chief Steve Brown for the rumours, "it pure pish so it is". The Perth side's manager Calum Davidson is also getting it in the neck after he admitted last week, that the youngster was available if the price was right....

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Police always "swoop".

"Pampered cons" in prison are always treated to "five star Christmas dinners with all the trimmings" whilst pensioners can't afford to hear their homes.

Sex offenders don't attack; "beasts strike".

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Police always "swoop".

"Pampered cons" in prison are always treated to "five star Christmas dinners with all the trimmings" whilst pensioners can't afford to hear their homes.

Sex offenders don't attack; "beasts strike".

Pensioners are deaf to be fair.
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Gang war, bullet riddled, underworld source, godfather, drug Lord.

All petty neds tend to be "gangsters" or "underworld figures".

When The Scheme was all over the tabloids, they were unable to refer to the location as anything other than "Kilmarnock's tough Onthank estate".

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