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Meerkat gave my son a nosebleed, Need "daily mail" style headline , can you help ?

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HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 12:37

I want to create a t shirt , in a "tabloid" style headline / story for my adult son based on his visit to a zoo where a meerkat gave him a nose bleed.

I just can't think of any "snappy" titles .

Any help very gratefully received , thanks

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GoFaster83 · 21/11/2024 12:53

No idea, but this will be an absolutely EPIC gift!

goodnessidontknow · 21/11/2024 12:58

Fabulous! I popped it into chatgpt and came up with:

Meerkat Attack! Zoo Visitor Left with Nosebleed After Surprise Strike!"

"Zoo Shock: Meerkat’s Sudden Bite Causes Nosebleed for Visitor!"

"Meerkat Mayhem: Zoo Guest Hit in Nose, Blood Everywhere!"

Wolfiefan · 21/11/2024 12:59

Meetcat menace mutilates man

CrushingOnRubies · 21/11/2024 13:00

What a fab idea

How did it happen? Was it a punch or more of a headbut?

What was the name of the offending meerkat.

AmyDudley · 21/11/2024 13:01

'He started it' says Meerkat

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:02

I know ! , I just need the "right" title,

I'm thinking of some thing like this for the body of the piece.

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Jason quoted "I didn't realise meerkats don't get sarcasm , and it just went downhill from there"

The meerkat did not respond when asked for comment.
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Etc etc

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GoFaster83 · 21/11/2024 13:04

Oh, I had a thought! I just googled boxer quotes and there are some really funny ones. Quite niche so people might not get it tho!

Eg
Local meerkat refuses to apologise for his actions.

"why waltz around for 10 rounds when you can knock him out in 1?

I mean that ones not great but you get the idea!

BeMintBee · 21/11/2024 13:04

Meer-cut!!

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:05

Oh these are fab !

I knew MH would come up trumps

He was feeding the meerkats , an "experience day" think not randomly lobbing raisin into the enclosure, and the one on his lap decided to "investigate"his nose with one of Thier very long claws and well ....nose bleed. First time it's happened apparently 😄

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WishingForTheImpossible · 21/11/2024 13:05

Surely if it's daily fail we mustn't forget that the Meerkat is likely a foreigner
"Foreign Meerkat Ambushes Local Man!"
If only I could work out a way to blame Keir Starmer for this....we'd hit the daily fail bingo

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:06

@BeMintBee

Meer-c**t. !!! Nailed it

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GoFaster83 · 21/11/2024 13:07

It's also not the correct quote - I paraphrased because I couldn't swap between tabs to check it!

Addon · 21/11/2024 13:07

How about Beware the Meetkat.com?

WeegieWan · 21/11/2024 13:08

Meerkat assaults local lad for 'no raisin'? I'll get my coat....

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:08

Not sure I can put c**t even on an adult t-,shirt but could be "hidden" in the main body text .

Thank you all !

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HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:09

Oh yeah, something to tie in with "compare the market". , didn't even think of that

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GoFaster83 · 21/11/2024 13:10

Meerkunt is fabulous! If the printing company question it just say it's a traditional family name or something.

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:11

@WishingForTheImpossible

Well meerkats are not native to the UK , coming here , taking over enclosures from "British" animals etc etc

Fyi , very NOT my view on actual immigration

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HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:12

@GoFaster83

Meerkunt sounds German ?

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isthesolution · 21/11/2024 13:13

Meerkat-astrophe

Compash · 21/11/2024 13:19

Addon · 21/11/2024 13:07

How about Beware the Meetkat.com?

Laughed out loud at this one... 😂

TheDogBartholomew · 21/11/2024 13:21

Furry Foreigner's Feeding Frenzy

GoFaster83 · 21/11/2024 13:32

HowMuchShouldBePaid · 21/11/2024 13:12

@GoFaster83

Meerkunt sounds German ?

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I was imagining Dwight Shrute doing a serious bit to camera talking about his great grandparents on a beet farm! "My father was a meerkunt, my grandfather was a meerkunt, my great grandfather was a meerkunter"

I've had far too much with this thread!

Moglet4 · 21/11/2024 13:41

MUTILATED!! Malicious meerkat mauls minor

Oceangreyscale · 21/11/2024 13:42

Please share the finished item!

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