Ed Dead
I suspect you've heard by now that Ed McMahon has died. Upon seeing the news, though, I thought I'd go back behind the scenes at Fark, to the TotalFark area, to see what headline attempts had been made.
See, when Fark members see something to link to they submit it with a tagline or two and hope it gets greenlit so that it becomes the official Fark link for the story. When it's something of reasonably broad interest, as you may suspect, the site's hit with dozens of submissions.
The official one chosen by Fark: "Ed McMahon dies at 86. He is survived as Cash4Gold pitchman by MC Hammer"
Below are the ones posted earlier that didn't make it, with the earliest being the most to-the-point and respectful, essentially killing their chances of being chosen. As you can guess, most of these were submitted at essentially the same time and many of them had the same ideas in mind. There were more, even a couple hours later as others found out and tried to share, but as Sham-Wow/Slapchop Vince says, I can't do this all day:
I suspect you've heard by now that Ed McMahon has died. Upon seeing the news, though, I thought I'd go back behind the scenes at Fark, to the TotalFark area, to see what headline attempts had been made.
See, when Fark members see something to link to they submit it with a tagline or two and hope it gets greenlit so that it becomes the official Fark link for the story. When it's something of reasonably broad interest, as you may suspect, the site's hit with dozens of submissions.
The official one chosen by Fark: "Ed McMahon dies at 86. He is survived as Cash4Gold pitchman by MC Hammer"
Below are the ones posted earlier that didn't make it, with the earliest being the most to-the-point and respectful, essentially killing their chances of being chosen. As you can guess, most of these were submitted at essentially the same time and many of them had the same ideas in mind. There were more, even a couple hours later as others found out and tried to share, but as Sham-Wow/Slapchop Vince says, I can't do this all day:
- Ed McMahon, best known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show," had died. He was 86
- Legendary Entertainer Ed McMahon passes away at 86 years old
- Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's heaven. Ed McMahon dies at age 86. Goodnight funnyman sidekick
- Legendary Entertainer Ed McMahon passes away at 86 years old
- You may already be a winner...or not
- You're better off Ed
- Ed McMahon just won the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes of life
- Ed McMahon dead at 86. Who's going to laugh at our jokes now?
- Ed McMahon dead at age 86
- Ed McMahon rejoins Johnny Carson
- Ed McMahon 86ed. You may already be a cadaver
- YOU are deceased, sir
- Ed McMahon cashes in his check
- Disco, Yakov Smirnoff's career, and Ed McMahon
- TV legend, Ed McMahon, has gone to the great studio in the sky. Semper Fi, Ed
- Ed McMahon can start saying "Heere's Johnny" again
- Ed McMahon has gone to the great Publishers Clearing House in the sky
- Hey OOOOO, God needed a new sidekick
- Ed McMahon reunited with Johnny Carson for one last eternal gig. Good night, Funnyman
- Ed McMahon dies at 86. Best remembered from The Tonight Show, American Family Publishers, and Star Search
- Ed McMahon is dead. Will not be buried in a mayonnaise jar on Funk and Wagnall's porch
- Heeeeeeeere's death
- "Here's Johnny" He says, and laughs in his special way/"Here's Johnny" He says, and laughs in his special way/"Here's Johnny" he says, that seems to be his claim to fame/Ed McMahon's his name
- Heeeeeeeeeres Heaven Ed McMahon reuinites with Johnny Carson
- And heeeeeeere's heaven
- Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson reunited
- Heeeeeeeeeres The Reaper
- Knockin on heavens door, Ed McMahon dead at 86
- Longtime Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon has died
- God wins Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes
- Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's rigor mortis
- Hey OH
- Ed McMahon dead at 86
- "Carson, McMahon, Leno's career" *opens envelope* "Name three things from the Tonight Show that are dead
- Congratulations, you may already be in heaven
- Ed McMahon dead at 86
- Guess Ed McMahon couldn't stand Conan O'Brien either
- HEY-OOOOOHHHH Ed McMahon Dead at 86
- Heeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrreeeee's Heaven...Ed McMahon dead at the age of 86
- He's presenting Publisher's clearing house novelty checks to Jesus now, Ed McMahon dies at 86
- Heeeeeeeeeeer's Death
- "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeres the reaper"
- Budweiser stock now worthless
- BYYYEEEOOOOO Ed McMahon dies at 86 - Budweiser stock drops 20%
- Ed McMahon Dies at 86
- Publisher's Clearing House knocks on Heaven's Door - Ed McMahon dead at 86
- Looks like that oversized check won't be coming to your door
- Carson, sidekick reunite
- Ed McMahon is dead? You are correct, sir
- Ed McMahon passes away. Liquor stores, time shares, and oversized prize check makers around the world mourn their loss
- Ed McMahon handing out big-ass styrofoam checks in the afterlife now. Goodnight, Funny Sidekick Man
- Ed McMahon Dies at 86
- Ed McMahon, Johhny Carson: Together again
- Karnak raises envelope to his head and says " 6 feet under"
- "HEEEERRREEEEESSSSSS...Death"
- How dead is he?
- "You are now-dead, sir. Heh heh heh"
- Abe Vigoda outlives Ed McMahon
- "HHHHEEEEERRRREEESSSS...*Ack* Thud"
- Dead McMahon
- Heeeeere's Grim Reaper
- Ed MacMahon dies at 86. Hey-Oh
- Ed McMa-gone
- Now I have to wait for the Zombie epidemic to get my publishers clearing house check {This one's my favorite - MJN}
- Heeeeeeerrrrre's rigor
- Heeeeerrrrreeee I come Johhny Ed McMahon dead at 86
- Ed McMahon is once again by Johnny Carson's side on that great big couch in the sky
- Ed McMahon 86'd
- Ed McMahon dead at 86. Coroner surprises family at home with giant casket
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