Squirrel in spokes floors cycling opera singer

A squirrel scampered into the bicycle wheel of an unlucky Finnish opera singer, causing him to fall, knock himself out and break his nose just ahead of the world premiere of a new opera. —Squirrel in spokes floors cycling opera singer (Yahoo!)

Hm…. I don’t think the word “floors” is good for this headline, since “squirrel in spokes” makes so little sense that I had to wonder whether “spokes floors” was some kind of a thing, though I suppose the presence of both “spokes” and “cycling” should have suggested a bicycle.

This item refers to an event that took place “last month,” so its only news value is its oddity.

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  • This headline is like a combination brain twisting:
    Squirrels that spoke floor the grammar police.

    and tongue twisting:
    Squirrel's spokes square singing soprano (try that a couple times fast).

    Although I do like the very ironic literalism of "floors." This may be one case where the objective visual is less important than the impression. Perhaps: Squirrel on cycle tips opera singer to the ground?

  • I think this squirrel has taste. I am hard-pressed to think that an opera with bicycles in it is Tony quality. :)

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