Hi everybody,

Yesterday we kicked off the first Headline of the Year contest quarterfinals for Round 1: December through February, and as a bonus I also threw in a second thread for Headline of the Year nominees that didn't make the cut.

Both threads are still open, although there's only voting on the official candidates thread.

Don't forget, we have another Headline of the Year contest tomorrow for the second quarter of the Main page headlines, and the third one will be Friday, so keep an eye out and get in early if you can. That's it, here are the weekly headlines.

Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2011-11-27 to Sat 2011-12-03:

  Teenage girl who tweeted a criticism of Kansas Governor and then refused to apologize after pressure from the Governor and her school ends up getting over 6000 followers a day later. Welcome to the internet, Gov. #blowsalot    

  Ohio places 200 pound third-grader in foster care after luring him away from his parents with a trail of gravy    

  Maija the traffic safety reindeer killed in traffic accident. Memorial services will be held next week. The Police are asking the public to bring their own mashed potatoes and lingonberry sauce    

  Scientists identify "morning person" gene. Researchers tentatively call it Couric7AM    

  Smithsonian Museum of African American History acquires KKK robes, but has not said where they'll hang    

  Georgia cops break up bondage fetishists having sex in the woods. Cruel deputy punishes the couple by not putting them in handcuffs    

  Former diplomat warns of 'sexpionage' traps during trips to China. Ploy alleged to be extremely sophisticated, diplomat was targeted five times in the last year. Also notes Grand Hyatt Beijing is discounting through May    

  French President Sarkozy says France and Germany must converge economically, possibly over a glass of Vichy water    

  Law school students provided puppies for exam study break, allowed to cuddle, play and bond, then required to kill them with their bare hands and eat them    

  FCC approves body-borne medical device networks. No word on who gets to assign I pee addresses    

  Ukrainian Protestors Go Topless to Protest Who Cares    


Sports:

  Suh suspended f-for t-t-two g-games    

  After allowing 327 points in 11 games, Colts fire defensive coordinator. In other news, the Colts had a defensive coordinator    

  Red Sox Choo Choo Choose Valentine    


Geek:

  The BlackBerry PlayBook has finally been rooted using something called DingleBerry. Of course, this following the near wipeout of RIM has caused subby to feel a bit tainted    

  Video games are here to stay, writes columnist who just woke up from 1991    

  Researchers find dye made from a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner may treat Alzheimer's. Subby is lichen this already    


Entertainment:

  PBS starts up a channel in England. At last, British people will finally get an opportunity to see Monty Python, Doctor Who, and Fawlty Towers    

  Amy Winehouse dress sells for $68,000 at auction. Experts estimate street value to be much higher    

  Justin Bieber was the most searched person on Bing in 2011. Results compiled from all 12 users of Bing    


Politics:

  Herman Cain reassessing his campaign. If only he'd waited until his wife was sick to have an extramarital affair he'd be leading the GOP race    

  Obama accidentally refers to UK embassy as "English," which means Sarah Palin is automatically president and Obama will be chased out of Washington by Braveheart extras    

  Herman Cain suspends campaign to spend more time with your wife    


Business:

  German woman hasn't used money for 15 years, gets through punishing financial crisis without a mark on her    

  Actual headline: "Poland appeals to Germany to save Europe"    

  Dow finishes up nearly 500 points on word that the Bush recovery is finally picking up steam    
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