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Fakes That Abstain

One of the many valuable services rendered by Hollywood is the creation of snazzy movie titles, which in turn can be adopted into catchy if somewhat random magazine headlines. Some titles, for example, become legends in the field, recycled again and again: think of the late '80s and early '90s plague of "Sex, Lies, And Blankety-Blank" headlines, or the endless variations on "Do The Right Thing." ("Do The White Thing"! "Sue The Right Wing"!)

Recently, Women's Wear Daily magazine featured the coverline "Snakeskin On A Plane" for a fashion shoot featuring, yes, snakeskin on, yes, a plane.

Isn't it obvious? The next great bad-pun-headline film title is upon us! Even though this fabled internet phenomenon isn't scheduled to come out for over two months, the deluge of bad-punning headlines has already started.

Naturally, we at Fametracker would like to stoke this trend. Below, please find a selection of possible/predictive/suggested headlines which we expect/hope/fear we'll be seeing soon:

"JAKE" ON A PLANE
CBS Inks Deal To Screen Canned Laffer Jake In Progress on Delta Flights - Variety

SNAKES ON TERRAIN
Why the Low-Down, No-Good, Wild West Varmint Is Suddenly Fall's Hottest Look - GQ

SHAKES ON A PLANE
Pilots with Parkinsons: The Airline Industry's Secret Scandal - Newsweek

SNARK ON THE PLAINS
A midwest literary journal tackles the problem of negative reviews - Fiddlehead Quarterly

SNAKES AND MCCAIN
The Republican Dealmakers Looking To Thwart A Presidential Bid - The New Republic

REMAKES ON THE WANE
Say bye-bye to Dukes Of Hazzard 2: Duking It Out: as a hated Hollywood Trend finally halts - Entertainment Weekly

FAKES THAT ABSTAIN
So-Called "Virgins" Who Cheat Abstinence -- and Endanger You - Family.org (Official Site of Focus on the Family)

FLAKES ARE A SHAME
But avoidable -- with these 7 hair care treatments we've tested just for you - Redbook

- MFF