I always catch myself reading the headlines while waiting in line to buy groceries.

I've gotta say they have some intriguing ideas of what makes news.

Where else can you learn that Obama has a gay lover, George Bush is drinking and beating his wife, Satan has come out of an oil well fire in Oklahoma, Al Davis is the direct descendant of Dracula, or Megan Fox sacrifices babies between takes....

Every now and then I'll pick one up, clip the headlines and tape them around the office as conversation starters.

Some of the headlines, I'll admit, sound amusing when I see them at the checkout lines at the store, but they're not anything I wish to spend money on.

They certainly have saved my sanity in the checkout line when those friggin cards the people in front of me have won't "swipe"....."Anna Nicole Smith engaged to Bigfoot" !

I don't think I'd ever want to read a tabloid, and to be honest I don't really read broadsheets either - I get all my news from the fantastic Google Reader. Apparently one of the UK tabloids, The Sun, has a lower average reading age than "The Beano" (a children's comic). I think that says it all really.

I agree with irish on this one, about scanning the headlines in the check out line; it's a great way to pass the time while you're waiting in the long lines and always brings out a laugh. But I wouldn't waste my money on it.

I don't read newspaper - they never have any good news - it's depressing!

I only read them once in awhile because my room-mate is completely obsessed. If I have nothing better to do, I may skim through it some times.

The covers are so I catching, I can help but look! What they put in there is hilariuos, but I don't waste my money on it. It kills time while in the supermarket check-out line!

I'm a sucker for this and in England there is a difference from the tabloid newspapers and the gossip mags.  Gossip mags I would rather read if I'm waiting in reception somewhere and wouldn't bother to waste my money by actually purchasing.  They do however have one thing in common with tabloids, the only 100% guarantee that's true is the date.

Sometimes I'll pick up one of the scandal rags if I want to find out about the inane drinking habits, weight loss/gain, or "wardrobe malfunctions" of any of the talentless 'celebrities'.

Since my wife buys them I read them. They do make good bathroom reading material.

Two weeks ago I read "The World Will End Next Week!" on one for about the millionth time. That is some credible, hard hitting journalism these guys got going...

If I did read them I'd never admit it to anyone that I did. However, I do on occasion glance at a front page or two for a few laughs.

World Weekly News, is one of my favorites, because of their far out, weird, unbelivable stories.