The Tan-minator ('I'll be back') and a field day with headlines

Dr Tan Cheng Bock may have narrowly lost his bid in the recent presidential election, but he sure knows how to stay in the news by declaring that...

Of course, the original "I'll be back" man is this one:

Dr Tan is also serenading Singaporeans, with the touching evergreen song "I understand":

http://news.insing.com/tabloid/tan-cheng-bock-sings-for-singaporeans/id-a9923e00

Meanwhile, there's been a crop of recent headlines, some of which are very good; others may have tried too hard and -- in my judgment -- didn't quite make the cut:

In the two examples above, I think the TODAY version, "Irene was no monster, she was just big and wet" was so much cleverer, with that lovely double entendre! ST's version was okay, but not great.

For these two headlines, it is ST's "He Bolted too soon" that has the cleverer touch, while the TODAY headline strained too hard but was a bleak effort. The story in question is about how 100m sprint favourite Usain Bolt was disqualified because he had made a false start. But he was eager to make amends in the 200m event, as seen in the next day's headlines:

 Again, I think the ST headline (top one) wins hands down. One more head-to-head, below:

I think both the ST (top) and TODAY versions don't quite make the cut. Both tried too hard.

Finally, the headline for this ST editorial has stirred some debate about its suitability: