Congratulations to the winners of Fark's 2010 Headline of the Year contest



Coup succeeds in detaining Niger president, exciting teabaggers who misread the headline

Golfer Melissa Reid bitten by snake between holes. Sounds like she should have tightened up her stance a little

Turns out the US Army has a Twitter feed. The French army has one too, but they only use it to retweet

Michael J Fox says Parkinson's improved his life, speed at which his Polaroids develop

Senate panel approves bill banning the word "retarded" from federal laws, opting for more politically correct "Palin-American"

Jim Morrison to be pardoned today. Come on baby right my prior

Euro touches 11-month bottom, has a seat right over there

*facepalm*

Cops arrest driver who threw potato at a pedestrian who did not have her eyes peeled. Story to the left, common taters to the right

Below are the winners and runners-up for Fark's Headline of the Year contest for 2010. We put this together a few years ago to give special recognition to the funny submitters that have given us all so many laughs over the course of the year, and also as a way to recap some of our favorites.Although there are a lot of funny headlines here, there are a lot more that were great but ultimately didn't get enough votes to win this contest. Below are the results of the Headline of the Year contest based on your votes.HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: crimsin23 )Runner-up:(submitter: Sybarite )SPORTS HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: ElusiveWookiee )Runner-up:(submitter: MisterLoki )GEEK HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: Masterdog )Runner-up:(submitter: mitchcumstein1 )SHOWBIZ HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: danduran )Runner-up:(submitter: Jonathan Hohensee )POLITICS HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: krelborne )Runner-up:(submitter: FlyingJ )MUSIC HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: queenalice )Runner-up:(submitter: Dr.Fey )BUSINESS HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: NewportBarGuy )Runner-up:(submitter: andrew131 )CONTEXT HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener )Runner-up:(submitter: thebigwhitewolf )WORDPLAY/PUN HEADLINE OF THE YEAR:(submitter: ozone )Runner-up:(submitter: shopball )Congratulations and kudos to the winners!Headlines Of The Week for Sun 2010-12-26 to Sat 2011-01-01: