I picked a fine time to take a break from blogging -- the World Cup turned into a flop-fest before the greatest player of his generation commits the most appalling on-field act in a generation, the Loon of the North attempts to sling a missile across Japan, the Middle East simmers on the verge of full melt-down...

But never mind all that, The Tehran Times comes through with the most unintentionally funny headline of the year...