Taegan Goddard reminds us of one of the funniest all time press releases:

It is dated July 19, 1994, and was issued by then-Senator Howell Heflin’s office. That morning, the Senator had been dining in the Capitol with some Alabama reporters, and suddenly felt a sniffle coming on. The reporters were aghast when the Senator reached into his pocket, pulled out a bit of fabric and began to wipe his nose with … a pair of ladies underwear."

From Sen. Howell Heflin

HANDKERCHIEF
JULY 19, 1994

I mistakenly picked up a pair of my wife’s white panties and put them in my pocket while I was rushing out the door to go to work.
…
Rather than take a chance on being embarrassed again, I’m going to start buying colored handkerchiefs.

Have you ever read a press release and thought, “was this actually approved by someone whose academic career went beyond elementary school?”

What about releases that went above and beyond the call of duty and actually grabbed your attention?

In the spirit of drawing well-deserved attention to press secretaries everywhere, we’ve begun to collect press release hits and misses.