The Onion is a great source for chuckles, and figuring out how they achieve their effects makes for a good linguistic workout too. The juxtaposition of registers does much of the work:
Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students
http://www.theonion.com/articles/budget-mixup-provides-nations-schools-with-enough,20350/
Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students
http://www.theonion.com/articles/budget-mixup-provides-nations-schools-with-enough,20350/
Of course the content here might provide a somewhat hollow laughter...
