The city of Dundee is not offering 'major blow jobs', despite what this headline says

There was a sudden surge of interest in the city of Dundee on Thursday morning as photos of a slightly unusual newspaper headline did the rounds on social media...

Supposedly spotted on the Blackness Road, it certainly raised a few eyebrows among local residents:

As with all local newspaper headlines that cause a stir, the usual jokes were out in force:

It was suggested that the next train to Dundee would probably be sold out:

Maybe Dundee could become a major tourist hotspot:

People assumed the sub-editor must have taken a day off:

But surely there was some mischief at work:

Indeed, as with all things that seem too good to be true, this one most certainly is.

Speaking to i100.co.uk on Thursday morning, the Courier's news editor Alan Richardson confirmed: "It should be 'major jobs blow'." Of course, someone had taken the poster out of its casing, cut out the words and re-arranged them:

If you actually look closely you can see the lines... Some cheeky scamp has come along and taken his chances.

But there we are, it's one of those things. Not a big deal.

Check out the latest (real) news on Dundee's jobs blow on the Courier website, or pick up a copy from a local newsagents in the city.

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