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One-Liner Observations of Headlines Offered

August 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Below are a half-dozen news headlines I found worthy of twisting into one-liner observations that might make you laugh: Hallmark introduces gay marriage greeting cards. Does anyone still shop there? Living with humans has taught dogs morals, say scientists. Perhaps, politicians should try living among humans. Fifty-eight-year-old Mark Spitz says Michael Phelps couldn’t have beat [...]

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Reactions to Today’s Drudge Headlines

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Two days ago, I introduced a new feature via which I offer brief, gut reactions to Drudge Report headlines. Below are today’s observations: UK scientists get green light for half animal, half human embryos… — Barry Bonds is gonna play cricket? Obama tells Republicans: ‘Lay off my wife’… — “…or Ill sick Tony Rezko on [...]

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Blogger Offers Twisted Look at Headlines

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Below, I offer a twisted look at some of this morning’s headlines: Florida wants to regulate amount of toilet paper in bathrooms — Expect Sheryl Crow to weigh in on this matter. One square-per visit should be enough, right? Iowa Town Offers Bounty on Stray Cats — Shouldn’t that be New York Town Offers Bounty [...]

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Blogger Lists Threats to Humanity, A to Z

January 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

A man needs only peruse the headlines of his local newspaper or online news site to encounter a seemingly-endless list of threats to his very existence. That in mind, I decided to provide a one-day snapshot of the current threats, all taken from today’s headlines, in A-to-Z* order: A = Al-Qaeda (See Padilla sentenced to [...]

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