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Weird Headlines in My Newsfeed –

And The Replies They Deserve

September 28, 2025
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With so many disturbing and/or depressing headlines, scrolling the news on my phone has long been a toxic activity for me.

And its gotten significantly more so in 2025.

"Close-up of a hand using a smartphone in low light."

I know I should stop, but I haven’t.  

On the lighter side of things, sometimes a headline in my feed will get a reaction out of me, not so much because of the subject matter, but just by the way it is worded.

Here are a few examples that popped up today, September 27, along with my reaction.


The Headline:

The Response

The bigger story here would seem to be the fact that the skull was talking at all.


The Headline:

The Response:

It begs the question- Will they continue the research as they found it, or will they approach it from an entirely different angle?  


The Headline:

The Response:

Like, forever? That has to be exhausting.


The Headline:

The Response:

…by putting on a jacket over it?


The Headline:

First Response:

It just appeared?  No one knows how it got there?  

Second Response:

Do not order the Portobello sandwich at the café.


The Headline:

The Response:

Too late.


The Headline:

The Response:

Mysterious because it would suggest that we’re all a bunch of angels down here.


The Headline:

The Response:

What a coincidence. I too am resisting climate change by getting fatter.


The headline:

The Response:

The things people throw away in dumpsters.


The Headline:

The Response:

Seriously? All we had to do was wash it and wax it regularly. It wasn’t much to ask.


The Headline:

The Response:

WHAT?  The answer is no longer “42”?  I’m shook.


The Headline:

The Response:

Wow. That football coach really got around after high school.


The Headline:

The Response:

Duh.  Because they were inside a book.


The Headline:

The Response:

Stop walking.


The Headline:

The Response:

Oh, believe me, it’s been forgotten.


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Virgindog
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September 28, 2025 11:09 am

The one about the Amazon reminded me of running into a guy I hadn’t seen in a while. I said, “How are you?” and he said, “Fatter.”

Humor is a great defense against the evils of the world. Thanks for doing your part (and making me laugh).

JJ Live At Leeds
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September 28, 2025 2:26 pm

Not surprised the polar bears have taken over a research station. They’re on the front line of climate change so need to pick up the slack from the humans and take charge.

Thanks to De La Soul I always thought 3 was the magic number. Is the new magic number 4?

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