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Annoying words in Headlines
March 14, 2026, 03:34 PM
ZSMICHAELAnnoying words in Headlines
One annoying word is Beloved as in Beloved Restaurant. That word belong in Wedding vows or an Obituary.
March 14, 2026, 04:08 PM
12131Right or left, news or entertainment, they’re all clickbait tabloid sensationalism.
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March 14, 2026, 04:57 PM
SpinZonequote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
One annoying word is Beloved as in Beloved Restaurant. That word belong in Wedding vows or an Obituary.
You never ate at my local BBQ joint. Heartbroken was also used in the new story about when it closed.
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March 15, 2026, 08:51 AM
joel9507quote:
Annoying words in Headlines
Sounds like a Weird Trick....
March 15, 2026, 08:56 AM
2BobTannerIf you think that’s bad, the Brit “Daily Mail” has a tendency to use the word “glamorous” frequently in headlines whenever a reasonably attractive female is involved in some salacious incident.
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March 15, 2026, 10:57 PM
coloradohunter44Breaking News. Every fricking thing is breaking. Good lord...enough of that shit!
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March 16, 2026, 08:42 PM
Guy1“Alleged”
There can be 200 witnesses and video and they will say “alleged gunman”. Ain’t no alleging, we all se it happened.
March 16, 2026, 11:25 PM
sigmonkey"Alleged" is used to prevent blowback from legal issues with libel and accusation of defamation.
"Someone said he was a "poopie pants", vs, "I know he is a poopie pants!"
One will get you a beat down on the playground, while you might be able to weasel out of with the other statement.
In a lawsuit, one will get you a pass, and the other will cost you money.
Yeah, it's a bit irritating.
In the small town, you know she's a whore. I know she's a whore. Everyone knows she's a whore.
But, say it out loud, and/or in public, and everyone gives you the stink eye because you dared to say it.
Hypocrisy in action.
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Johnny 3eaglesI called her a "two bit whore", she hit me with a bag of quarters.
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March 17, 2026, 01:17 PM
1967GoatAs bad a "crisis". The housing crisis, the affordability crisis, climate crisis, etc... Everything is a freaking crisis.
March 17, 2026, 02:08 PM
PHPaulquote:
Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
I called her a "two bit whore", she hit me with a bag of quarters.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
March 17, 2026, 03:15 PM
OttoSigHistoric, or record breaking. Most of the time it’s not.
It’s not historic that a trans woman won miss universe. It’s fucking weird and insulting to women.
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March 17, 2026, 10:29 PM
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March 18, 2026, 09:15 AM
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March 18, 2026, 09:27 AM
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Every time some group doesn’t like something, “X group FURIOUS over some dumb shit!”
March 18, 2026, 10:20 AM
PHPaulDemocrats
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
March 18, 2026, 11:12 AM
egregorequote:
There can be 200 witnesses and video and they will say “alleged gunman”.
They have to say it for legal reasons. Not saying it violates the "innocent until proven guilty" principle. Proven as in convicted with due process in a court of law.
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March 20, 2026, 02:06 PM
400mquote:
Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
I called her a "two bit whore", she hit me with a bag of quarters.
That she acquired two bits at a time! You’re still correct!