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Annoying words in Headlines

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March 20, 2026, 06:42 PM
ibanda
Annoying words in Headlines
The influencers like to put the word "insane" in their YouTube titles to get you to click.
This one diet trick is INSANE!
This one travel hack is INSANE!
This one workout tip is INSANE!

I appreciate them notifying me up front that the video is going to be stupid.



"The left can't applaud me because their hands are in other people's pockets." - Javier Milei
March 21, 2026, 07:43 PM
229DAK
"bomb cyclone" and "storm of the century".


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March 22, 2026, 09:27 PM
Jupiter
quote:
Originally posted by OttoSig:
Historic, or record breaking. Most of the time it’s not.


I hear this all the time in conjunction with "Bomb Cyclone" and "Atmospheric River" to describe weather events that seldom, if ever, live up to their billing.


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March 22, 2026, 09:29 PM
Jupiter
quote:
Originally posted by 229DAK:
"bomb cyclone" and "storm of the century".


I read your post after I posted. Great minds think alike. Smile


Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
-- George Orwell
March 23, 2026, 12:15 PM
Jupiter
quote:
Originally posted by ibanda:
The influencers like to put the word "insane" in their YouTube titles to get you to click.
This one diet trick is INSANE!
This one travel hack is INSANE!
This one workout tip is INSANE!

I appreciate them notifying me up front that the video is going to be stupid.


They are also encouraged to use "HACK" in their titles.


Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas

"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
-- George Orwell
March 29, 2026, 07:04 PM
McSpic
"Unprecedented"
Beef, in any usage other than from a cow.