Dumb headlines thread

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If you knew him only from KISS, Gene Simmons would be "unrecognizable" ... except the tongue might give you a clue.

Simmons has had noticeable plastic surgery. Not sure whether it made him look more or less recognizable.

Gene Simmons Plastic Surgery Before And After Pictures Facelift

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Willie Nelson, on the other hand, has been instantly "recognizable" for over a half century. Pic from last night's SD concert with Bob Dylan.

That's because he already looked "old" 50 years ago. I think the '60s were a little rough on him . 1975, 42 years old:



Photos: Willie Nelson through the years

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If you knew him only from KISS, Gene Simmons would be "unrecognizable" ... except the tongue might give you a clue.

You've gotten your Superstar Cultmaster's rainbow avatar all excited.

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Another one that's not necessarily dumb, but majorly misleading:
"San Diego Is Ticketing Homeowners For Parking In Their Driveway"

No, it isn't. It's ticketing them for parking on the sidewalk, the problem being that after widening of the street and sidewalks over the years, the driveways aren't long enough to park their cars in. From the pics on the TV segment, though, it looks like they could clean the junk out of their garages and park there. Or park sideways/angled as some do. But they aren't getting tickets for "parking in their driveway."

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Another one that's not necessarily dumb, but majorly misleading:
"San Diego Is Ticketing Homeowners For Parking In Their Driveway"

No, it isn't. It's ticketing them for parking on the sidewalk, the problem being that after widening of the street and sidewalks over the years, the driveways aren't long enough to park their cars in. From the pics on the TV segment, though, it looks like they could clean the junk out of their garages and park there. Or park sideways/angled as some do. But they aren't getting tickets for "parking in their driveway."

Good on SD. Cars blocking sidewalks really messes with people with strollers, the mobility limited, children on bikes, etc.


Cause of Death Revealed for Baylor Football Star After He 'Unexpectedly' Dies at 18: Reports
Alex Foster was found in a car with multiple gunshot wounds shortly after midnight on Wednesday, May 28, according to reports

2 issues:
"Revealed"? Were the "multiple gunshot wounds" ever a mystery?
"Unexpectedly"? Are "multiple gunshot wounds" ever expected?

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Headline on the AJC site today:

"Child struck in Father’s Day shootout between 2 vehicles, Smyrna police say"

My first thought were the cars firing cannons at each other.

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Dang Supes - you do have a sense of humour.

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"Michelle Phillips, the last living original member of The Mamas & the Papas, made a rare public appearance as she stepped out in Los Angeles June 11."

No, she didn't make a "rare public appearance" and she wasn't "stepping out." She was pumping gas into her car.

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"Michelle Phillips, the last living original member of The Mamas & the Papas, made a rare public appearance as she stepped out in Los Angeles June 11."

No, she didn't make a "rare public appearance" and she wasn't "stepping out." She was pumping gas into her car.

Who usually pumps her gas?

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"Michelle Phillips, the last living original member of The Mamas & the Papas, made a rare public appearance as she stepped out in Los Angeles June 11."

No, she didn't make a "rare public appearance" and she wasn't "stepping out." She was pumping gas into her car.

Who usually pumps her gas?

Who knows? But probably her. She looked in good condition and was driving her Mercedes around. And fershure she's not going to find a full-service station anywhere this side of Oregon. It all goes along with the click-baiting "unrecognizable" or some other crap when they see a celebrity doing the same things the rest of us do. "(Celebrity Name) yells at 'bitch' in pubic confrontation" (called her dog in the park)

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"(Celebrity Name) yells at 'bitch' in pubic confrontation" (called her dog in the park)

Women in their 20s and 30s are working more than ever before

The headline and content of the article are erroneous, sexist and insulting. What they mean is that
Women in their 20s and 30s are EMPLOYED more than ever before

Students, mothers and "housewives" have always worked plenty. This article is especially egregious since it appears in The 19th News(letter), a reference to the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution giving women the right to vote.

Weren't the employed AND unemployed suffragettes "working" hard to get the 19th passed?

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"(Celebrity Name) yells at 'bitch' in pubic confrontation" (called her dog in the park)

Women in their 20s and 30s are working more than ever before

The headline and content of the article are erroneous, sexist and insulting. What they mean is that
Women in their 20s and 30s are EMPLOYED more than ever before

Students, mothers and "housewives" have always worked plenty. This article is especially egregious since it appears in The 19th News(letter), a reference to the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution giving women the right to vote.

Weren't the employed AND unemployed suffragettes "working" hard to get the 19th passed?

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I like this one. Apparently the son is a right wing nutjob who still lives with his parents.

Man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen's arrest

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pen ... -123627239

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I like this one. Apparently the son is a right wing nutjob who still lives with his parents.

Man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen's arrest

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pen ... -123627239

Wow.

He said he differed politically from his parents, describing them as on the left. He told the court he believed his father wanted to stop him from becoming a politician similar to President Donald Trump and that his father gave false statements in an unrelated civil case Justin Mohn brought in federal court.

Asked why he beheaded his father, he said he wanted to send a message to federal government workers to meet his demands, which included their resignation as well as the cancellation of public debt, among other things. He said he didn't do it out of hatred for his father or to cause trauma to his family. His mother, Denice Mohn, cried in court at the end of the direct questioning from his attorney.

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I like this one. Apparently the son is a right wing nutjob who still lives with his parents.

Man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen's arrest

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pen ... -123627239

Wow.

He said he differed politically from his parents, describing them as on the left. He told the court he believed his father wanted to stop him from becoming a politician similar to President Donald Trump and that his father gave false statements in an unrelated civil case Justin Mohn brought in federal court.

Asked why he beheaded his father, he said he wanted to send a message to federal government workers to meet his demands, which included their resignation as well as the cancellation of public debt, among other things. He said he didn't do it out of hatred for his father or to cause trauma to his family. His mother, Denice Mohn, cried in court at the end of the direct questioning from his attorney.

I wonder if the guy turned himself in like Otis once did with Barney....."I'm turnin' myself in old buddy buddy."

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Kristi Noem probably has a goat head trophy on the wall of her Homeland Security office.

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I like this one. Apparently the son is a right wing nutjob who still lives with his parents.

Man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen's arrest

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pen ... -123627239

Wow.

He said he differed politically from his parents, describing them as on the left. He told the court he believed his father wanted to stop him from becoming a politician similar to President Donald Trump and that his father gave false statements in an unrelated civil case Justin Mohn brought in federal court.

Asked why he beheaded his father, he said he wanted to send a message to federal government workers to meet his demands, which included their resignation as well as the cancellation of public debt, among other things. He said he didn't do it out of hatred for his father or to cause trauma to his family. His mother, Denice Mohn, cried in court at the end of the direct questioning from his attorney.

https://gifdb.com/images/thumbnail/barn ... s86lci.gif

Yeah, wow! RW nutjob, of course.

... During a competency hearing last year, a defense expert said Mohn wrote a letter to Russia’s ambassador to the United States seeking to strike a deal to give Mohn refuge and apologizing to President Vladimir Putin for claiming to be the czar of Russia. The judge ruled Mohn was competent to stand trial....

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Kristi Noem probably has a goat head trophy on the wall of her Homeland Security office.

A colleague stated "better not talk nothing up."

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Right wing judge. Probably thought it was perfectly normal.

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Right wing judge. Probably thought it was perfectly normal.

Or LW judge who wanted the RW killer fully exposed?