Apr.25
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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Berth Marks

We gave two hints as to last week's headline theme. The first was pretty long:

[Here are] the planned headlines of the three items we had to hold to next week because of time constraints: (1) Hands Off, Part VI: Signs of the Times; (2) What's Really Going On?, Part I: Border Policy... It's a Trap!; (3) What's Really Going On?, Part II: Luigi Mangione, Terrorist Kingpin.

The second was: "If you're still pondering the headline theme of the week, the key is, well, the Keystone."

And now, the solution, courtesy of reader S.K. in Ardmore, PA:

My sixth sense and the looking glass tell me that today's unbreakable headlines all reference movies that were filmed/set at least partially in Pennsylvania. And from your non-used headlines: Signs, Trap, and Kingpin.

Of course, before I split, I should note that one could lean heavily on old movies by M. Night Shyamalan, but really it takes a village to fill these headlines.

Berth Marks, which is the second-ever Laurel and Hardy film, is also set primarily in Pennsylvania. Although curiously, they board a train in what is clearly San Diego and then arrive in Pennsylvania... 19 minutes later. Another nice mess.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

  1. K.F. in Berea, KY
  2. R.D. in Cheshire, CT
  3. J.T. in Philadelphia, PA
  4. J.N. in Zionsville, IN
  5. M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
  6. J.S. in Germantown OH
  7. C.W. in Atlantic Beach, FL
  8. B.J. in Arlington, MA
  9. D.K. in Bethesda, MD
  10. S.K. in Ardmore
  11. M.J. in Oakdale, MN
  12. N.H. in London, England, UK
  13. K.S. in Chicago, IL
  14. K.R. in Austin, TX
  15. R.P.E.H. in London, England, United Kingdom
  16. W.L. in Springfield, MO
  17. J.B. in Hershey, PA
  18. S.T. in Federal Way, WA
  19. M.B. in Albany, NY
  20. S.C. in Philadelphia, PA
  21. D.M. in Grand Rapids, MI
  22. R.W. in Aurora, CO
  23. M.L. in Simpsonville, SC
  24. J.D. in Greensboro, NC
  25. B.E. in Brooklyn, NY
  1. D.D. in Highland Park, IL
  2. M.T. in Simpsonville, SC
  3. D.L. in Uslar, Germany
  4. T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts
  5. S.G. in Durham, NC
  6. J.J. in Johnstown, PA
  7. T.T. in Conway, AR
  8. S.W. in Winter Garden, FL
  9. S.L. in St. Louis, MO
  10. J.C. in Trenton, NJ
  11. G.W. in Avon, CT
  12. R.H. in West Grove, PA
  13. T.B. in Detroit, MI
  14. S.J.V. in New York City, NY
  15. L.R.H. in Oakland, CA
  16. B.K. in Mystic, CT
  17. T.D. in Chicago, IL
  18. M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
  19. T.K. in Kirkwood, MO
  20. R.R. in Wiesbaden, Germany
  21. R.A.G. in Seattle, WA
  22. B.V. in Deerfield, IL
  23. J.M. in St Lawrence County, NY
  24. J.G.B. in Natick, MA
  25. B.R. in Berywn, PA

The 50th correct response was received at 9:18 a.m. PT on Friday.

As to this week's theme, it's in every headline and relies on one word in each case. It's in the Trivial Pursuit category Arts & Entertainment. And for a hint, we'll say that if you get the theme, you might also catch the conscience of the king.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject "April 25 Headlines." (Z)


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