Feb.28
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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Bible Rock

Rock and Roll is antithetical to Christianity, at least according to the rather infamous crusader David Noebel, who decreed in 1965 that the Beatles were a mouthpiece for both the Soviet government and for Satan (which, of course, he saw as one and the same). Later, he also decided that Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan were also part of the plot. One wonders how Noebel processed it when both of those men entered into the Bible Rock/gospel phase of their careers. Noebel is still alive (at age 89); someone should really ask him. That said, he's an outspoken Trumper and he believes AIDS was sent by God to punish wicked gay men, so it's not too hard to guess what his thinking probably is.

Our headline theme last week was something a little different. Our initial hint was: "you could not possibly solve this one with JUST the headlines." We followed that, on Saturday, with, "All the search engines and AI in the world won't help with the solution. However, if you have the headlines and the first paragraph of each item, you have everything you need." And now, here's the answer, from reader M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada:

I agree with your assessment on the theme this week: It's either easy (if you see it right away) or extra tricky (if you don't). There doesn't seem to be any in-between. (For my part, the hint is what got it for me, so excellent job with that!)

The theme (or, more accurately, the commonality): the last word of the headline is also the first word of the item!

(And my condolences for all the e-mail you're going to get claiming that Andrew Garfield is actually British, not American. I almost sent one myself, before discovering that he was born in Los Angeles and merely raised in England!)

We normally run all the headlines, but there's really no purpose in doing so, in this case. However, we will run this observation from E.S. in Cincinnati: "I doubt this is the theme for this week, but as I was mulling over the possibilities I noticed that by using one word from each item, I could create my dream headline: 'DOGE Confirmed Naughty, Most Support Falls.'" Also, since many readers have said they are interested, the 50th correct response was received at 6:35 a.m. PT on Monday.

Speaking of the first 50 correct responses, here are the readers who gave them:

  1. A.O'N. in Wiesbaden, Germany
  2. S.S. in Lucerne, Switzerland
  3. M.H. in Ottawa
  4. A.T. in Bloomington, IN
  5. D.M. in Seattle, WA
  6. J.N. in Zionsville, IN
  7. D.L. in Springfield, IL
  8. A.S. in Fairfax, VA
  9. K.R. in Austin, TX
  10. R.P. in Brooklyn, NY
  11. M.J. in Oakdale, MN
  12. S.G. in Durham, NC
  13. E.S. in Cincinnati, OH
  14. M T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
  15. B.B. in Avon, CT
  16. M.N. in Lake Ann, MI
  17. J.C.B. in Seattle, WA
  18. J.E. in San Jose, CA
  19. D.D. in Highland Park, IL
  20. D.B. in Farmville, VA
  21. S.B. in Los Altos Hills, CA
  22. R.S. in Milan, Ohio
  23. S.K. in Ardmore, PA
  24. J.S. in Pittsburgh, PA
  25. B.F. in Nashville, TN
  1. J.S. in Columbia, MO
  2. M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
  3. P.J. in Delaware, OH
  4. P.W. in Tulalip, WA
  5. S.C. in Philadelphia, PA
  6. C.B. in Oakland, CA
  7. A.R. in Arlington, VA
  8. M.W. in Frederick, MD
  9. S.R. in Robbinsville, NJ
  10. D.G. in Baltimore, MD
  11. P.F. in Sacramento, CA
  12. P.P. in Houston, TX
  13. F.B. in Santa Monica, CA
  14. T.B. in Durham, NC
  15. J.R. in Los Angeles, CA
  16. F.F. in Rockville, MD
  17. J.B. in Stanton, CA
  18. R.E. in Chicago, IL
  19. B.L. in Montreal, QC, Canada
  20. G.S. in Riverside, CA
  21. E.P. in Baltimore, MD
  22. H.R. in Paris, France
  23. D.D. in Philadelphia, PA
  24. J.J. in Gary, IN
  25. M.L. in Iowa City, IA

Note that E.S. in Cincinnati sent in two submissions, the funny one and the correct one.

As to this week's theme, it's more conventional. It relies on one word per headline (excepting the vaccine headline, which is not part of the game). The Trivial Pursuit category is Language. And for a hint, we'll say that if you can't get this one, you might need to pull up your pants, or maybe to have a stiff drink.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with subject line "February 28 Headlines." (Z)


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