Talk:1283: Headlines

2013-10-28T07:10:28Z

95.35.58.162:

"1912 is, of course, the year of the the sinking of the RMS Titanic."
I don't think this is such a given fact that people know when the Titanic sank. I'm removing the "of course". And someone should add an explanation for how these titles are supposed to get more clicks, and what "getting more clicks" even means or worth.
I'd do it myself, but I'm on my phone... on second thought, let me boot my laptop... [[Special:Contributions/95.35.58.162|95.35.58.162]] 06:31, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Okay, I added a short explanation for now. Someone should fix it, add mentions to NSFW photo articles and list articles (5 easy ways to add 10 years to your life expectancy!). I'm out. [[Special:Contributions/95.35.58.162|95.35.58.162]] 07:10, 28 October 2013 (UTC)

1283: Headlines

2013-10-28T07:06:11Z

95.35.58.162: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1283
| date = October 28, 2013
| title = Headlines
| image = headlines.png
| titletext = 1916: 'PHYSICIST DAD' TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO GRAVITY, AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HE FINDS. [PICS] [NSFW]
}}

==Explanation==
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"Getting more clicks" is a common goal in news and blog sites, where more entries mean greater popularity. To achieve that goal, the editor give different articles outrageous headlines, which Randall parodies in this comic. These headlines are designed to make the story sound so unbelievable the reader has to check out the details for himself.

*1905 is when Albert Einstein published his {{w|Annus Mirabilis papers}}, which laid the groundwork for much of modern physics.
*1912 is the year of the the {{w|sinking of the RMS Titanic}}.
*1920 is the year that the {{w|Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution}} was passed, guaranteeing voting rights for women in all US states.
*1928 is when {{w|penicillin}} was discovered.
*1929 is a reference to the {{w|Wall Street Crash of 1929}}, the largest stock market crash in history and the beginning of the Great Depression.
*1945 is the year that World War 2 ended. It's also the year that many war crimes committed by Nazi Germany were discovered or declassified.
*1948 is when the Soviet Union established the {{w|Berlin Blockade}}, preventing food and other critical supplies from reaching occupied Berlin. In response, Western forces organized the {{w|Berlin Airlift}}.
*1955 is the year that the {{w|Polio vaccine}} was developed.
*1957 is when the Soviet Union launched {{w|Sputnik 1}}, the world's first artificial satellite.
*1968 is the year that {{w|Martin Luther King Jr.}} and {{w|Robert F. Kennedy}} were both assassinated.
*1969 is the year that {{w|Apollo 11}} performed the first manned lunar landing.
*1986 is when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded one minute into its launch. See {{w|Space Shuttle Challenger disaster}} for details.
*1989 marked the {{w|Fall of the Berlin Wall}}.

==Transcript==
:20th Century Headlines
:Rewritten to get more clicks

:1905 - How a shocking new theory, discovered by a dad, proves scientists are wrong about ''everything!''
:1912 - 6 ''Titanic'' survivors who should have died
:1920 - 17 things that will be outlawed now that women can vote
:1928 - This one weird mold kills all germs
:1929 - Most embarrassing reactions to the stock market crash [GIFS]
:1945 - These 9 Nazi atrocities will make you lose faith in humanity
:1948 - 5 insane plans for feeding West Berlin you won't believe are real
:1955 - Avoid Polio with this one weird trick
:1957 - 12 nip slips potentially visible to Sputnik
:1968 - This year's assassinations ranked from most to least tragic
:1969 - This is the most important photo of an astronaut you'll see all day
:1986 - This video of a terminally ill child watching the ''Challenger'' launch will break your heart
:1989 - You won't ''believe'' what these people did to the Berlin wall! [video]
:Jan 1, 1990 - 500 signs you're a 90s kid

{{comic discussion}}
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Talk:1283: Headlines

2013-10-28T06:31:05Z

95.35.58.162: Created page with ""1912 is, of course, the year of the the sinking of the RMS Titanic." I don't think this is such a given fact that people know when the Titanic sank. I'm removing the "of cour..."

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