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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
[[White Hat]], [[Megan]], [[Cueball]] and [[Ponytail]] are planning a party. Megan mentions that the party was planned to be at [[Rob|Rob's]] place, but that this might not be a good idea, since he has cats, and some of the participants in the party are allergic to cats. This is a valid reason[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015302501?via%3Dihub]. Seems likely that Megan is one of those that are allergic. Usually Rob is drawn as Cueball, but it is not necessarily Rob that is present, it could just be a discussion among some of the friends that are supposed to come to the party.
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[[White Hat]], [[Megan]], [[Cueball]] and [[Ponytail]] are planning a party. Megan mentions that the party was planned to be at [[Rob|Rob's]] place, but that this might not be a good idea, since he has cats, and some of the participants in the party are allergic to cats. This is a valid reason{{fact}}. Seems likely that Megan is one of those that are allergic. Usually Rob is drawn as Cueball, but it is not necessarily Rob that is present, it could just be a discussion among some of the friends that are supposed to come to the party.
  
Cueball then replies to this in news-commentary fashion, using words and phraseologies that are common in headlines but rare in day-to-day use. This is strange enough to prompt Megan to ask him to stop. He continues though, although the gist of his second line is that he will stop speaking that way.  
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Cueball then replies to this in news-commentary fashion, using words that are common in headlines but rare in day-to-day use. This is strange enough to prompt Megan to ask him to stop. He continues though, although the gist of his second line is that he will stop speaking that way.  
  
 
That this is indeed the case and what he is actually trying to do is explained in the comics caption. It states that Cueball's project was to speak in weird headline words. And that the project did not last for long.
 
That this is indeed the case and what he is actually trying to do is explained in the comics caption. It states that Cueball's project was to speak in weird headline words. And that the project did not last for long.
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;Wow, major snub for widely-touted top spot as lavish gala bid nixed.
 
;Wow, major snub for widely-touted top spot as lavish gala bid nixed.
 
According to the list of words: "snub" means to reject; "tout" can mean to suggest something, for approval; here, a "bid" means an attempt; and "nix" also means to put to an end/not allow to happen. The "top spot" is a venue which has status and popularity, while a "lavish gala" is an expensive/impressive festive celebration, in this case being a party.
 
According to the list of words: "snub" means to reject; "tout" can mean to suggest something, for approval; here, a "bid" means an attempt; and "nix" also means to put to an end/not allow to happen. The "top spot" is a venue which has status and popularity, while a "lavish gala" is an expensive/impressive festive celebration, in this case being a party.
Translating it step by step to more normal English:
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Literally it could be translated to:  
 
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:"This is a big surprise. We have had a significant rejection of the most suggested and popular venue."
Almost literal word replacement:
 
:"Wow, a significant rejection for a widely suggested venue, which was looking like it was going to be used. Their attempt to host the party will probably fail now"
 
   
 
Trim excess words:
 
:"This is a big surprise. We have had a significant rejection for the most widely suggested and popular venue. This means they probably won't host the party."
 
 
 
What he probably meant:
 
:"Gosh, having heard that, it looks like Rob probably won't host the party after all."
 
 
 
  
 
;Ill-advised scheme mulled as tension mounts amid growing backlash.
 
;Ill-advised scheme mulled as tension mounts amid growing backlash.
We can use a similar process, along with the list of words, to translate it step by step to more normal English:
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Through the same process, this could be translated to  
 
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:"This idea wasn't well thought-out; your reactions are making me uneasy and I can tell that you won't tolerate this much longer."
Almost literal word replacement:
 
:"This idea wasn't well thought-out and I'm now reconsidering it as I feel pressured to stop by your increasingly negative reactions"
 
   
 
Apply more context and rearrange:
 
:"This idea wasn't well thought-out, and your reactions are making me uneasy, so I should probably stop"
 
 
 
 
 
What he probably meant:
 
:"This was a bad idea and I can tell that you won't tolerate this much longer, so I should probably stop."
 
 
 
  
;Roundly-condemned headlinese initiative shuttered indefinitely. (title text)
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;Roundly-condemned headlinese initiative shuttered indefinitely.
This time the sentence yields to relatively trivial word replacement:
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:"Because of multiple complaints, the attempt to speak only in this way will cease and there are currently no plans to resume the experiment at a later date."
:"Nobody liked me trying to speak like this, so I'm going to stop forever."
 
   
 
What he probably meant:
 
:"You all clearly hate me doing this, so I'll stop."
 
  
 
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