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Substitutions That Make Reading the News More Fun by xkcd

  • Kimber StreamsKimber Streams
  • November 8, 2013

Substitutions

The latest xkcd comic “Substitutions” is a list of humorous phrases that, when substituted into a serious news story, make reading the news considerably more fun.

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