Ode to the people who write taglines for Digg.com stories

When looking for a brief distraction, I still have web-muscle-memory that takes me to Digg.com. Though the site has changed completely from its time as the post-Slashdot/pre-Reddit community-powered news site, it’s still kind of fun.

The best part of the site, by far, is the tiny little taglines posted above each story headline. Somewhere, there is a person or group of people working away tirelessly to tag each story with a little quip that I always enjoy.

Here are a few examples from today’s Digg.com front page:

On the story, The Quest To Beat ‘Super Mario Bros. 3’ As Fast As Possible… Without Warping“, the tagline reads, TANOOKI SUIT UP.

On the story, We’re Losing Our Marbles Over This 11,000-Marble-Deep Marble Run, the tagline reads, THE ONLY THING TO SPHERE IS SPHERE ITSELF.

On the story, Huge Dog And Mini Horse Are The Cutest Best Friend Pair You’ll See All Week, the tagline reads simple, GIDDY UP.

Sometimes they editorialize, as on the story Why It’s Time We All Became Climate Change Optimists, where the tagline reads, WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE ANYWAY.

Sometimes they go terribly punny, as on the story Chinese Scientist Claims He’s Created World’s First Gene-Edited Babies, where the tagline reads, GATTACA-N YOU BELIEVE IT?

There are times when you can almost see them throwing up their hands in defeat, as on the story Here’s How Long It’d Take You To Poop A Lego, where the tagline reads only OKAY.

Thanks, digg.com-tagline-writer-people. We see you.

 

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