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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Why Did the Salmon Cross the Road?

Last week, we only gave one hint as to the headline theme, because the weekend posts were canceled due to illness. That hint was that we intended to run the headline "We Don't Need No Education, Part II: The Trump Administration Is Re-Whiting History," but had to hold that item (and it's still held, due to other, more pressing, news). That one hint was enough, though. Here's reader T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St. Kitts, with the solution:

The headlines this week all contain the name of a type of fish:

Legal News, Part I: John Roberts Won't Permit This (We Hope)

Legal News, Part II: Paul, Weiss Makes the Best of a Weak Hand?

We Don't Need No Education: Antisemitism Was Just a Red Herring

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Goodbye, Blue Sky

This Week in Schadenfreude: What a Wahoo

This Week in Freudenfreude: See a Pike, Open the Dike

There is not such a thing as a Weakhandfish. However, there is a Weakfish and a Handfish, so either of those counts. From the headline that did not happen, a whiting is a kind of fish. And a salmon, from this headline, is also a kind of fish, of course. Well, that and a former Angels outfielder.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

N.H. in London, England, UK
R.D. in Cheshire, CT
R.C. in Eagleville, PA
P.Q. in Metuchen, NJ
T.K. in Half Moon Bay
J.T. in Philadelphia, PA
R.D.K. in Ebensee am Traunsee, Austria
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
M.A. in Boston, MA
J.H. in Flint, MI
S.J.V. in New York City, NY
M.S. in Canton, NY
D.K. in Bethesda, MD
D.L. in Uslar, Germany
K.H. in Maryville, TN
J.D.W. in Baltimore, MD
M.M. in Dunellen, NJ
J.M. in Eagle Mills, NY
G.W. in Avon, CT
M.J. in Oakdale, MN
J.L. in Walnut Creek, CA
M.L. in West Hartford, CT
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
G.G. in Nottinghamshire, UK, England
T.T. in Conway, AR

H.B. in Toronto, ON, Canada
D.D. in Carversville, PA
A.A. in Branchport, NY
M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
D.S. in Nashua, NH
D.S. in Layton, UT
M.K. in Long Branch, NJ
T.C. in Key West, FL
W.M. in Istanbul, Turkey
J.T. in Madison, WI
P.R. in Kirksville, MO
G.K. in Blue Island, IL
D.L. in Springfield, IL
S.W. in Winter Garden, FL
D.W. in Manhattan, MT
R.M. in Ocala, FL
H.H. in Boston, MA
A.S.F. in Chelmsford, MA
H.S. in Lake Forest, CA
K.C. in Los Angeles, CA
K.R. in Austin, TX
M.D. in North Canton, OH
P.J. in Delaware, OH
R.A. in Chesterfield, MO
P.L. in Skövde, Sweden

The 50th correct response was received at 7:22 a.m. PT on Friday.

As to this week's theme, it is in the Trivial Pursuit category Arts and Entertainment. Actually, it could go in another classic Trivial Pursuit category, but under the rules used by the publisher, Arts and Entertainment is the correct choice. It relies on one word per headline and, because we did not feel right making a game out of people losing their jobs, out of extreme abortion policies, or out of scapegoating immigrants, those three headlines are not part of the puzzle. For a hint, we'll say that it's a VERY timely theme. That's probably not quite enough, so we'll also give an answer key of sorts for the five headlines that are part of the puzzle: 1B2BLFPC. That answer key is in the correct order, by the way.

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

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