These are the top maybe-not headlines from the past 84-hours presented by The Conversation Project from raw engagement data from our social media to the headlines posted over the past weekend.
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MAN SHOT BY POLICE AFTER SEVERAL PEOPLE STABBED NEAR LONDON BRIDGE
Two people were fatally stabbed and several others were wounded in a terror attack at the London Bridge Friday afternoon, officials said. Police shot and killed the male suspect at the scene after members of the public intervened. Scotland Yard officials identified the suspect as Usman Khan, 28. He was convicted in 2012 as part of a plot to bomb the London stock exchange. Khan was living in Staffordshire and police were searching his address late Friday. Scotland Yard said that a man and a woman were killed in the attack and that the three who were wounded — a man and two women — remained in the hospital late Friday night. Earlier in the day, Basu confirmed that specialist officers were called in response to reports that the suspect was wearing an explosive vest.
[SOURCE: nbcnews.com]
ELIJAH MOORE’S PENALTY FOR URINATING-DOG CELEBRATION COSTS OLE MISS VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE IN EGG BOWL
With four seconds left in the 2019 Egg Bowl, Ole Miss had a chance to tie the score. But receiver Elijah Moore celebrated the team out of position. Redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Corral threw a touchdown to Moore from the 2-yard line, making the score 21-20 in the final seconds. After catching the touchdown, Moore celebrated by mimicking the move of a dog urinating on a fire hydrant. The penalty triggered a 15-yard penalty on the extra point, which kicker Luke Logan missed from 36 yards. Even if the penalty had not been called, Luke said he would’ve attempted the PAT for the tie instead of going for the two-point conversion to win the game. After Logan’s missed extra point, Mississippi State’s bench stormed the field. Because there were still four seconds left in the game, that triggered a 15-yard penalty. But that penalty was offset because one Ole Miss player ran on the field as well.
[SOURCE: usatoday.com]
CAITLYN JENNER SAYS SHE HASN’T TALKED TO KHLOÉ KARDASHIAN IN YEARS
Caitlyn Jenner is opening up about her estranged relationship with Khloé Kardashian. On the latest episode of the British TV series “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here,” the Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete turned reality star admitted that she hasn’t spoken to her step-daughter since she transitioned from Bruce to Caitlyn. The first person she came out to “was the kids,” Jenner revealed, before she publicly identified as transgender in 2015. The 70-year-old said her strained relationship with Kardashian, 35, is drastically different from their past bond. Jenner served as a step-parent to Kardashian and her older siblings Kourtney, Kim and Rob after marrying their mother Kris Jenner in 1991. Jenner and Kris share daughters Kendall and Kylie.
[SOURCE: usatoday.com]
POLICE CHIEF SAYS STARBUCKS SHOULD FORGIVE BARISTA IN ‘PIG’ CUP FLAP
An Oklahoma police chief is asking Starbucks to have mercy on a barista who plastered “PIG” on a police officer’s coffee order. “I just recently learned that the employee was terminated, and this may be a bit surprising, but I would like Starbucks to reconsider,” Keifer, Oklahoma, Police Chief Johnny O’Mara told Fox News. “I’m asking for civility.” O’Mara took to Facebook Thursday after one of his officers made a Thanksgiving coffee run as a treat for the department’s dispatchers — and came away with the insult. “What irks me is the absolute and total disrespect for a police officer who, instead of being home with family and enjoying a meal and a football game, is patrolling his little town,” O’Mara wrote. Starbucks apologized to the officer and to O’Mara in a statement.
[SOURCE: nypost.com]
APOSTROPHE SOCIETY SHUTS DOWN BECAUSE ‘IGNORANCE AND LAZINESS HAVE WON’
Retired journalist John Richards, 96, started the Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001 to make sure the “much-abused” punctuation mark was being used correctly. But Mr Richards has now announced: “With regret I have to announce that, after some 18 years, I have decided to close the Apostrophe Protection Society. “There are two reasons for this. One is that at 96 I am cutting back on my commitments and the second is that fewer organisations and individuals are now caring about the correct use of the apostrophe in the English Language. We, and our many supporters worldwide, have done our best but the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won.”
[SOURCE: standard.co.uk]
RECEIVER TERRELLE PRYOR IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER STABBING
Ex-Jets wide receiver Terrelle Pryor was seriously injured in a stabbing attack in his luxe apartment complex in Pittsburgh, reports said. Pryor, 30, was stabbed in the chest and shoulder sometime overnight Friday in his pad in Heinz Lofts, and is in critical condition, according to WTAE. He’s expected to survive, and family is by his side post-surgery, a close friend told ESPN. Cops were investigating the attack at the Heinz Lofts on Saturday morning, according to CBS Sports. An unidentified woman is in custody at Pittsburgh Police Headquarters.
[SOURCE: nypost.com]
POLICE HILARIOUSLY ASK FOR ‘THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS’ AFTER RESPONDING TO SPILLED KRISPY KREME DELIVERY
A Georgia community north of Atlanta is in need of “thoughts and prayers” after a tragic donut accident Tuesday morning involving a food delivery truck. The Brookhaven police department responded to a call shortly after 7:30 a.m., arriving on the scene to what authorities are calling “total carnage.” What responding officers found on arrival is every officer’s worst nightmare — dozens of glazed Krispy Kreme donuts, scattered neglectfully across the ground. Police who first arrived on the scene tried their best to rescue any surviving donuts, but it was sadly too late: “The response time was stellar, but we couldn’t beat the 5 second rule.” Brookhaven’s officers are calling on help from the public during this “difficult time,” and the BPD condemned the “senseless loss” that took place on Tuesday morning. An outpouring of support flooded the BPD’s Facebook feed throughout the day, and the nearby Gainesville police department sent their condolences in the form of an intact box of donuts with a note that read, “sorry for your loss, hope this helps.”
[SOURCE: people.com]
WWE LEGEND AND HOLLYWOOD ICON DAVE BAUTISTA BAGS DATE WITH STUNNING FELLOW WRESTLER DANA BROOKE AFTER TWITTER FLIRTING
Former WWE star Dave Bautista has showed his game is as strong out of the ring as it is in it after bagging a date with wrestler Dana Brooke. The 50-year-old – who won six world titles during his stint with WWE before switching to acting – was involved in numerous flirty Twitter exchanges, ending with him being sent her number. Bautista – who gained fame under the name Batista – took to social media on the weekend to announce he is single again. And he has wasted no time in making his next move, as he sent Brooke a picture of himself alongside a Rolls Royce, with the caption: “@DanaBrookeWWE ….. Sup?” The 30-year-old wasted no time in replying, as she then returned with her own gif, as she said: “Oh.. Not much, You?” This time Bautista – who plays Drax the Destroyer in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – sent her a topless selfie, as he replied: “You know. Just standing around with my arms up. I see you been gettin (sic) those squats in.” Posting a gif of her doing a one-arm press up, Brooke messaged: “I mean I do workout .. you know a good gym … wrestlemania is in Tampa ??” Again quick to send a photo of his muscular body, Bautista said: “I do actually! Just so happens that I have my own gym. #LionsDen .. Two squat racks! here it is. It also has an upstairs with a cage and mats as well. Ever done any jujitsu?” It was that comment that won Brooke over as she stated: “Sounds like a date.. Also, I’m sure you can teach me a couple things I can use in the ring- also the squat racks too – I’ll send ya my number via DM text me we can plan something.” A delighted Bautista posted a gif of him ripping his shirt off, with the simple caption: “K.”
[SOURCE: thesun.co.uk]
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