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Punxsutawney Barbie: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #157

Punxsutawney Barbie: The Talkin' Headline Blues #157
This is Punxsutawney Barbie making a super-classy, terrific duck face.

Back at the old Talkin’ Headline Blues for 2016. Remember those? They’re a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song.  There’s even an extra special Chicago-related headline hidden in this one! Can you find it?

This year, I’m going to add a little summary topic to the title. No big deal. This week’s topic is Punxsutawney Barbie.

The topic will tie closely to the image I upload with the song and the short text summary of the song. Remember those? No? You have a bad memory, then. It’s only been like almost a year since I wrote the last one.

Anyway, I just use one word from each headline for the summary. They come across a little like a haiku. It’s NEWS POETRY.

Punxsutawney embryos made.
Heart fires Iowa’s worry truth.
Barbie drank ancient farm.
Sinks may breath free.

How does the image relate to Punxsutawney Barbie? I think you can figure that one out yourself.

Now, if you care to read all the articles (good luck), here they are:

Radioactive Men: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #156

The Talkin’ Headline Blues is a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song. This week’s topic: Radioactive Men.

Radioactive Men: The Talkin' Headline Blues #156
A radioactive man pets an unsuspecting cow.

American men smart.
Pilot needs Chinese scene in legal military radioactive Russian bison.
Work stolen soon.

Bullet America: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #154

The Talkin’ Headline Blues is a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song. This week’s topic: Bullet America.

Bullet America: The Talkin' Headline Blues #154
A photo of old ham sandwich left in the sun, Donald Trump.

Baltimore is a bullet, America.
Celebrate promises too!
Director hits star.
Allergic tiger gives testy abortion.

Ex-Wife Robots: The Talkin’ Headline Blues #153

The Talkin’ Headline Blues is a weekly series of recordings using unedited headlines from CNN.com written as a song. This week’s topic: Ex-Wife Robots.

Ex-Wife Robots: The Talkin' Headline Blues #153
A gaggle of robots blurp, bleep and chlurp for regurgitated, liquid fuel.

Found: Happiest huge Obama robots.
Phone suspected of ex-wife blindness.
Survive my quake: Age, history, duty.