OTOH I do try to say at least specify "funny thing" or "requires flash/sound" or "(N)SFW"
Well, that's fine then; that's all I ask, really. For the above one, something like "very silly headline" would be more than sufficient: it tells people it's a news article, it tells them why they might want to read it, and that's all that's needed.
Yes, granted: that one occasionally happens to me too.
OTOH I do try to say at least specify "funny thing" or "requires flash/sound" or "(N)SFW"
Well, that's fine then; that's all I ask, really. For the above one, something like "very silly headline" would be more than sufficient: it tells people it's a news article, it tells them why they might want to read it, and that's all that's needed.