Wordle by Wordle: Day 191
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Wordle #1116 – BLARE
With nothing else to do but wait, I settle in and turn the laptop toward me.
Stevie had already opened the browser to the upcoming YouTube livestream. Tens of thousands of people are tuned in, waiting for the live podcast to start, happily killing time with casual back-and-forth in the chat.
I put on the headphones but immediately yank them off again when the show’s theme music blares into my eardrums loud enough to burst. Miffed, I hold down the volume button until the bar is little more than a sliver before cautiously settling the headphones back over my ears. The ditty may not be deafening anymore, but it’s still painfully insipid.
Even worse is the podcast’s logo taking up the “Starting Soon” screen:
“I Heart Homicide”—written in cutesy bubble letters—surrounds a pink cartoon heart stabbed through with a cartoon knife. Below it, the show’s tagline: “A true crime podcast for the girlies.”
I don’t think I’ve encountered anything this tasteless since the last time I had COVID.
“What am I doing...” I sigh to myself, once again doubting the wisdom of my plan.
I let my focus wander to the chat window. It’s less a conversation and more an exchange of shibboleths among superfans. Quotes and catchphrases from the show, inside jokes, parasocial comments about the hosts…
My eyes start to glaze over when I read, “Hey, Homicide Hotties!” for what must be the hundredth time.
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