15 Bizarre Headlines That Sound Like Straight-Up Mad Libs

Ah, the wonders of the modern world. From the ridiculous to the sublime, from the mundane to the outrageous, this list encapsulates the best and worst of the human experience. We have a clown showing up to a city council meeting in full costume, a spy balloon being shot down, a man falling into a vat of chocolate, a microchipping ban, a gun going off in an MRI room, a diocese facing 400 lawsuits, a President blocking blue light with a classified folder, a politician accused of stealing puppies, a GOP advocating for 15-year-olds to marry, periods banished from forms, a balloon at the State of the Union, a law to stop kids from using social media, a man arrested after a police assistant interview, and a couple getting charged $4,500 for two coffees. 

It's a strange world we live in, and it's hard to know what to make of it all. So let us take a moment to reflect on the stories before us, and to be thankful for the moments of levity and absurdity that they bring.