#2584: Headline Words explain

[White Hat, Megan, Cueball, and Ponytail stand in a row, with White Hat and Megan facing toward the right and Cueball and Ponytail facing toward the left.]

Megan: Maybe Rob shouldn’t host the party. He has cats and some of us are allergic.

Cueball: Wow, major snub for widely-touted top spot as lavish gala bid nixed.

Megan: Why are you talking so weird? Please stop.

Cueball: Ill-advised scheme mulled as tension mounts amid growing backlash.

[Caption below the panel:]

My project to speak only in weird headline words didn’t last long.