Substitutions

Replaces words found from XKCD's comics to make reading the news more fun.

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Words being replaced:
- witnesses: these dudes I know
- allegedly: kinda probably
- new study: Tumblr post
- rebuild: avenge
- space: spaaace
- google glass: virtual boy
- smartphone: pokedex
- electric: atomic
- senator: elf-lord
- car: cat
- election: eating contest
- congressional leader: river spirit
- homeland security: homestar runner
- could not be reached for comment: is guilty and everyone knows it
- debate: dance-off
- self driving: uncontrollably swerving
- poll: psychic reading
- candidate: airbender
- drone: dog
- vows to: probably won't
- at large: very large
- second-degree: friggin awful
- third-degree: friggin awful
- an unknown number: like hundreds
- front runner: blade runner
- global: spherical
- years: minutes
- minutes: years
- no indication: lots of signs
- urged restraint by: drunkenly egged on
- horsepower: tons of horsemeat
- gaffe: magic spell
- ancient: haunted
- star-studded: blood-soaked
- remains to be seen: will never be known
- silver bullet: ways to kill werewolves
- subway system: tunnels I found
- surprising: surprising (but not to me)
- war of words: interplanetary war
- tension: sexual tension
- cautiously optimistic: delusional
- doctor who: the big bang theory
- win votes: find pokemon
- behind the headlines: beyond the grave
- email: poem
- facebook post: poem
- tweet: poem
- facebook ceo: this guy
- latest: final
- disrupt: destroy
- meeting: menage a trois
- scientists: channing tatum and his friends
- you won't believe: I'm really sad about