It’s extremely exhausting to tug off an ideal troll today. Between a dramatic uptick in dangerous information tales and the rise of a sure taste of “pretend information,” the web is all the time bracing for the worst — and really not often can humor reduce by means of that type of set-in-stone mentality. However on Oct. 22, one Minneapolis, MN, various newspaper managed to show the announcement of the Tremendous Bowl halftime artist right into a story that drove feminists in all places to provide a standing ovation.

The headline of the should-learn Metropolis Pages story? “Husband of Ely, MN’s Jessica Biel to carry out at Tremendous Bowl”

BREAKING: Husband of Ely, MN’s Jessica Biel to carry out at Tremendous Bowl https://t.co/SVBpxoQonW pic.twitter.com/hM2kSuOhIH

— Metropolis Pages (@citypages) October 23, 2017

There are such a lot of issues outdoors the headline, although, that make this text a real murals. For starters, the performer’s identify (spoiler alert: Justin Timberlake) is not revealed till the third paragraph. And the good reveal is delivered within the type of a sick burn: “Although he is recognized for courting non-Minnesotan stars reminiscent of Britney Spears and Cameron Diaz earlier than he was fortunate sufficient to wed an Iron Vary gal, Biel’s husband Justin Timberlake is not simply superstar arm sweet. ”

The article additionally praises the NFL for selecting to honor Minnesota — future residence to the 2018 Tremendous Bowl — by selecting a former resident’s husband to carry out, since “the nod to Biel, who tops IMDB’s listing of ‘Most Widespread Individuals Born in Ely/ Minnesota /USA,’ is a pleasant contact.”

And, in fact, there’s this good little bit of shade, used to explain why readers may acknowledge JT’s identify: “Minnesotans will in all probability keep in mind Timberlake greatest as a member of ‘N Sync, the flip-of-the-millennium boy band whose 1999 autograph-signing on the Mall of America was reduce brief when some anti-poptimist bushwhacker dropped a water balloon on the gang.”

Nicely carried out, Metropolis Pages: we applaud you for one hell of a wonderfully executed troll.

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