How 'bout an original tabloid thread? Example headline that could then be discussed:

NEW SURGERY GIVING DOGS THE POWER OF SPEECH, OWNERS SAY NO!

random dog owner on the street said “dogs are annoying enough without talking, can you imagine how annoying they would be telling you every thirty seconds that they want another treat, or going on and on about that time it almost caught a squirrel but had to lick its crotch suddenly, or how many people walked passed the house every day and what they smelled like? I lay brick, so I have a REAL life with responsibilities, this is just the Liberal’s trying to get more votes is what it is.” ect.