"Oh man, Juan Valdez died this morning." Ok, so it's not a 'joke' joke, but that's what you say. Maybe at work, at the bar with friends. Say it in a lull in the conversation. If you're really good, say it while scanning the paper or a news site. Some people go, "oh!" And some people say, "wait, the Colombian coffee merchant?" and some people say, "oh my god, he *did?*" People always say something. And then *you* say, "he did, he was assassinated. Someone from a drug cartel shot him with a golf gun. Bizarre story." And you leave it there. And if someone presses further, perhaps mention how terrible it must be to get shot by a golf gun. And you'll eventually be asked, "what's a golf gun?" To which you say, "don't know, but it sure made a hole in Juan!"