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Old 08-12-2008, 08:57 PM
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I love The Onion headlines, however the articles can sometimes get tedious.

My two recent favs are:

New Nietzschean Diet Lets You Eat Whatever You Fear Most | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

and

Conceptual Terrorists Encase Sears Tower In Jell-O | The Onion - America's Finest News Source (This one, amused me the most being a Chicagoan and having more dealings with the contemporary art world that I care to admit to).
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Old 11-10-2008, 02:27 AM
 
Location: Arkansas
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Thought it was funny. Not rolling on the floor with tears streaming out of my eyes funny, but laughable.
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Old 11-10-2008, 08:29 AM
 
Location: Michigan
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Local Idiot To Post Comment On Internet | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Not that this reminds me of anyone around here. Not at all.
"After clicking the 'submit' button, I will immediately refresh the page so that I can view my own comment. I will then notice that my comment has not appeared because the server has not yet processed my request, become angry and confused, and re-post the same comment with unintentional variations on the original wording and misspellings, creating two slightly different yet equally moronic comments,"

OMG, I am rolling......
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Old 11-10-2008, 09:03 AM
 
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Even more dumb is the purpose of the Onion.
It's humor dude, lighten up!
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Old 11-10-2008, 09:08 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Its not even funny... it loses its zest after the first two paragraphs, they could have easily left at that but they seem to have the utmost obligation to provide the world with satire so they make the article well over a dozen paragraphs... completely stupid.
But that, too, is part of the satire. Have you noticed how "real" new items go on and on and on without adding any more to the story, until they get to about the 34th paragraph, where they finally release the detail that really explains the story.
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Old 03-23-2010, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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I love it, but The Onion became less funny when the insane things it publishes as insane comedy some times came true.
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Old 03-23-2010, 10:06 PM
 
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Oh I love The Onion Some of the articles that still crack me up:

Getting Mom Onto Internet A Sisyphean Ordeal | The Onion - America's Finest News Source


Poverty-Stricken Africans Receive Desperately Needed Bibles | The Onion - America's Finest News Source


Everyone Involved In Pizza's Preparation, Delivery, Purchase Extremely High | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
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