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Old 08-11-2008, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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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.
Not eveyone dreams of a bolshevist utopia where humor is forbidden, like yourself.
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Old 08-11-2008, 02:11 PM
 
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I thought it was going to be George W. posting. But then I remembered, he doesn't know how to...
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Old 08-11-2008, 02:15 PM
 
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Its amazing that people think forum posting is equivalent to writing a term paper...maybe the onion should write about that...
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Old 08-11-2008, 10:24 PM
 
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Wow. Apparently I don't take myself seriously enough....

It's HUMOR! I doubt anyone reads the whole thing. It's designed to be skimmed.
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Old 08-11-2008, 11:54 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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I find that once in a while the Onion is pretty funny. Once they posted an article about how pregnant women think and act like they are the only pregnant woman on the planet (or something like that), and it was terribly funny. However, like any comedy-oriented media, Saturday Night Live, Monty Python, Mad Magazine, etc., not all their attempts are winners - or even particularly funny for that matter.

I did not find the article funny. It was satirical, which apparently satisfied the requirement to be published in the Onion, but I found it banal and not even interesting enough to read all the way through (dratted ADD).

Maybe next time they will have a winner.

20yrsinBranson
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Old 08-12-2008, 12:43 AM
 
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA
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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.
LMFAO!!! This should be sent to all the Members of the US Congress! They qualify as all the DC idiots! The Onion makes more sense than the Congressional Record!
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Old 08-12-2008, 12:44 AM
 
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania USA
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I thought it was going to be George W. posting. But then I remembered, he doesn't know how to...
Neither does John McCain!
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Old 08-12-2008, 08:04 PM
 
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Local Idiot to Post Comment on Internet

Pretty good, Onion, but somewhat short of...

Bush to Appoint Someone to Run Country

Now, that one made me laugh...
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Old 08-12-2008, 08:11 PM
 
Location: um....guess
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Back in like '98, they had a headline saying "Dinosaurs Are Hiding" & then there was a picture w/a T-Rex peeking around a skyscraper. I don't know why, but that one kept me going for awhile.
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Old 08-12-2008, 08:53 PM
 
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Not eveyone dreams of a bolshevist utopia where humor is forbidden, like yourself.
Roll on the TANKS!!!
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