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Old 03-20-2009, 06:18 AM
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The Onion - Not news, but funny not news nonetheless.

I thought this would be a fun thread to start. Anyone like reading the onion? Sometimes the real news get so overwhelming its fun to read parody's of it. Hope this thread is all right, if not please feel free to close.

Also please remember to consider what you are posting before you post an article. And sometimes the language is not appropriate or the article is tasteless.

This is one of my favorites:

Dolphins Evolve Opposable Thumbs | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

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Old 03-20-2009, 01:21 PM
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I love The Onion. Sometimes they make really good points that are just spot on with some of the junk going on in real news today. I know youtube.com has an Onion news channel that has a lot of funny ones. I'll head over there sometime soon and pick my favorites and be back
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No, I've never read The Onion. Is it like The National Enquirer or something?
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No, I've never read The Onion. Is it like The National Enquirer or something?
No, not at all. It's satire. Comedic news that's not supposed to be believed but occasionally contains excellent social and political commentary.

Here are some of my favorites:
Are Violent Video Games Preparing Kids for the Apocalypse?
Are Reality Shows Setting Unreal Expectations for Skanks?
Police Say School Shooter Had History of School Shootings
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Ooooh, I've heard A LOT about The Onion, but I admit I've never taken the time to check it out.

I don't have much time at present either, but I'll make sure to look into it. I've heard such good things about it. And those headlines are HIGH-larious.
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