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Onion Story Gets Blown Out of Proportion

Posted by samzenpus on from the seeing-is-believing dept.

A 3-year-old Onion video titled "Martial Law Plans Revealed?" has swept across the internet recently, and taken the gullible along with it. The video has some preaching from the highest mountain top about the evils of a government turning fascist, and an equal number explaining until red in the face what The Onion is.

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  1. Wait, wait... there are some morons on Facebook? by Rogerborg · · Score: 5, Funny
    SOTP TEH PRESSAS!!!!1!

    I think this is the very definition of a Slow News Day.

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  2. Internet Stupidity Test by s73v3r · · Score: 4, Funny

    There should be a law. If you're to fucking stupid to realize what The Onion is, or that something came from The Onion, you don't get to comment about politics. Ever.

    1. Re:Internet Stupidity Test by Stele · · Score: 3, Funny

      If you're to fucking stupid to realize what The Onion is, or that something came from The Onion, you don't get to comment about politics. Ever.

      I'd say the same about people who don't know when to use the word "to", "too", or "two".

    2. Re:Internet Stupidity Test by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

      And we turn your name over to the health care death panel.

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    3. Re:Internet Stupidity Test by AkkarAnadyr · · Score: 3, Funny

      NEVER! The death panels should remain in corporate hands! We have so much data showing how well that has worked out - please don't fiddle with our gravy train^W^W^W a good thing!

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    4. Re:Internet Stupidity Test by multipartmixed · · Score: 2, Funny

      > (they gave a false name and false state)

      I'm pretty sure Pennsylvania is a real state.

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  3. Re:That's "Blue" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh sure, turn this into a Red State/Blue State Issue ;)

  4. Faux News by Foofoobar · · Score: 3, Funny

    I believe they mispronounced the french when naming their news channel but you get the idea.

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  5. Has swept across the internet recently by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    More like swept across 2 dozen facebook entries.

    Worst. Editorial promotion to frontpage. Ever.

  6. Totally shouldn't be allowed to vote! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I totally agree! Also if you don't speak English - how the fuck are you expected to know what's going on? Or if you don't own your own house. Or aren't white. Or a man.

  7. There was a Bush-era Onion martial law story... by captainClassLoader · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...That you can find here.

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  8. Re:Suckaz by spun · · Score: 3, Funny

    The difference, of course, is that your right wing friends won't believe you.

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  9. Oh, Dizzam by Aphoxema · · Score: 3, Funny

    Onion news ISN'T REAL!? This sets me back on some things I believe to be fact... oh dear...

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  10. But the Onion IS real... by nweaver · · Score: 5, Funny

    After all, in 2001, they had Bush's inaugural address as "Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Over"...

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    1. Re:But the Onion IS real... by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

      Reality has been waging a very effective war on satire for some time now.

      The only bright side to all this is that Irish babies are, in fact, delicious.

    2. Re:But the Onion IS real... by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

      The only bright side to all this is that Irish babies are, in fact, delicious.

      Well, that certainly gives a whole new spin to "Swiftboating."

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    3. Re:But the Onion IS real... by dkleinsc · · Score: 2, Funny

      Meh, the death of satire was predicted back when they gave Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.

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  11. Zombpocalypse by Dexter+Herbivore · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is it just me, or does that sound like an awesome description of Z-Day?

  12. The best argument against democracy... by Techranman · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” Winston Churchill

    1. Re:The best argument against democracy... by RPoet · · Score: 3, Funny

      He then later followed up with "SHABOOM!" and slapped his wife on the ass, before immediately pounding a 40.

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  13. Re:Suckaz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sarah Palin was always more qualified than Obama. Sarah Palin had great executive experience as Governor and Mayor. Obama? Zero executive experience. Biden? Zero executive experience. Quite frankly, Obama did not have the resume that most people expect to see in a Presidential candidate.

    And I seem to remember many liberals thinking that Bush should be impeached. I don't know what the numbers were, but you didn't cite a source for yours, so...

  14. Re:Suckaz by LoverOfJoy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I happen to know a right winger (super right) who is adamant that 9/11 was an inside job, but that it had to be done to rally the liberals to take action.

    Whoa! You're friends with Bush?

  15. Re:Poe's Law at it's best by Jay+L · · Score: 2, Funny

    Apparently, there's nothing you can do to get 100% certain with parody.

    Yeah, for 100% you really want CRC or some sort of forward error correction.

  16. Not just facebook - they even got Ron Paul! by kroyd · · Score: 2, Funny
    http://www.dailypaul.com/node/57427

    Just that makes this pretty big news I think..

  17. Re:Hmmm by precariousgray · · Score: 2, Funny

    can I complain when someone talks about their "route" because it's close to "kraut"?

    I just wanted to congratulate you on being able to pronounce "route" correctly. I can't say the same for most, sadly.

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  18. Conspiracy theorist theory. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Some laugh and spread it.
    Some love to fear it.
    Some like to ruin it.

    www.itanimulli.com

  19. Re:Hmmm by Larryish · · Score: 2, Funny

    You mean "root" and "kroot"?