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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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  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. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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