Onion Story Gets Blown Out of Proportion 641
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.
Wait, wait... there are some morons on Facebook? (Score:5, Funny)
I think this is the very definition of a Slow News Day.
Internet Stupidity Test (Score:5, Funny)
Re:That's "Blue" (Score:3, Funny)
Oh sure, turn this into a Red State/Blue State Issue ;)
Faux News (Score:4, Funny)
Has swept across the internet recently (Score:1, Funny)
More like swept across 2 dozen facebook entries.
Worst. Editorial promotion to frontpage. Ever.
Totally shouldn't be allowed to vote! (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.
Re:Internet Stupidity Test (Score:4, 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".
There was a Bush-era Onion martial law story... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Suckaz (Score:4, Funny)
The difference, of course, is that your right wing friends won't believe you.
Oh, Dizzam (Score:4, Funny)
Onion news ISN'T REAL!? This sets me back on some things I believe to be fact... oh dear...
But the Onion IS real... (Score:5, Funny)
After all, in 2001, they had Bush's inaugural address as "Our Long National Nightmare of Peace and Prosperity is Over" [theonion.com]...
Re:Internet Stupidity Test (Score:5, Funny)
And we turn your name over to the health care death panel.
Zombpocalypse (Score:3, Funny)
Re:But the Onion IS real... (Score:5, Funny)
The only bright side to all this is that Irish babies are, in fact, delicious.
The best argument against democracy... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:But the Onion IS real... (Score:5, 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."
Re:Suckaz (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...
Re:Suckaz (Score:3, Funny)
Whoa! You're friends with Bush?
Re:The best argument against democracy... (Score:4, Funny)
He then later followed up with "SHABOOM!" and slapped his wife on the ass, before immediately pounding a 40.
Re:Internet Stupidity Test (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!
Re:Poe's Law at it's best (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah, for 100% you really want CRC or some sort of forward error correction.
Re:But the Onion IS real... (Score:3, Funny)
Meh, the death of satire was predicted back when they gave Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize.
Re:Internet Stupidity Test (Score:3, Funny)
> (they gave a false name and false state)
I'm pretty sure Pennsylvania is a real state.
Not just facebook - they even got Ron Paul! (Score:3, Funny)
Just that makes this pretty big news I think..
Re:Hmmm (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.
Conspiracy theorist theory. (Score:1, Funny)
Some laugh and spread it.
Some love to fear it.
Some like to ruin it.
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Re:Hmmm (Score:3, Funny)
You mean "root" and "kroot"?