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Title: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Tale on May 26, 2011, 10:48:58 PM
Facepalms at the ready.

Literally Unbelievable - Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook (http://benhr.net/mbf3eJ)


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: SurfD on May 26, 2011, 11:33:13 PM
Facepalms at the ready.

Literally Unbelievable - Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook (http://benhr.net/mbf3eJ)
Some days I wonder at the complete inability of some people to detect sarcasm and it's many brothers and sisters In the Wild.  Then I remember this is the general masses I am pondering about, and wander off in search of something strong to drink.


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Morat20 on May 26, 2011, 11:34:02 PM
Facepalms at the ready.

Literally Unbelievable - Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook (http://benhr.net/mbf3eJ)
Some days I wonder at the complete inability of some people to detect sarcasm and it's many brothers and sisters In the Wild.  Then I remember this is the general masses I am pondering about, and wander off in search of something strong to drink.
Poe's Law. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law)


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: FatuousTwat on May 27, 2011, 12:14:03 AM
My sister recently had a professor tell everyone in class that The Onion was a reliable source (he wasn't fucking with them).


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Rendakor on May 27, 2011, 12:31:29 AM
Also, Basic laws of Human Stupidity (http://www.cantrip.org/stupidity.html).


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Simond on May 27, 2011, 05:16:51 AM
Facepalms at the ready.

Literally Unbelievable - Stories from The Onion as interpreted by Facebook (http://benhr.net/mbf3eJ)
Some days I wonder at the complete inability of some people to detect sarcasm and it's many brothers and sisters In the Wild.  Then I remember this is the general masses I am pondering about, and wander off in search of something strong to drink.
Poe's Law. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe's_law)
I wish I had a pound for every time I saw someone quoting Kelly's work (http://www.theonion.com/features/editorial-cartoon/) as genuine, right-wing political cartoons.


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: WayAbvPar on May 27, 2011, 09:04:10 AM
I may have concussed myself with my facepalming.


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Sand on May 29, 2011, 09:12:11 AM
My sister recently had a professor tell everyone in class that The Onion was a reliable source (he wasn't fucking with them).

Hopefully she withdrew from the class before brain damage could occur?


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: FatuousTwat on May 29, 2011, 07:56:32 PM
No, but I don't think anyone corrected him, so there is an opportunity for comedy, at least.


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Khaldun on May 31, 2011, 07:00:06 AM
What was the class about?


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Cyrrex on May 31, 2011, 11:42:53 AM
I want to know when I'm getting my parrot.


Title: Re: The humourless vs The Onion
Post by: Teleku on May 31, 2011, 02:04:18 PM
In some of those, I don't think the person actually believed it, for instance:
(http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llzliaISBX1qkt6yoo1_500.png)
Given no other information to go on, I'm assuming he's just asking WTF is up with the article, not freaked out that a 800 Foot Osama Bin Laden rampaged across New York and destroyed it.  I get that vibe from a few of them.  Though there is still a whole hell of a lot of  :facepalm: in there.

I haven't been to the onion in awhile.  I can't stop laughing at this:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/trump-unable-to-produce-certificate-proving-hes-no,20250/