35 Best Times Someone Thought "The Onion" Was Real

[Sonikku]

Finally a news source that resonates with me even more than Fox News. Ceremonial drone fly overs? Yeah, that's how it STARTS.

 

[pmv]

Hasn't the Chinese government newspaper gotten the wrong idea about The Onion at least twice now? And the North Koreans as well?

Though now I worry that maybe those were satirical stories themselves. Meta-satire.

A US Congressman being that confused about their own culture is a lot more embarrassing.

 

[T9D]

Haha at least one person is honest about where they stand

"Are they for real talking about the price of a trial???? SOMEONE SMART ANSWER ME!!!!"

 

[Fingolfin269]

Hah this just made me cry at work.

 

[Fritzo]

LOL

 

[blackdogdeek]

I love the cause of the heat wave. But overall, I was overcome with a sense of dread at how stupid people are.

 

[Brian Stirling]

$8B abortionplex to open in Kansas...

Check link for details of the floor-plan for this ...

http://rigorousintuition.ca/board2/viewtopic.php?t=32274&p=416610

Noiseless, large capacity incinerators!

Chapel with clergy from all denominations to persuade women to end there pregnancy the way God intended!

Grove of reflection!

Largest rock climbing wall in Kansas!


The real kicker is the number of people this sets off, including congressmen...


Brian

 

[CPA]

21 is the best.

 

[gevorg]

youtube reaction

 

[Krazy4Real]

lol!

 

[tcG]

#33 hahahahahaha

 

[BurnItDwn]

Reminds me of the bbspot mailbag with bblievers... This was funny

 

[PingviN]

Stupid people can be so incredibly stupid sometimes...

 

[Craig234]

Finally a news source that resonates with me even more than Fox News. Ceremonial drone fly overs? Yeah, that's how it STARTS.

In an unexplained tragic accident, the drones flying over the inauguration fired missiles killing President Obama...

 

[HamburgerBoy]

http://literallyunbelievable.org/

(for a running tally of all of these people that don't understand what satire is)

"Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult" :awe: :awe: :awe:

 

[glenn1]

I have no problem believing that some folks thought all 35 of them were real. Heck, a friend on Facebook just reposted this from Failblog thinking it was real and vowing to never, ever ride it:

 

[Malak]

Anyone that would fall for an onion article and post about it on facebook immediately gets blocked. It's usually people I can't have a serious conversation with anyway. Not that I've had any serious conversations on Facebook...

 

[Ruptga]

"Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult" :awe: :awe: :awe:

I love how they go the extra mile on those reports. For example, check out the jury as Vonndel Brown walks by.

 

[rommelrommel]

Hasn't the Chinese government newspaper gotten the wrong idea about The Onion at least twice now? And the North Koreans as well?

Though now I worry that maybe those were satirical stories themselves. Meta-satire.

A US Congressman being that confused about their own culture is a lot more embarrassing.

Yup:

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/01/166293306/the-onion-so-funny-it-makes-us-cry

Kim Jong Un, Sexiest Man Alive!

 

[Jeff7]

Yup:

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/01/166293306/the-onion-so-funny-it-makes-us-cry

Kim Jong Un, Sexiest Man Alive!

It's easy to see this story as an example of foolish, mindless ideological automatons who can't recognize a joke. But I wonder if something more subtle might be at work.

Is political satire even legal in China?

They might not recognize the joke because that sort of humor is not permitted there.

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[zinfamous]

I lost it when I read the Robert Mapplethorpe Children’s Museum tagline.

aye, that was my favorite.

...and what a brilliant idea!

:hmm:

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

I got nothing... How can human beings be so stupid?
I mean its hilarious but at the same time, I feel almost embarrassed to be of the same species as these... things

 

[rivan]

Hilarious.

facebook...

This.