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Mass_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:07 PM
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Anyone here heard of the Onion?
it's some of the best political satire ive ever seen.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:07 PM
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1. Yes, most of us have. They're quoted here often.
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Superfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:09 PM
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2. If you're a Dawg, I think you're in for a rough weekend
Edited on Tue Nov-18-03 05:09 PM by Superfly
as my Cougs come and pay you a visit.
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:15 PM
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6. That *would* be
a break with tradition, then. Wouldn't it?
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Superfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:16 PM
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7. Chuckle
Good luck...you're going to need it!

On a side note, isn't it funny how both our coaches from last year (Price and Neuheisel) turned out to be complete zeros?
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trumad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:09 PM
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3. I have... I don't believe a word they print!
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soleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:09 PM
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4. It's a vegetable isn't it? makes you cry, good on burgers
:shrug:
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bif Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:11 PM
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5. Of course. How about Ironic Times?
http://www.ironictimes.com/
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FARAFIELD Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:29 PM
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8. Oh Yeah its great
My favorite story ran about 9 months ago which (Im paraphrasing)

FICTIONAL CHARACTER SAYS "YOU CAN BE WHATEVER YOU WANT TO BE"
The article was about a chipmunk it was hilarious
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Nailzberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:33 PM
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9. Yep, of course it's not satire. It's America's Finest New Source
Just read some back issues. They're usually the only paper that gets it right.
They're full potentail was realized in the September 26, 2001 issue. Only the Onion could make America laugh again.


http://www.theonion.com/onion3734/us_vows_to_defeat_whoever.html

http://www.theonion.com/onion3734/god_clarifies_dont_kill.html
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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 06:04 PM
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13. ExACTly!
God clarifies Thou Shalt Not Kill will live on forever. Maybe somebody ought to steer Dubya toward The Onion and away from the dispensationists...
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GCP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:37 PM
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10. Check out his issue - and note the date
How clairvoyant they were:

http://www.theonion.com/onion3701/bush_nightmare.html
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Nailzberg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:42 PM
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11. WOW! The Onion never gets the story wrong.
"Bush also promised to bring an end to the severe war drought that plagued the nation under Clinton, assuring citizens that the U.S. will engage in at least one Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years."
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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-18-03 05:52 PM
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12. Hey, you stole my post!
I posted this exact topic last night!
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