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http://www.theonion.com/articles/tearful-mitt-romney-announces-he-has-rare-disease,29959/

Am I the only one who seriously fucking hates The Onion? The Daily Show and Weekend Update are fine, because they're actually making fun of real news. The Onion just makes shit up and dresses it up like news. (And it's rarely funny.)

The Onion just makes shit up and dresses it up like news.

That's... exactly the point? It never pretends to be real news. http://literallyunbelievable.org/ Doesn't stop people from interpreting otherwise, but that's on them.

Yeah? And I'm saying that's a thing that I hate.

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With how many people there are on earth and with internet access...my bet is no.

... what?

I mean, if you don't find it funny that's one thing, but I seriously don't understand how you're this angry about the concept of satirical fake news.

Well...I don't hate them because they're a straight up parody of the types of news that happens - and they do it well enough that they've actually fooled media both in and outside of the US.

That said, their humor can be pretty hit or miss.

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I only read what I'm linked so obvs I'm reading the cream of the crop but I find them pretty funny (if sometimes even a little too-on-the-nose).

Naw, that's pretty typical of their 'serious' stuff, imo.

Though, if you've never read their horoscopes I highly recommend doing it.

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Person doesn't enjoy satire, actually. The point of it is clear, but it's part of that whole "humor is subjective" thing.

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I find it hit or miss. And rarely actually go to the site to read the articles, mostly just amusement at titles I see linked about is as far as I get.

Having read all the comments, I'm gonna stick my neck out and say I agree with you.

I take the news pretty seriously, and part of why I like TDS so much is that it spends half of its time lambasting shitty newsreporting and the other half the time putting a humorous spin on real events -- oftentimes pointing out hipocrasies that aren't getting pointed out in any other mainstream ways.

The Onion just makes a mockery -- not of bad reporting, but of news in general.

I think it's mostly mocking either bad reporting, or it's mocking real life. I don't think it's ever mocking news - it's using fake news as a platform to make jokes about everyday life, about politics, about sports, about all the things news covers. But I don't think the news itself is usually the butt of the joke, except in a few cases.

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I think my favorite ones are the "serious" ones. http://www.theonion.com/articles/jesus-this-week,32105/

An oldie but a goodie. [strong language]

I've always liked this one. It's just kind of quiet and poignant, and not really funny, but I don't know, I always like it.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/nation-gathers-around-radio-set-to-listen-to-big-b,26418/

I liked their sendoff for Roger Ebert.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/roger-ebert-hails-human-existence-as-a-triumph,31945/

I hadn't seen that one before. And I adore Roger Ebert. Thank you for sharing it!

The one you linked is one of my favorites, tbh.

Also: http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/ and http://www.theonion.com/articles/black-man-given-nations-worst-job,6439/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/18000-people-cheer-thing-going-through-thing,20267/

This one made me laugh really hard, especially because someone I know who isn't into sports linked to it and was like "This is basically what you all sound like when you talk about sports" and... well, yeah. Fair. XD

rofl and this one was linked under the above, and I cracked up out loud upon seeing it the first time. I love Papi. XD

http://www.theonion.com/articles/harry-potter-books-spark-rise-in-satanism-among-ch,2413/

I remember it so well because some holy rollers on another website thought it was real and cited it as proof that HP was evil.

I can't find the link - and it was written *years* ago, so it may not even be up anymore, but it was a column 'written' by a bottle of whiskey.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/archaeological-dig-uncovers-ancient-race-of-skelet,1268/

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