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Fluffy
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 Posted - 07/30/2002 : 08:17:29 AM
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This time they hit it right out of the park. Did anyone hear about this. I would have posted it sooner, but as you know I haven't been around. It is really quite amusing. I know we have some Onion fans here.
Friday, June 7, 2002
Beijing paper falls for gag in American tabloid
BEIJING, June 7 (Reuters) - Beijing's most popular newspaper has unwittingly republished a bogus story about U.S. Congress threats to skip town for Memphis or Charlotte unless Washington builds them a new Capitol building with a retractable dome.
The source? America's celebrated spoof tabloid, the Onion.
The Beijing Evening News, which claims a circulation of 1.25 million,
translated portions of the Onion's tall tale word-for-word in the
international news page of its June 3 edition. The reprinted version of the May 29 article, which parodies Congress as a Major League Baseball squad, also copied the Onion's would-be blueprint for
a new legislative home that resembles a ballpark. "Don't get us wrong: We love the drafty old building," the Onion jestingly
quoted House Speaker Dennis Hastert saying. "But the hard reality is, it's no longer suitable for a world-class legislative branch. The sight lines are bad, there aren't enough concession stands or bathrooms, and the parking is miserable."
The spoof from the brazen entertainment tabloid, which dubs itself
"America's finest news source," apparently took in the Evening News.
"The story was written by one of our freelance writers," an editor at the Evening News told Reuters on Friday. "His stuff has been pretty much reliable before." The editor said he had received other calls from readers about the article. "They were also suspicious of the contents." Told the story came from the Onion and was not true, the editor said, "We would first have to check that out. If it's indeed fake, I'm sure there will be some form of correction."
Peace & Keep the Faith
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therippa
Fluffy-Esque
Kazakhstan
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Posted - 07/30/2002 : 11:47:25 AM
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I've been reading the Onion for like 5 or 6 years now...no better (fake) journalism. Did you see the article they thought was true? It was ridiculous...they even included a diagram of what they wanted the new building to look like. Lemme see if I can find the link
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Silky The Pimp
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 07/30/2002 : 12:01:52 PM
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That is some seriously funny stuff... that is some great investigative journalism there.
"And where did you get this information?"
"The onion, sir."
"Good job. Let's print it!"
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therippa
Fluffy-Esque
Kazakhstan
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 07/30/2002 : 8:34:23 PM
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"How many times can you put a fresh coat of paint over an old, broken-down horse?"
What the hell does that mean?
"I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows." |
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Saint Jude
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 07/30/2002 : 8:44:42 PM
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How many times can you put a fresh coat of paint over an old, broken-down horse?
twice..... i mean... thr....err......on....um..f........ false.
- Without you, without you everything falls apart
Without you, it's not as much fun to pick up the pieces.
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 08/01/2002 : 2:21:20 PM
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OR did you mean:
"How many TIMes can you put a fresh coat of paint on an old, broken-down, whore?"
Peace & Keep the Faith
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NeverKillADream
Yak Addict
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2002 : 12:44:03 AM
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The Onion sounds cool, what exactly is it and where can I check it all out?
Using the Force Daily
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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2002 : 12:50:09 AM
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Sorry I posted on his name again
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2002 : 03:07:38 AM
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www.theonion.com
It's basically the written equivalent of the Daily Show.
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revrendmaynard14
Chatterbox
USA
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Posted - 08/02/2002 : 11:10:07 AM
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Thank you!
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pcbTIM
Alien Abductee
USA
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Posted - 08/03/2002 : 03:41:31 AM
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No problemo!
My favorite part is still the Point-Counterpoint forum.
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Fluffy
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The Onion hits a home run!!
