shit that looks like an onion article but isn't

we prefer "melanin challenged"

Misread 'every now and then a student takes a shift in the dumpster'

Caffeine-infused underwear not a weight loss aid, US regulators say

"Taliban make horrible Twitter gaffe"

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/secretly-located-taliban-official-denies-revealing-whereabouts-after-twitter-gaffe-tags-him-in-pakistan-9775316.html

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/oregon-man-robbed-of-new-gun-by-armed-man

http://i.imgur.com/wc4jOUJ.png

if only there were a good guy with a gun there to prevent the robbery.

Fracking company teams up with Susan G. Komen, introduces pink drill bits “for the cure”

http://media.salon.com/2014/10/10-620x350.jpg

a Komen spokeswoman said that the partnership “grew from Baker Hughes’ involvement in our Houston Race for the Cure” and that “the issue is personal to them and their employees,” adding that “the evidence to this point does not establish a connection between fracking and breast cancer.”

http://theweek.com/article/index/269570/why-the-rise-of-cosplay-is-a-bad-sign-for-the-us-economy

LOL

Many of the 130,000 people who attend the San Diego Comic Con every year invest big bucks in elaborate outfits as a way of showing off their favorite Japanese characters, as well as those from American superhero movies, comics, and "genre" televisions shows such as Game of Thrones.

-- WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE QUOTE MARKS IN THIS SENTENCE? - Ed.

oh that's great

When you're disillusioned with the reality of your early adult life, dressing up like Doctor Who starts looking better and better.

i wish that was actually a serious indictment of cosplay rather than an article about millennials+economy everyone's read a million times already but with an arbitrary clickbait title

"Ernie Hudson Thinks All-Female Ghostbusters Is A Bad Idea"

dude didn't have the balls to make it a serious indictment of cosplay
i just spent the day at NYComicCon; cosplay in mass groups is great fun as long as nobody tries to make me do it.

cosplay is too expensive man
but i still appreciate others putting in the effort

different thread for this really but
http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2014/06/25/prince-robot-vi-cosplay-from-saga-with-working-tv-head/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/21/compliments-are-nice-but-enough-with-the-cormac-mccarthy-comparisons.html

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/887300.shtml

Context: Global Times is the official English-language mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party

After listening to "Edge of Revolution," a new song by the Candian band Nickelback, one can easily understand how clever the West is in expressing and propagating its views.

In this song, a new generation, especially teenagers, are seduced into agitating against the state. But unfortunately this agitation is called "revolution."

This song was released by the same Western media which emphasizes the promotion of democratic values and traditions and teaches us the lessons of democracy. Is it possible that a media that trusts in democracy can bring about change by agitation and revolution?

I guess that means they're on team Avril, then?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/11187063/Professor-suspended-from-top-university-for-giving-off-negative-vibes.html

*sigh*

*appropriate sigh*

http://abc7.com/news/lax-flight-delayed-after-wifi-hotspot-name-prompts-concerns/367110/

that mccarthy article tho

yeah that whole thing was one long o_O

The last time I called Time Warner with internet problems, the nice woman on the other end asked me if I wanted to change my wi-fi network name to "trick my neighbors" e.g. with something like "FBI surveillance network"

above and beyond, their customer service

TBF if I were a TWC service rep I would say shit like that too and wait to see how long it took my supervisors to catch on

xp lol seriously? that is awful

Now I wish I called it Flowers By Irene

that McCarthy article was so insanely ill-advised

the title and also its general vibe of mind-numbing obliviousness reminded me of:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/why-do-all-these-homosexuals-keep-sucking-my-cock,10861/

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/11/01/washington-http://images.chron.com/blogs/askacat/hatcat.JPG-file-lawsuit-against-native-americans-suggesting-team-name-offensive/

oh this world

ok lol

obv this is just intimidation, there is no way they would let something like this get to court. is there really no mechanism in place to discourage bullying lawsuits like this?

hatcat is in federal court appealing a patent court's decision that abrogated the hatcat trademark. the federal court hasn't actually taken the case yet, they can still dismiss it, that's what they're arguing about now.

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/11/6/7169567/vintage-dale-earnhardt-photo-70s-jungle-suite

Worthy Headline: Vintage Dale Earnhardt photo proves the 70s were the sexiest decade

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ku-klux-klan-opens-its-doors-hispanic-blacks-jews-gays-1473907

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/11/12/3591527/there-is-now-a-coloring-book-for-children-called-ted-cruz-saves-america/

http://o.onionstatic.com/images/10/10446/3x4/120.hq.jpg

http://thoughtcatalog.com/mahbod-moghadam/2014/11/how-to-steal-from-whole-foods/

It would be so much easier just to shop at a grocery that doesn't double the price of everything.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2wm8p3IAAAT4Sr.jpg

i imagine a million typhoid mary comps have already been made

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-19/whale-removal-cost-row-deepens/5903576

http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/26/whales-arent-keen-on-being-flayed-alive-by-gulls

I keep seeing headlines about NASA's new Onion capsule launch :-(

Same here!

http://variety.com/2014/film/news/lars-von-trier-doesnt-know-if-he-can-make-more-films-now-that-hes-quitting-drinking-1201366846/

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/12/experience-i-regret-my-face-tattoo

I feel sorry for that guy, but the combination of headline and photo makes me think guardian is going for onion-esque on purpose there