A friend and I discussed on FB yesterday the fact that you could easily switch the text of these two articles and nothing would change. It's Poe's Law in action.
http://www.theonion.com/article/man-already-knows-everything-he-needs-to-know-abou-17990
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/michigan-town-blocks-muslim-mans-secular-scout-camp-over-fears-its-a-secret-isis-training-ground/
― I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Friday, 24 July 2015 11:07 (nine years ago) link
Was kind of briefly wondering if rawstory.com is even a real news site, since on the side panel there was also this story:
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/man-dons-knights-templar-costume-to-scare-away-muslims-from-new-york-military-recruiting-center/
― silverfish, Friday, 24 July 2015 17:24 (nine years ago) link
Accompanied by his wife, the former Marine also brought along a bow and a quiver full of arrows, saying he doesn’t have a permit to carry a handgun.
― silverfish, Friday, 24 July 2015 17:26 (nine years ago) link
Wyoming Man Found with 30 Eyeballs in His Anal Cavity : http://crazed.com/wyoming-man-eyeballs-in-cavity/
― StanM, Saturday, 25 July 2015 07:00 (nine years ago) link
http://nymag.com/thecut/2015/07/womens-museum-becomes-womens-killer-museum.html?mid=twitter-share-thecut
― 龜, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 21:34 (nine years ago) link
https://www.yahoo.com/music/heres-1000-people-playing-the-foo-fighters-125469380086.html
― écorché (S-), Friday, 31 July 2015 04:42 (nine years ago) link
Headline in Norwegian paper just now: "Prisoner escapes from Bastøy [prison island] on a surfboard"
― July retires into a shrubbery. (Øystein), Wednesday, 5 August 2015 11:58 (nine years ago) link
the thing about lenny kravitz's dick falling out after he split his pantshttp://www.buzzfeed.com/kimberleydadds/lenny-kravitzs-dick-wants-to-fly-away#.yvGpy9jm1
― La Lechera, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 12:56 (nine years ago) link
Too obvious for The Onion, but nevertheless:
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/madd-chapter-president-charged-with-impaired-driving-resigns-1.2503162
― clemenza, Wednesday, 5 August 2015 22:22 (nine years ago) link
Man Sues Restaurant Known for Throwing Dinner Rolls After Being Hit by Bread
― I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Thursday, 13 August 2015 15:37 (nine years ago) link
I mean...
http://i.imgur.com/oVsLMsV.jpg
― pplains, Thursday, 13 August 2015 17:23 (nine years ago) link
http://www.suffolkgazette.com/news/morris-dancers-blind-footballers-brawl/"Morris dancers and blind footballers in mass brawl"
― I checked Snoops , and it is for real (Trayce), Thursday, 13 August 2015 23:14 (nine years ago) link
Aw crap I didnt read that one closely, its a satire. NM.
― I checked Snoops , and it is for real (Trayce), Friday, 14 August 2015 00:05 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/21/jonathan-franzen-considered-adopting-iraqi-orphan-young-people
― klu, Friday, 21 August 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link
needs to give his editor a raise imo
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Friday, 21 August 2015 20:44 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/25/never-date-a-man-who-hates-beyonce?CMP=twt_gu
plausibly this is intentionally Onion-esque in its delivery, at the least I think this dude is adopting a persona, but it's presented as sincere so
― Hector Ringtone (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 25 August 2015 22:11 (nine years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/us/politics/hillary-clinton-to-show-more-humor-and-heart-aides-say.html?&moduleDetail=section-news-3&action=click&contentCollection=Politics®ion=Footer&module=MoreInSection&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&pgtype=article
"And there will be new efforts to bring spontaneity to a candidacy that sometimes seems wooden and overly cautious" is just a taste of the comedy within
― Vic Perry, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 00:38 (nine years ago) link
Chris Brown bails on gay pride appearance because gay men were present
― best beloved george benson (The Reverend), Tuesday, 8 September 2015 08:08 (nine years ago) link
While totally applicable to the thread on title alone, I bet the onion would reject that article if a writer pitched it to them becuz it requires accepting that chris brown has a lesbian segment of his fanbase
― da croupier, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 14:05 (nine years ago) link
Like this could be an onion headline and "Chris brown entertains lesbian dance party at pride" could be an onion headline
― da croupier, Tuesday, 8 September 2015 14:07 (nine years ago) link
http://www.vox.com/2015/9/9/9275611/victorian-era-life
― gr8080, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 16:51 (nine years ago) link
can't wait til they die of consumption
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 16:54 (nine years ago) link
Gabriel's workout clothes were copied from the racing outfit of a Victorian cyclist, and when he goes swimming, his hand-knit wool swim trunks raise more than a few eyebrows — but this is just the least of the abuse we've taken. We have been called "freaks," "bizarre," and an endless slew of far worse insults. We've received hate mail telling us to get out of town and repeating the word "kill ... kill ... kill." Every time I leave home I have to constantly be on guard against people who try to paw at and grope me. Dealing with all these things and not being ground down by them, not letting other people's hostile ignorance rob us of the joy we find in this life — that is the hard part. By comparison, wearing a Victorian corset is the easiest thing in the world.
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:01 (nine years ago) link
btw, "kill...kill...kill" is not a single word
I take some small comfort in assuming she doesn't vote
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link
so this is a trending topic now; feeling trolled
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:24 (nine years ago) link
I love my fantasies so much I decided to live in them. Nothing new in that.
― Aimless, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 17:49 (nine years ago) link
She's got a website
― kinder, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:17 (nine years ago) link
" The late Victorian era was an incredibly dynamic time, with so many new and extraordinary inventions it seemed anything was possible. Interacting with tangible items from that time helps us connect with and share that optimism."
ah but then who is the real Victorian, someone who wears woollen Speedos or the businessman with his iPhone and Eggmaster?
― kinder, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
optimism & innovation was the Victorian era's death knell
― gr8080, Wednesday, 9 September 2015 23:53 (nine years ago) link
Oh man my colleague is a Victorianist and just posted on Facebook that he's set up an interview with these people.
― joygoat, Thursday, 10 September 2015 21:23 (nine years ago) link
if they were that deep in the game she would have called them poison pen letters instead of hate mail
― Hector Ringtone (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 10 September 2015 22:33 (nine years ago) link
Great that these people aren't smart enough to know there's probably an 80-90% chance that in the Victorian era they would have lived in a filthy slum and died early of sulphur poisoning, not been members of the fucking leisure class.
Not everyone necessarily wants to live the same lifestyle we have chosen, of course. But anyone can benefit from choices that increase their awareness of their surroundings and the way things they use every day affect them.
"I'm so aware of my surroundings and the world we live in that I use ancient inefficient lightbulbs and burn kerosene right in my house!"
This is why more people don't follow their dreams: They know the world is a cruel place for anyone who doesn't fit into the dominant culture.
No, most people have to work for a fucking living.
― I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Thursday, 10 September 2015 22:41 (nine years ago) link
if they were that deep in the game she would have called them poison pen letters instead of hate mail― Hector Ringtone (DJ Mencap), Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:33 PM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Hector Ringtone (DJ Mencap), Thursday, September 10, 2015 3:33 PM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha, otm!
― intheblanks, Thursday, 10 September 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/myfoxla/status/643519513745559553
― goole, Monday, 14 September 2015 21:21 (nine years ago) link
because cheerleading is all about triggering PTSD!
― go hang a salami I'm a canal, adam (silby), Tuesday, 15 September 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
They're called cheerLEADERS, not cheerFOLLOWERS.
― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Tuesday, 15 September 2015 18:07 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/20/teen-prosecuted-naked-images-himself-phone-selfies
― kinder, Sunday, 20 September 2015 20:27 (nine years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/poles-furious-after-russia-blames-them-for-starting-wwii/2015/09/26/0da28620-644a-11e5-8475-781cc9851652_story.html
― goole, Saturday, 26 September 2015 16:06 (eight years ago) link
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/06/02/female-named-hurricanes-kill-more-than-male-because-people-dont-respect-them-study-finds
― Tuomas, Sunday, 4 October 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link
omg. for this thread i give it an A+
― Nhex, Sunday, 4 October 2015 22:07 (eight years ago) link
Plastic Bags Chaos Looms
(front page of daily mail today, in letters an inch high)
― koogs, Monday, 5 October 2015 08:34 (eight years ago) link
the front page headline of the local boston paper is about a commuter train that now has a slightly less direct route into the city. i guess nothing is happening in the world.
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 5 October 2015 12:10 (eight years ago) link
http://www.donotlink.com/gy14
― a literal scarecrow on a quaint porch (forksclovetofu), Friday, 9 October 2015 15:29 (eight years ago) link
^ilx should use donotlink more often.it's a link from elite daily: "Don’t Impress Me With ‘Something Different’, Just Take Me to Dinner"
― a literal scarecrow on a quaint porch (forksclovetofu), Friday, 9 October 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
> ^ilx should use donotlink more often.
and get popups asking you to rate stuff? no thanks.
"In one click, how would you describe this elitedaily.com page or article?Great Interesting Nonsense Offensive Dangerous"
― koogs, Friday, 9 October 2015 15:42 (eight years ago) link
http://www.citylab.com/navigator/2015/10/for-5-this-startup-will-cancel-comcast-for-you/409870/
― goole, Friday, 9 October 2015 19:20 (eight years ago) link
xp small price to pay not to give douchebags the traffic imo
― a literal scarecrow on a quaint porch (forksclovetofu), Friday, 9 October 2015 19:26 (eight years ago) link
Airplane Passengers Will Be Stacked On Top Of Each Other In Airbus Patent
― aaaaablnnn (abanana), Saturday, 10 October 2015 07:03 (eight years ago) link
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/African_slave_ship_diagram.jpg
― Josefa, Sunday, 11 October 2015 04:12 (eight years ago) link