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[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 163 points 2 months ago (4 children)
[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 56 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People biting the onion is 90% of the fun of it. Let them be silly.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

The Onion is way more subtle and clever than just making up fake quotes by celebrities

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

clickhole is by the onion lol

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 15 points 2 months ago

And were doing the fake quote thing before they made clickhole.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's pretty obviously a joke quote when you take the time to read it

[–] Klear@piefed.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You got downvoted, presumably by someone who thinks it's not obviously a joke, which I find both hilarious and sad.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip 4 points 2 months ago

Some people just have no whimsy.

[–] SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I still picture the headline “Laura Bush noisily devours infant” from time to time and that had to be from an onion (probably a physical one) from around 2005.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You mean this ISN'T the real reason Beto lost to Human Candidate Ted Cruz?

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Hes right though, Practice abortions are the best way to ensure women arent nervous and afraid when it comes to the real thing!

Its no different than doing practice exams, mock job interviews, etc.

[–] BreadOven@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

*hilarious bullshit quotes.

She def said it. Confused the living shit out of me back in the day.