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It's incredible to think that this could have ever confused people. (lemmy.world)
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[–] 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.