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I'm not sure whether the Literally Unbelievable site is more scary or funny. (Original Post) sufrommich Aug 2012 OP
Shirley the comments are not genuine? Sanddancer Aug 2012 #1
They are real Shirley, and they make me weep out sufrommich Aug 2012 #3
Ahhh, Poe's Law. Been seeing people take Onion articles seriously more often lately. Posteritatis Aug 2012 #2
Agree. nt sufrommich Aug 2012 #5
could be the Wisconsin locale. Doing business in Madison this yr would make me cranky too librechik Aug 2012 #7
I'm completelu convicted. Whut a greet cite! librechik Aug 2012 #4
And R.I.P. Bill Nye the Science Guy. Sob! sufrommich Aug 2012 #6
speechless. just wow. but thx for turning me on to pnwest Aug 2012 #8
I don't know whether to laugh or to weep for humanity. Lucy Goosey Aug 2012 #9
I grieve for humanity TrogL Aug 2012 #10
Even scarier are comments on "Fundies say the Darndest Things" website. n/t LeftinOH Aug 2012 #11

Posteritatis

(18,807 posts)
2. Ahhh, Poe's Law. Been seeing people take Onion articles seriously more often lately.
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 12:49 PM
Aug 2012

Also, the Onion's gotten downright vicious as of late; the news in general lately's pissed them off enough to really get their knives out. It's great.

Lucy Goosey

(2,940 posts)
9. I don't know whether to laugh or to weep for humanity.
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:00 PM
Aug 2012

To the headline Paul Ryan Wondering If He Should Have Told Romney About This Guy He's Dating, someone responded:

I can never tell if The Onion stories are true or not. If this is TRUE, then Obama might lose the gay vote.


Is the response meant to be satirical too?

TrogL

(32,822 posts)
10. I grieve for humanity
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:03 PM
Aug 2012
http://literallyunbelievable.org/post/29688190381/she-is-a-person

I wouldn't give up on her getting her hearling; would be teaching her The Bible and about Jesus Christ.


I'm going to be blogging about this one, it's too stupid not to be true.

Why are Freeper types constantly proselytizing?
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