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mikeysnot

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48. I am very versed in the Onion.

Tue Jan 7, 2014, 05:56 PM

Jan 2014

I was introduced to it back in the early nineties. My first impression of it was an image of Ryne Sandburg of the Cubs sliding into second base being tagged out. The headline under it was "Chicago Cubs eliminated from playoff contention, in May".

Being an unfortunate Cub fan, I always get a chuckle out of that...

I was just being silly with my Bullshit response...

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Some Bullshit just Broke on the TV news this morning [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jan 2014 OP

Very good! randome Jan 2014 #1

A great AM lol! blackspade Jan 2014 #2

Okay, that was pretty well perfect. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #3

Thank you! Total treat. DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2014 #4

What is this? mikeysnot Jan 2014 #5

OnionNewsNetwork (yes, the Onion is on television) niyad Jan 2014 #29

I am very versed in the Onion. mikeysnot Jan 2014 #48

Oh bullshit! VWolf Jan 2014 #57

Completely! mikeysnot Jan 2014 #62

Where is that from? RC Jan 2014 #6

That was brilliant. Vilis Veritas Jan 2014 #7

The best part of these Onion videos are the crawlers VWolf Jan 2014 #8

Thanks, was laughing so hard I missed the crawlers.. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #16

I always watch Onion videos twice ... VWolf Jan 2014 #42

Thanks for pointing that out! countryjake Jan 2014 #47

Now that's some serious fuckin bullshit - lmao n/t SmittynMo Jan 2014 #9

hahahahahaha florida08 Jan 2014 #10

LOL ctsnowman Jan 2014 #11

Not the Onion: "A squirrel dying in front of your house may be more relevant to your interests right KurtNYC Jan 2014 #12

The thing about Geologists wanting money for marijuana research Tyrs WolfDaemon Jan 2014 #13

you are truly evil!! you could write a proposal to test the effects of the garden of the gods on niyad Jan 2014 #28

Oh Snap! It's so CNN. RoverSuswade Jan 2014 #14

I could have written that fucking bullshit. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #15

Halarious... mountain grammy Jan 2014 #17

so funny treestar Jan 2014 #18

re:Some Bullshit just Broke on the TV news this morning allan01 Jan 2014 #19

Wow. Now that was lol funny. ananda Jan 2014 #20

Funny, but maybe you should mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #21

Indistinguishable from any other MSM report! Just a word vortex! hue Jan 2014 #22

"I am angry that things like this happen... TeeYiYi Jan 2014 #23

LMAO. Truth of the matter! lonestarnot Jan 2014 #24

HOWLING over the actual bullshit on my TV machine. nolabear Jan 2014 #25

actually, that was much more informative than some of the stuff that passes for news on the msm. niyad Jan 2014 #26

K&R Solly Mack Jan 2014 #27

gotta hand it to the actors, they do a great job of keeping their faces straight! magical thyme Jan 2014 #30

Was it OK to watch this more than once. Damn that's funny. n/t Mira Jan 2014 #31

It's so cold here this morning, and I really needed this! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2014 #32

Perfect. nt Zorra Jan 2014 #33

Enjoy this kind-of companion piece Proud Public Servant Jan 2014 #34

That was hillarious as well. :) Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #46

lol treestar Jan 2014 #52

Excellent! Le Taz Hot Jan 2014 #35

That is some serious reportage. Octafish Jan 2014 #36

"I'm just some fucking guy." Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #37

friggin' brilliant. Liberal In Texas Jan 2014 #38

Well Done! adirondacker Jan 2014 #39

Funny as hell! Sissyk Jan 2014 #40

I think I saw that report when I was at the sandwich shop! herding cats Jan 2014 #41

"We'll check back with you in an hour Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #43

"I've spent my entire life attending the nation's most prestigious schools Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #44

Getting to the bottom of a pile of bullshit really stinks! countryjake Jan 2014 #45

To quote a famous scatologist Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #49

Lol, now THAT'S some bullshit! TxDemChem Jan 2014 #50

Just another day openfield Jan 2014 #51

Thanks for sharing! debunkthis Jan 2014 #53

Thank You For Sharing cantbeserious Jan 2014 #54

I love satire Gothmog Jan 2014 #55

Exactly what Noam Chomsky talks about. He'd laugh at it too if he had a sense of humor. nilram Jan 2014 #56

Nobody does satire like the Onion! LAGC Jan 2014 #58

Well, that made me happy 90-percent Jan 2014 #59

!!! 2naSalit Jan 2014 #60

Touché nikto Jan 2014 #61