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shraby

(21,946 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:15 PM Oct 2012

I have a suggestion, since the Onion headlines are misleading in the extreme, could

whoever wants to post the Onion, please put (Onion) in the headline..for those looking for bad headlines from du, the Onion is fertile ground.
Identified as such might slow them down.

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I have a suggestion, since the Onion headlines are misleading in the extreme, could (Original Post) shraby Oct 2012 OP
Good plan, and I'd appreciate it too. PDJane Oct 2012 #1
Thank you...That would be nice Laurajr Oct 2012 #2
I agree. Someone just posted one in Politics2012 Tx4obama Oct 2012 #3
1000% agree. nt FLyellowdog Oct 2012 #4
;) faith woos science Oct 2012 #5
I know the link says the onion, but the headline does not. shraby Oct 2012 #7
Is the Onion losing a little bit of its funny? A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2012 #6
I agree. I'd appreciate that for ANY satirical post, especially at this stage in the election. Denzil_DC Oct 2012 #8
I have a suggestion - this belongs in Meta cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #9
I disagree. I don't think Onion posts are any shocking than aletier_v Oct 2012 #10
Nope, I love to see them posted without caveats MrScorpio Oct 2012 #11

Denzil_DC

(7,188 posts)
8. I agree. I'd appreciate that for ANY satirical post, especially at this stage in the election.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:59 PM
Oct 2012

apart from the overall impression you mention, there's a risk that some people won't read too closely and will fall for a tall tale and spread it around and embarrass themselves (it's happened before). It wastes my time as I'm looking for useful information I can register or pass on or maybe blog about. If I want a laugh, I can usually find one.

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