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15. otherwise known as satire. It's beyond fucking pathetic how often people here fall

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #6)

Wed May 23, 2012, 08:06 PM

May 2012

for obvious satire. I mean for fuck's sake, the top of the site reads "NEWS THAT"S ALMOST RELIABLE". And now we'll be treated to the same lame ass "but it could be true" from those who were dupes.

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Of course I’ll win, I’m the white guy.” Satire [View all] malaise May 2012 OP

Wait a second... derby378 May 2012 #1

You know I can't wait to see his concession speech malaise May 2012 #2

You would hope malaise May 2012 #11

Yes, Freewood is satire, just like the onion. nt ZombieHorde May 2012 #22

He didn't really, did he? greatauntoftriplets May 2012 #3

Just like the last white guy won. drm604 May 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author TroglodyteScholar May 2012 #5

This is a joke, right? Right? n/t lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #6

otherwise known as satire. It's beyond fucking pathetic how often people here fall cali May 2012 #15

Yes, a bad one. It is a poor attempt at satire. Orangepeel May 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Brickbat May 2012 #7

I won't be sending this anywhere. it's SATIRE. Hard to find more obvious satire cali May 2012 #8

Ah jeez. Webster Green May 2012 #9

I fell for it malaise May 2012 #29

I actually clutched my pearls over this one. yellerpup May 2012 #10

Shit - I just realized that malaise May 2012 #16

And YOU posted it! yellerpup May 2012 #32

I'm laughing at me too malaise May 2012 #35

To be fair, it did sound like something Mittens would say. yellerpup May 2012 #36

Do you realize that the story is satire? PSPS May 2012 #12

I didn't and I'm not easily fooled malaise May 2012 #20

This is satire and fiction, right? The Second Stone May 2012 #13

Hello, folks, this is satire. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #14

I edited the OP malaise May 2012 #26

Is this for real? Cali_Democrat May 2012 #17

I'm skeptical. drm604 May 2012 #19

I edited the OP malaise May 2012 #21

So the real State of the Union address: "My Fellow White Americans.." MichiganVote May 2012 #23

Those "Onion" wannabe sites are pathetic imitations of the original (nt) Nye Bevan May 2012 #24

+1 Blecht May 2012 #31

why? salparadise1000 Jun 2012 #38

Change the title or self delete! Logical May 2012 #25

dude, freewoodpost's disclaimer: marasinghe May 2012 #27

Edited the OP malaise May 2012 #28

i fell for it first go, too. marasinghe May 2012 #37

Not funny Blecht May 2012 #30

Crap! I was about to launch a campaign to make this viral. never-mind. ~nt 99th_Monkey May 2012 #33

This really happened... TrogL May 2012 #34