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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 07:43 PM
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Can someone verify the following John Oliver quote?
In regards to the comments sections that follow online news articles:

"ATTENTION: This article has ended. Reason stops here. What follows is a Thunderdome of bullshit. Venture forward at your own risk. Godspeed."


Did he say this? Is it from the Daily Show or some other show, book or article? :rofl:
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Electric Monk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 07:47 PM
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1. A google search for "Thunderdome of bullshit" got exactly two hits, one of which is this thread.
Edited on Tue Aug-17-10 07:49 PM by Electric Monk
The other is http://fuckyeahjohnoliver.tumblr.com/

That wouldn't happen to be your blog, would it?





edit to add the full quote from that blog:

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AUG 14, 2010
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I really, truly believe that comments pages on news stories should have a warning so that you don’t scroll down too far. Something should flash up instantly saying, ‘ATTENTION. THIS ARTICLE HAS ENDED. REASON STOPS HERE. WHAT FOLLOWS IS A THUNDERDOME OF BULLSHIT. VENTURE FORWARD AT YOUR OWN RISK. GODSPEED.’”

— The Bugle #123
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KeepItReal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 08:08 PM
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3. The Bugle podcast is the best
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 07:54 PM
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2. .
Edited on Tue Aug-17-10 07:56 PM by RandomThoughts
Thunderdome is an interp.

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Stardust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 08:37 PM
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4. What's an interp?
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-19-10 06:29 PM
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6. Interpretation
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Stardust Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 08:43 PM
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5. He had a concert a while back (on HBO, I think.) I haven't laughed that much in
a long time. My gawd, that guy's funny. :rofl:

As far as the Comments go,a friend once advised me, Don't scroll down. Good advice that I wish I heeded more often.
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