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Title: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Pugnate on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 02:35:34 AM: http://www.theonion.com/articles/amazing-original-thing-to-become-hated-cliche-in-6,17528/
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Cobra951 on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 08:28:10 AM: Haha! They've done that sort of thing once before (that I know of). What was it? Now I can't remember.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: scottws on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 10:27:52 AM: The MacBook Wheel?
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Pugnate on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 10:37:45 AM: I am not sure what they tackled before.

This article could apply to the many number of fads that we seem to get obsessed with. Currently it is 3D.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Cobra951 on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 04:05:02 PM: What I meant was that they did a generic/template story like this once before (at least). It was funny then too.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: PyroMenace on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 04:23:14 PM: Something to do with the new and greatest technology becoming obsolete within a month of the next newest and greatest technology.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: MysterD on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 07:31:13 PM: Quote
haha gotta love The Onion
No, we don't gotta...
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Ghandi on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 07:48:44 PM: Yes, you do.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: MysterD on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 07:49:36 PM: Quote from: Ghandi on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 07:48:44 PM
Yes, you do.

Why?
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Ghandi on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 08:00:01 PM: In my younger, more innocent days I might have continued this conversation.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: MysterD on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 08:14:33 PM: Quote from: Ghandi on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 08:00:01 PM
In my younger, more innocent days I might have continued this conversation.

What do you like about The Onion so much?
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Ghandi on Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 07:59:56 AM: Quote from: MysterD on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 08:14:33 PM
What do you like about The Onion so much?

http://www.theonion.com/articles/children-of-all-ages-delighted-by-enslavement-of-t,17534/
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 08:09:34 AM: That angry treehugger diatribe is what makes you love The Onion?
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Ghandi on Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 09:18:14 AM: No, the hilariously brilliant perspectives they present are.

So you really like the circus huh? Haha...
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Cobra951 on Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 10:46:32 AM: I generally like their humor. I found none at all in that piece. It's powerfully written, though. Hammers its point across.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 11:28:26 AM: Quote from: Ghandi on Wednesday, June 02, 2010, 07:59:56 AM
http://www.theonion.com/articles/children-of-all-ages-delighted-by-enslavement-of-t,17534/

Wow that is upsetting.
Title: Re: haha gotta love The Onion
Post by: scottws on Monday, June 07, 2010, 11:43:31 PM: Short, but sweet (http://www.theonion.com/articles/group-cheers-after-group-hears-groups-name-called,17565/).