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clbryant1981 wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:Ordinarily, I think sarcasm is the highest form of humor. Not being familiar with "The Onion", I reckon I just didn't get it....again.

I agree, I love sarcastic humor, but not knowing of "The Onion" I didn't catch it, I thought it was a misguided article.

The Onion has often been mistaken for a serious new outlet. In the early days (and still once in a great while) it got quoted in the main stream media. I think the most famous was the (fake) interview with J. K. Rowling in which she states (along with much more) that the Harry Potter books were gateway material to lure kids into Satanism. It got picked up by a lot of fundamentalist web sites.