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Ever accidentally posted satire as actual news?

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Ever accidentally posted satire as actual news?

I've done it once before, and quickly realized my mistake. With satire being done well by sites like The Onion, it's really easy to mistake it for real news at times. Hell, some things in the news are so out-there I actually thought that -those- were satire. I had to look up to see if Huffington Post was satire on one instance. XD

Ever been tricked before? Go on, admit it.

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Re: Ever accidentally posted satire as actual news?

I have a propensity to quickly forget my "mistakes"....... Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing Rolling on the floor laughing

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Re: Ever accidentally posted satire as actual news?

Eighty-three per cent of the stuff I have posted is complete bunk - I make stuff up.  The other twenty-seven per cent* is accidentally accurate.

*Mathematic inaccuracies intended for comedic purposes and are in no way intended to reflect the intelligence of the poster nor the postee.  Thank you.

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Re: Ever accidentally posted satire as actual news?

Fremen wrote:

Eighty-three per cent of the stuff I have posted is complete bunk - I make stuff up.  The other twenty-seven per cent* is accidentally accurate.

*Mathematic inaccuracies intended for comedic purposes and are in no way intended to reflect the intelligence of the poster nor the postee.  Thank you.


The math certainly works out properly, not sure about its content though! Eye-wink

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