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Squidgy
4th July 2009, 07:41 PM
I found this interview on youtube with an Al Qieada guy(sry if I spelt it wrong).
This is just too daft,it must be a hoax right?
Cl1mh4224rd
4th July 2009, 07:42 PM
* Cl1mh4224rd looks around.

I'm not seeing it. How 'bout a little help here? You can post links, you know...
Squidgy
4th July 2009, 07:58 PM
rofl, sorry. Here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6rFX5a3FLg
Lanzy
4th July 2009, 08:04 PM
It was too stooopid to watch it all.
Horatius
4th July 2009, 08:04 PM
This was featured on the Onion News Network, Why would you think that was a hoax?




:rolleyes:
Squidgy
4th July 2009, 08:10 PM
This was featured on the Onion News Network, Why would you think that was a hoax?




:rolleyes:
I have no idea. I just found it on a random search. I hadn't heard of Onion, I will look it up. Thanks for the info.
Squidgy
4th July 2009, 08:12 PM
It was too stooopid to watch it all.
That's 'stupid' btw. Haha spell pwned.
Horatius
4th July 2009, 08:21 PM
I have no idea. I just found it on a random search. I hadn't heard of Onion, I will look it up. Thanks for the info.



Sigh.


http://www.theonion.com/content/index
Squidgy
4th July 2009, 08:30 PM
Sigh.


http://www.theonion.com/content/index
Thanks for the info...again;)
JohnG
4th July 2009, 08:44 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but in case that link doesn't make it clear to you, The Onion is a satirical web site/newspaper/show. Asking if the content they produce is a "hoax" is a little like asking if the film This is Spinal Tap is a "hoax".
Squidgy
4th July 2009, 08:46 PM
Not to put too fine a point on it, but in case that link doesn't make it clear to you, The Onion is a satirical web site/newspaper/show. Asking if the content they produce is a "hoax" is a little like asking if the film This is Spinal Tap is a "hoax".
Yes I got that...again.
How many times are people gonna point this out :confused:
Whiplash
4th July 2009, 09:00 PM
The onion is satire/parody!

Oh wait....
;)
Squidgy
4th July 2009, 09:02 PM
The onion is satire/parody!

Oh wait....
;)
:D
Wowbagger
4th July 2009, 09:21 PM
Few people know that the Onion is actually a factual news outlet for the Earth of an alternative Universe. It only appears to be satire in our Universe.
Whiplash
4th July 2009, 09:25 PM
So what is their humorous alternative? CNN? MSNBC? FOX?
Horatius
4th July 2009, 09:28 PM
:D



Look on the bright side - now you have your own in-joke!
Squidgy
4th July 2009, 09:31 PM
Look on the bright side - now you have your own in-joke!
Funny but sad in hindsight. :blush:
Sword_Of_Truth
4th July 2009, 11:03 PM
Funny but sad in hindsight. :blush:

Don't be ashamed or embarrassed. First off, you didn't get sucked in completely. You had the sense to come to a place where you knew you'd find people who know and ask if it was legit. Those are points in your favor and it's a good thing to remember the next time you find something that doesn't seem right.

Second, as you've already seen, The Onion has very high production values which easily rival "real" news networks. And their actors are very good at delivering their lines with a straight face. The Onion has successfully fooled a lot of people. You're no worse off than the rest of us. ;)
JohnG
5th July 2009, 01:02 AM
Yes I got that...again.
How many times are people gonna point this out :confused:


To be brutally honest, I myself was taken in by the video a for a good ten seconds until I noticed the Onion logo. I apologize for any unnecessary snark.
Oliver
5th July 2009, 03:39 AM
So what is their humorous alternative? CNN? MSNBC? FOX?


Fox
Monketey Ghost
5th July 2009, 03:43 AM
Few people know that the Onion is actually a factual news outlet for the Earth of an alternative Universe. It only appears to be satire in our Universe.

I like this!
Aidoneus
5th July 2009, 05:08 AM
The funny thing is, I was linked to the Onion's video a few months ago by a Truther, and when I pointed out that the Onion was satire, I was effectively told I was using ad hominem.

Fantastic.
Squidgy
5th July 2009, 02:12 PM
Don't be ashamed or embarrassed. First off, you didn't get sucked in completely. You had the sense to come to a place where you knew you'd find people who know and ask if it was legit. Those are points in your favor and it's a good thing to remember the next time you find something that doesn't seem right.

Second, as you've already seen, The Onion has very high production values which easily rival "real" news networks. And their actors are very good at delivering their lines with a straight face. The Onion has successfully fooled a lot of people. You're no worse off than the rest of us. ;)
Thanks sword of truth. If you don't ask, you don't know.
Sabrina
5th July 2009, 03:30 PM
The only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked.

Or so I'm told. :D
JohnG
5th July 2009, 04:21 PM
and don't call me "Shirley".
Squidgy
5th July 2009, 04:28 PM
and don't call me "Shirley".
Lol, airplane. My girlfriends mum is called shirley. I try to avoid that gag, as much as I am tempted ;)
JoeyDonuts
5th July 2009, 10:30 PM
The only stupid question is the one that doesn't get asked.

Or so I'm told. :D

There are no stupid questions, only stupid...

Never mind.