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chipmunk stew
11th November 2005, 11:01 AM
I just came across this hilarious commentary from The Onion (http://www.theonion.com/content/)--
"I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42384)"
An excerpt:
As an ill-informed pseudo-intellectual with a particular interest in the unverifiable, I'm always on the lookout for some partially thought out misinformation. So, if you have an uninformed solution to a dilemma that doesn't actually exist, don't bother double-checking your information. I'm all ears.Classic!

Snow
11th November 2005, 11:19 AM
But if Atlantis really did exist, then where did it go? It couldn't have just disappeared without an unreasonable explanation. I was about to give up on the whole matter when suddenly it hit me: It probably washed away, and it's too deep underwater for scientists to find it. All it takes is a little supposition mixed with critical theorizing and you can easily stumble on a tenuous half-truth that really makes you think.
Anyone else think - "Kilik"? ;)

Quinn
11th November 2005, 11:54 AM
All right, fess up. Which one of you is a writer for the Onion? I know you're out there reading this, whoever you are!

Ripley Twenty-Nine
11th November 2005, 12:00 PM
I just came across this hilarious commentary from The Onion (http://www.theonion.com/content/)--
"I'm Very Interested In Hearing Some Half-Baked Theories (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42384)"
An excerpt:
Classic!

From the Article
And there's a reason liars like James Randi have never been anally probed.
Hahaha...

kmortis
11th November 2005, 12:16 PM
HELP!!!! I'm in the office and I can't stop laughing. Chipmunk Stew, you should have labeld that NSFW.

Blackwell
11th November 2005, 12:23 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the more troll-icious posters here were actually characters created by the writers of The Onion as some elaborate joke.
OK, Onion - it's been long enough! I'm ready for the punch line!

ETA - from this week's Onion as well:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42376

Ashles
11th November 2005, 12:24 PM
Anyone fancy e-mailing the link to Randi? :)

Ripley Twenty-Nine
11th November 2005, 12:57 PM
Anyone fancy e-mailing the link to Randi? :)
I think Chipmunk Stew should considering he was the first to post about it.

chipmunk stew
11th November 2005, 05:33 PM
I think Chipmunk Stew should considering he was the first to post about it.Done.

Soapy Sam
13th November 2005, 02:20 AM
Chipmunk- Oops. Just agreeing with the above. Skipped your last post.