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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 03:32 AM
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Now this is Funny! This new video from the "Onion News Network" spoofs Fox/CNN "Breaking News"

Breaking News: Something Happening In Haiti (2:14)


Important news out of Haiti's capital today. The Onion's Don Abrams reports live.

<http://www.theonion.com/content//node/60953?utm_source=embedded_video_2>


Here are a few others that a pretty good too:

Report: 70 Percent Of All Praise Sarcastic (1:39)

Is that compliment real or not? A new report tells you how to know the difference.
<http://www.theonion.com/content/video/report_70_percent_of_all_praise>



In The Know: Do You Remember Life Before The Segway? (1:39)

Panelists discuss how the Segway personal transporter has revolutionized American life.

<http://www.theonion.com/content/video/in_the_know_do_you_remember_life>


And again, The Onion is Satire.
:evilgrin:
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 04:04 AM
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1. Thanks!!
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 12:05 PM
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2. kick n/t
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 12:28 PM
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3. thanks for the reminder, haven't check The Onion vids recently
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mantis49 Donating Member (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 12:51 PM
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4. I loved the crawls across the bottom as much as the pieces!
:kick: :)
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 04:57 PM
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12. My favorite is... (spoiler alert)
...when they put the guys death notice up when his cell phone cut out!.:spray:
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-07-07 12:47 AM
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14. kick n/t
:kick:
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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 12:52 PM
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5. The panda!
Edited on Sun May-06-07 12:53 PM by seemslikeadream
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adamuu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 12:56 PM
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6. that was great
and not far from how it really looks when CNN reports on what they don't know.
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 01:31 PM
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7. Really great! I see they just started this site in April, too. It's terrific. Thanks. n/t
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Critters2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 01:42 PM
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8. "Julianna McKannis, in for Clifford Baines....
who had some shit to take care of"!!

:rofl:
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Babsbrain Donating Member (536 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 02:33 PM
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9. This is good too
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 04:54 PM
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11. I liked that one too...
...and agree, "Draft the D&D players too!":rofl:
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athena Donating Member (771 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 04:54 PM
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10. The immigration one is hilarious:
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-06-07 05:05 PM
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13. Yup, that was one of the first ones they did. It's full of "did ya catch that..." stuff, like...
"...but those words where written Thousands of years ago..." :spray:
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Matariki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-07-07 12:59 AM
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15. beautiful!!! thanks! n/t
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Up2Late Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-07-07 11:14 AM
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16. kick n/t
:kick:
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