Was there already a thread about this?

[alexandraaah]

Prolly, but it's still ridiculous and funny. Cut and paste this link or scroll down to where I posted the article. This is the last technological thing I'll do all day, I swear.


http://news.excite.com/article/id/79981|oddlyenough|06-07-2002::10:00|reuters.html

 

[Purple Haze]

Link alert, link alert!

 

[metal_minx]

hmm i may never know since that link wont open for me

 

[alexandraaah]

I know, no matter what I do, the link won't work.

Me+thread=dumbass.

Sorry.

 

[plasticman33]

Sorry! We could not find the thread you requested!

 

[sexy-girl]

draaah your not a dumbass it works just have to manually cut and paste the link


its a funny story

 

[Guest]

 

[alexandraaah]

June 7, 2002 9:57 am EST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's most popular newspaper has unwittingly republished a bogus story about U.S. Congress threats to skip town for Memphis or Charlotte unless Washington builds them a new Capitol building with a retractable dome.
The source? America's celebrated spoof tabloid, the Onion.

The Beijing Evening News, which claims a circulation of 1.25 million, translated portions of the Onion's tall tale word-for-word in the international news page of its June 3 edition.

The reprinted version of the May 29 article, which parodies Congress as a Major League Baseball squad, also copied the Onion's would-be blueprint for a new legislative home that resembles a ballpark. "Don't get us wrong: We love the drafty old building," the Onion quoted House Speaker Dennis Hastert as saying.

"But the hard reality is, it's no longer suitable for a world-class legislative branch. The sight lines are bad, there aren't enough concession stands or bathrooms, and the parking is miserable."

The spoof from the brazen entertainment tabloid, which dubs itself "America's finest news source," apparently took in the Evening News.

"The story was written by one of our freelance writers," an editor at the Evening News told Reuters on Friday. "His stuff has been pretty much reliable before."

The editor said he had received other calls from readers about the article. "They were also suspicious of the contents."

Told the story came from the Onion and was not true, the editor said, "We would first have to check that out. If it's indeed fake, I'm sure there will be some form of correction."

 

[miles]

I know, no matter what I do, the link won't work.

Me+thread=dumbass.

Sorry.

I understand, baby.

 

[APhil]

Here's the article

Well, I was going to copy and paste, but you beat me to it.....

 

[claude_moveml]

It is the right link, just clicking on it doesn't work.

Paper Falls for Gag in Humor Tabloid

June 7, 2002 9:57 am EST

BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's most popular newspaper has unwittingly republished a bogus story about U.S. Congress threats to skip town for Memphis or Charlotte unless Washington builds them a new Capitol building with a retractable dome.
The source? America's celebrated spoof tabloid, the Onion.

The Beijing Evening News, which claims a circulation of 1.25 million, translated portions of the Onion's tall tale word-for-word in the international news page of its June 3 edition.

The reprinted version of the May 29 article, which parodies Congress as a Major League Baseball squad, also copied the Onion's would-be blueprint for a new legislative home that resembles a ballpark. "Don't get us wrong: We love the drafty old building," the Onion quoted House Speaker Dennis Hastert as saying.

"But the hard reality is, it's no longer suitable for a world-class legislative branch. The sight lines are bad, there aren't enough concession stands or bathrooms, and the parking is miserable."

The spoof from the brazen entertainment tabloid, which dubs itself "America's finest news source," apparently took in the Evening News.

"The story was written by one of our freelance writers," an editor at the Evening News told Reuters on Friday. "His stuff has been pretty much reliable before."

The editor said he had received other calls from readers about the article. "They were also suspicious of the contents."

Told the story came from the Onion and was not true, the editor said, "We would first have to check that out. If it's indeed fake, I'm sure there will be some form of correction."

 

[metal_minx]

draaah your not a dumbass it works just have to manually cut and paste the link


its a funny story

what? manually cut & paste? damn so much work...

 

[claude_moveml]

Heh, mass alike thinkingness.

 

[plasticman33]

Thanks Draah........How funny!

 

[metal_minx]

lmfao that is too funny

i love the onion

 

[alexandraaah]

At least I didn't woo you with the notion of naked sexy people then fuck up the image, right?


Miles?

Right?

 

[LukkyKnight]

Right.

The onion story was a classic, draaah, and you did right to try to bring enlightenment to the ignorant masses - or at least that sub-mass of them who read at Literotica.