does this include us?

[GILD]

http://www.onion.com/onion3919/report_majority_of_human.html

[phil]

Rather than replying I’ll post an in-depth review of your post in the Product Reviews section, Gild…

Phil

[john_childs]

I’m pretty sure I have written a few posts that had absolutely nothing to do with reviewing unicycling equipment.

[JJuggle]

Huh, whadya know? This appears in the same issue of The Onion.

Circus Runaway Not Looking Forward To Hometown Show
SACRAMENTO, CA—Michael MacAlester, who ran away from his native Sacramento at 16 to join the circus, is not looking forward to the Big Top Circus’ show this Friday in his hometown. “The idea of getting the hell out of Sacramento and joining a traveling circus was really exciting, but I guess I should’ve thought to check the schedule,” MacAlester, 18, a unicycling clown, said Monday. “I asked the ringmaster if I could possibly sit this one out, but he said no way.” MacAlester said he plans to wear extra-heavy make-up in case his parents happen to be in attendance.

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[GILD]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Huh, whadya know? This appears in the same issue of The Onion.
Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

heard the funniest ‘onion’ related story today
a while ago, while the whole ‘is harry potter a satanic influence on our kids’ discussion was rippling thru the ranks of the terminally stupid, a very conservative south african author (maretha maartens) quoted ‘the onion’ as the source of proof that jk rowlings is a witch
i can’t decide which is funnier, that someone like the arch-conservative maartens would even know of ‘the onion’
or that she just didn’t get it!

[JJuggle]

I’ve been having a lot of trouble formatting posts lately

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[JJuggle]

Similarly, a while back a Chinese journalist reported the story that the US Congress, citing run down facilities at the Capitol, were threatening to move out of Washington, DC unless funds were authorized to construct for them a new building. Apparently he took the story verbatim from The Onion.

Originally posted by Gild
know of ‘the onion’ or that she just didn’t get it!

Is there a big difference between knowing of The Onion and not getting it and not knowing of the existence of The Onion at all?

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[uni57]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Is there a big difference between knowing of The Onion and not getting it and not knowing of the existence of The Onion at all?

Isn’t that the difference between stupidity and ignorance?

Dave (uni57)

[GILD]

Originally posted by JJuggle
Is there a big difference between knowing of The Onion and not getting it and not knowing of the existence of The Onion at all?
Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

Originally posted by Dave (uni57)
Isn’t that the difference between stupidity and ignorance?

if FREEDOM is the distance between church and state, what would u call the distance between stupidity and ignorance?
or, more importantly, what would u call the bridge from there to the real world?

reading?

[Klaas_Bil]

Originally posted by GILD
[B]
if FREEDOM is the distance between church and state, what would u call the distance between stupidity and ignorance?
or, more importantly, what would u call the bridge from there to the real world?

reading? [/B]

Curiosity?

Klaas Bil

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by Klaas Bil
[B]
Curiosity?

Klaas Bil [/B]

Well, now, not to get too heavy, but first off I think Dave hit on something with the stupidity vs ignorance comment. I was trying to get at something deeper than stupidity, a state of conditioning that immunizes one from even recognizing the Onion as humor, but perhaps that is too far to go. Anyway, not unlike some of the commentary in RSU regarding certain people for whom unicycles are outside their scope and so they don’t even see them, so is the Onion for some. That’s sort of what I was getting at. (Can’t find that original thread now. )

But on to Klaas’ one word comment. Yes, I agree. Reading is part of curiousity, as is asking questions and listening. It has always seemed to me that the curious are the ones who have the most answers (not all the answers, but the most) and are further along on the journey (not at or even near the end, but further along) wherever that may be.

Cheers,
Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[nbrazzi]

I used to work with a guy who was a pretty smart fella. I left the onion’s web site up on a computer and he came by and was reading it. I don’t remember what the article was, but it was something ridiculous about a senator. The guy I worked with emailed the senator to ask if the allegations were true.

[sendhair]

Throughout human history, the lack of ability to appreciate ironic or satirical humor has been well-documented. Certainly, we’ve seen enough of this comedic deficiency on this very forum often enough to be convinced the continuation of the problem well into our so-called “modern” age.

We could be cruel, and assign the blame to a lack of intelligence… or, we could be kind, and argue that certain individuals just don’t “get it” because of an inherent insufficiency of cerebral matter and/or experience and/or knowledge and/or basic pedestrian cognitive potency.

In other words…

Some peoples just ain’t got much more between their ears than a rabbit’s got.

Listen… do you hear the breeze?

[samuel]

OT, you know what bugs me?

Having to highlight sendhairs text every time I want to hear what he has to say (Which is more often than not)…

[phil]

Originally posted by samuel
OT, you know what bugs me?

I would usually agree, I generally dislike people using funny fonts and stuff… but… I’ve got used to Sendhair’s green posts. They should be read carefully and slowly, with your mind using a very quiet voice… the green just makes sure you don’t rush it…

Phil