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“Not The Onion”: 40 Times Reality Out-Satired Satire
“Truth is stranger than fiction” is one of those sayings that seems pretty weird until you’ve lived long enough to see some examples in the flesh. If you are familiar with “the Onion,” you’ll know that there is already a lot of good satire out there. But what about times when real events were just more unhinged?
This Instagram account shares hilarious examples of headlines that are so bizarre that they almost look like something out of “the Onion.” So get comfortable as you scroll through, prepare to do a few double takes, upvote your favorites and add your own thoughts below.
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Nils Skirnir 1 year ago
tbf US does have a lot of d**g cartels. Everything from the Miami River PD to the Hells Angels
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Damned_Cat 1 year ago
He must have been driving in my town. We have potholes that could snap a Sherman tank in half
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Cathleen Cummings 1 year ago
A******s! Typical American capitalist BS -- companies are never held accountable.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Just another reason why Wyoming has the smallest population of any of the US states. They've killed everyone else off.
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Maples Dad 1 year ago
But they'll still work alongside companies that need you to remortgage your home to buy a concert ticket.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I worked with a school district in the Southern US who allowed a boy to pass through school due to his ability to play football. He was unhappy that he couldn't get into college because he couldn't pass the most basic exams and won a lawsuit. It was heartbreaking.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Let's see who is targeted next in some way, shape, or form by the government for trying to give some people the same chances that others were born with by sheer luck. So many people think that by levelling the playing field they are taking away others' "rights" to continue allowing privilege to continue.
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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago
Just as well I have shīt conversations with Alexa. She won't commit to our relationship. Nothing; nada!
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
“'Sorry your loved one died, best we can do is a hot meal' was the holiday greeting Impact Plastics’ management chose to send last month to the families of the workers who perished in the catastrophic flooding at their plant during Hurricane Helene in September. Instead of accepting responsibility for their role in the tragedy, the Erwin, Tennessee, company sent $100 gift cards to the grieving families in December. This callous act is a stark illustration of the capitalist class’s utter disregard for the lives, and deaths, of the working class. The families of the deceased, along with surviving employees, received gift cards to McDonald’s, Walmart and Pal’s, another fast-food restaurant in the area."
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
And management wonders why "people just don't want to work these days."
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
However, who didn't know this was coming with one or more of these companies?
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TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
I don't understand how people can choose a noisy, stinky creature that messes up the home while being extreme expensive to feed over owning a dog, which is clearly the better option
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I hope Denmark sends them back a reply about sticking the eggs where the sun doesn't shine after the aggressive way Trump has been trying to steal Greenland.
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TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago
One of the characteristics of a developed nation is the easy access to clean drinking water....
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
"18 Dec 2024 — Two men from Rochester, New York, who grew their own cannabis died from pneumonia after being exposed to a harmful fungus in bat poop they'd used as fertilizer." Is New York trying to compete with Florida?
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Hippopotamuses 1 year ago
Release their own water, or someone else's? If it was their own water, it probably wouldn't have helped that much.
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FreeTheUnicorn 1 year ago
She's not in jail because she called the police on the squatters. She's in jail for actual crimes, but she was caught because she called the police. Calm down.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
You can tell the priority it has been given by the expensive signs they have produced.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
"Kansas Department for Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard said NPR did a series of investigative stories several years ago about foster care children losing their benefits. States claim the money as reimbursement for the costs of foster care. But governments already have an obligation to pay the costs of foster care under state and federal laws. The result is that only impoverished kids, who receive Social Security benefits because they’re orphans or because they’re disabled or their parents are disabled, get a bill for their own foster care.” Since NPR’s investigation, some states passed legislation to stop the practice, but 36 states still reimburse themselves with the children’s federal benefits. Kansas is the first state to use an executive order to change the practice."
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Why does Fox keep calling itself "FoxNews" after they admitted in court they are just an entertainment organisation?
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
And people still wonder why Luigi allegedly did whatever it was he was alleged to have done.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
I would like to see everyone involved in this, including those from the judiciary, subjected to the same heat.
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
If there was a decent person in this administration they'd be ashamed of this. However, that's a very large "if."
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Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's if you can find that many wankpanzers that are still on the road if the tires and panels haven't fallen off by then. Gorilla Glue, however, is going to see a steep rise in their stocks.
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Robert Millar 1 year ago
New headline: Man With 760 Million Bitcoin Fortune Neglects To Back Up Important. Disk.
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Annik Perrot 1 year ago
I got à meme yesterday, but I can't figure out how to post it here. It's all text anyway so I'just transcribe it. "APRIL FOOL'S DAY IS CANCELLED THIS YEAR because NO made-up prank could match the unbelievable c r a p going on in the world."
Depressy spaghetti 1 year ago
Please i want off this planet someone needs take me the fvck out.
Annik Perrot 1 year ago
I got à meme yesterday, but I can't figure out how to post it here. It's all text anyway so I'just transcribe it. "APRIL FOOL'S DAY IS CANCELLED THIS YEAR because NO made-up prank could match the unbelievable c r a p going on in the world."
Depressy spaghetti 1 year ago
Please i want off this planet someone needs take me the fvck out.
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