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Child dying from measles just glad he isn't autistic - The Beaverton (www.thebeaverton.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by GrymEdm@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social

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Bartlet, who says he used to enjoy Pokemon, soda, and being alive, tells everyone how great it is to be left totally defenseless against common childhood diseases from the 1940s.

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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Took me a second to even get the joke (from the headline).

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 19 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

In a rational world the headline would have been a stupid non sequitur.

In this world it's a superb non sequitur.