this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2024
462 points (97.9% liked)

The Onion

5795 readers
474 users here now

The Onion

A place to share and discuss stories from The Onion, Clickhole, and other satire.

Great Satire Writing:

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
top 11 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 76 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Onion is doing what 'real' media should've been doing.

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

I thought the news was a tragedy, now I realize it’s a fucking comedy.

[–] Lath@kbin.social 48 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a good play on words.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Bruh I just realized.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

“Let me be clear: Our war is against Hamas. We have explicitly instructed our commanders that they should take pains so there are as few innocent men, women, and children in Gaza as humanly possible.”

Brutal. Well done, Onion writers

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 18 points 1 year ago
[–] Guillermo@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

1.15% of the population already died. Not all of them civilians.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

"We've only killed 27.000 people so we're the good guys, you see."

[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not a mistake. Omitting "be" verbs is a common convention in headlines. They're just imitating the style of major newspapers.

Monty Python's Flying Circus!