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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 hours ago

Oh, wait, that's The Onion.

[–] Xerxos@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 hours ago

Yes, they should replace them with the word 'homosexual' to be more modern 😉

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 3 points 7 hours ago

Conservatives, you have fucked up, because I didn't even get surprised by this, it really just seemed like something you guys would do these days.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 40 points 16 hours ago

Oof, they got me on that one.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 38 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

People who thought this was real - don't feel bad, it's a reference to Florida's REAL "Don't Say Gay" law, enacted in 2023, that bans the word from public schools.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

It's not as common now but I've met somebody who's first name is Gay.

Who's that guy over there? Well that's Homosexual Smith; the heterosexual.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 9 points 16 hours ago

yeah... we're cooked.
signed, a trans Floridian in highschool

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 112 points 21 hours ago (6 children)
[–] somtwo@lemmy.world 52 points 20 hours ago

It's not fair, it sounds so plausible!

[–] kittehx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

Fuck, yeah it got me too

(in fairness i'm tipsy rn)

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 12 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I think this site also had a really funny article about an alpha male that touched a tampon and ended up in an ER.

[–] kittehx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

damn, good thing I'm a woman. sending my condolences to the victim and his family

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Bro had UHC too

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 17 hours ago

100% something they'd do, which makes it even easier to swallow the onion

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, it is fucking sad to say that I had to double check and make sure this wasn't a not-the-onion story.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Honest question. At what point do people proclaim this? Did you read the article or did you internally respond before checking the source?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 17 hours ago

No. You read the headline, and react. Just the same as any other article. Then you see the community posted, laugh, and reply "ate the onion".

See in the 90s, the whole point of the onion (the actual original paper distributed onion newsletter) was to grab peoples attention and fool them into thinking it's a real headline.

Thats what happened here. I believed it was a legit headline. Thus, I ate the onion.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 1 points 17 hours ago

Would sir like fries with that 🍟

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 points 19 hours ago

also fuckin at it (not completely sober)

[–] PhAzE@lemmy.ca 25 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

The Flinstones theme safe?

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 43 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Absolutely NOT. Fred Flintstone drove a zero-emissions vehicle, which is yabba-dabba-WOKE!

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 4 points 12 hours ago

Technically, the power source for his vehicle does have an exhaust port that occasionally puts out methane gas.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago

That was addressed at the end of the article.

At press time, Governor DeSantis banned reruns of “The Flintstones” after learning the family was having a “gay old time” in every episode.

[–] Earflap@reddthat.com 22 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

This onion tastes particularly oniony.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago

I had a nice bite myself.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

Doh! I got caught out again.

[–] anonimowy@lemmy.world 6 points 14 hours ago

Why are you giving him ideas?

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 41 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Thought it was real. Can't blame me though.

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 15 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, it’s sadly believable. Ron is that much of a culture war stoking prick.

[–] MaxTheMummer@lemm.ee 5 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

"Don we now, our happy apparial!"

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

"Dom me now, on a homosexual barrel!"

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Bro it was right there.

“Don we now, our hay apparel!”

[–] Zier@fedia.io 12 points 19 hours ago

He signed the bill because every time he hears the word 'gay', he thinks about shoving some D in his mouth. nom nom nom slurp slurp

[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago

Gay People Respond by Signing Bill to Remove Ron DeSantis

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

After the congresswoman actually turned out to be in memory care I don't believe anything anymore. Not even my own name.

[–] Lumelore@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 19 hours ago

What's even the point of celebrating if the yuletide isn't gay

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)
[–] clickyello@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

yup I bit it

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Wow, what ❄️ ❄️ snowflakes ❄️ ❄️