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- goerg, on 05/23/2008, -4/+60by just reading the headline i knew this was theonion...
- JoWiGo, on 05/23/2008, -0/+30Someone should phone homeless James Bond.
http://www.comedy.com/embed/homeless-james-bond - LoudMusic, on 05/23/2008, -0/+21I've always thought, if they'd just crush the damn cans they could get more in a bag.
- inactive, on 05/23/2008, -2/+17They already have that: http://www.foxnews.com/
;-) - inactive, on 05/23/2008, -1/+12well done, sherlock holmes
- TheMachine1, on 05/23/2008, -0/+10I decided (for a few months) when I was walking my dogs I would try to pick up all the cans I saw. I have like 10 (crushed can) trash bags full of them. Not sure what there worth but I think I can make it as a hard working homeless person.
- riskybeats, on 05/23/2008, -1/+11First they get the cans... Then they get the bomb
- RedHeadedFreak, on 05/23/2008, -0/+9I clicked it, started reading, and got pissed off thinking, "who gives a damn!?" Then I stopped reading, went to look to see who wrote, then laughed at myself.
- mvanhorn, on 05/23/2008, -1/+9I wish theonion had another domain that mirrored their articles but looked like a real newspaper so I could fool friends.. that would be awesome!
- meruru, on 05/23/2008, -0/+8Our automobile economy may be on hard times but thanks to our 10 cent deposits the aluminum-can market has never been stronger in Michigan
- RudeTurnip, on 05/23/2008, -4/+12Could you imagine the boom in the economy if these people could somehow get together?
Oh crap...I need to look at the source more closely the next time I try to think to hard about the story. - NJank, on 05/23/2008, -0/+8some recyclers don't want you to crush the cans. makes it harder on the shredding machine. crushed cans get jammed in the joints.
- mediaphile, on 05/23/2008, -0/+7Most people are gullible enough to not notice anyway.
- trm3446, on 05/23/2008, -1/+6I always knew that not recycling my aluminum-cans would help the homeless.
- inactive, on 05/23/2008, -1/+6All they need to do is convince the World Bank to peg the value of an aluminum can at $5 for crimped and $8 for pristine condition.
- levelred, on 05/23/2008, -1/+6for some reason this would make sense...
- Matt2k, on 05/23/2008, -0/+5Scrap aluminum around here is about 70-80 cents a pound. And it may have gone up since I checked a year ago. That's about 24 cans. You're not going to retire on it, but if you're drinking them anyway and have a center nearby.. Why not?
- weyr, on 05/23/2008, -0/+4You should see if you can find a recycling center instead of taking them to a store. Most centers you just empty all your cans into buckets and then they weigh them
- inactive, on 05/23/2008, -1/+5So if I recycle my own cans does that mean I hate poor people?
- acatzr800, on 05/23/2008, -0/+4obvious rip off of homeless james bond
- NJank, on 05/23/2008, -1/+5now the government is responsible for humor columns? Well done government!
- hatchetbearer, on 05/23/2008, -0/+4actually, here its about 75 cents a pound. easy money when all you drink is beer and pop and have lots of byob parties at your place
- 15thPD, on 05/23/2008, -0/+3That's rich.
- TubeDigger, on 05/23/2008, -1/+4Just wait till the stock market hits a bad slump all the Aluminum will hit the market.... then watch your precious economy climb its way up from the rubble.
The meek will inherit the earth indeeed Muahahahahaahha *cough* uahahrghh - themastersb, on 05/23/2008, -1/+4What's a "soda can"? Do they mean "pop can"?
- Hawk2007, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2Totally missed the part that it was from the onion and it would explain why the article didn't make one damn bit of economic sense.
- DeskFlyer, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2It's satire. Look it up.
- dadotron, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2this title is HILLARIOUS!
- BorsKaegel, on 05/23/2008, -1/+3From the picture, that guy is making a run on the plastic industry, too.
- tmcdigg, on 05/24/2008, -0/+2Homeless people need a raise too! I think they should hold out for at least .15-20¢ a can/bottle!
- jman8888, on 05/23/2008, -6/+8Quick Help us hillary, redistribrute the wealth.
- dislexicllama, on 05/23/2008, -0/+2I was going to forward this to a colleague, until I pasted the link in my email and saw the URL....... sigh
- desqjockey, on 05/23/2008, -1/+3Copy the text of the story into an email and falsely attribute it to the AP. Its also fun to do that with real AP stories you can edit to your taste.
- PhattyPhattMatt, on 05/23/2008, -1/+3It is difficult to imagine that so much of the cans that i throw on the ground everyday have benefited this elite group of people. i am going to throw my cans in the recycling can at my house from now on to cut down on the amount of power that they can accumulate, especially from me. i dont want to be the one responsible for their rise in super power...
- DteK, on 05/23/2008, -1/+3no no you have it wrong.
First they get the cans... then they get the money.... then the get the beeeches! - BlackJackJester, on 05/23/2008, -1/+2yes! rob from the middle class and give to the corporations!
- Blitzenn, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1so.... more of the same? ;)
- Labourer, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1so is spam
- bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1Because of a satire article on TheOnion?
- BlackGum, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1heh heh heh onions
- bjornski, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1At least you realized it was a joke.
The comments posted above show that not everyone is that bright. - Pr0fess0rX29, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1Part 2: (For those of you who liked the first one)
http://www.break.com/index/homeless-james-bond-par ... - chrgrose, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1good for them. At least I don't have to see the cans on the ground.
- theRIAA, on 05/24/2008, -0/+1"a weapon with a twist"
- inactive, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1I need to start paying attention to the website before i start reading articles and trying to make sense of them lol
- XanderDee, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1Had me going there for a second saying WTF as I read it and sad that has to be a joke... I did not look at the name of the publisher until my disbelief kicked in.
- xanadu2113, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1haha i admit i was appalled for about 30 seconds until i realized it was the Onion
- Digger1218, on 05/23/2008, -1/+2You thought this was real? And you think that Americans are dumb?
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