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Netherlands Taught How To Play Softball Seconds Before Game

theonion.com — International Softball Federation officials met with the Netherlands softball team to explain the rules of the sport and provide helpful pointers mere seconds before their preliminary match against the United States on Sunday. "Now this long metal rod is called a 'bat'—that's what you use to hit the ball," ISF president Don Porter explained.

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  • Cittidel, on 08/22/2008, -7/+81I actually fell for it until I read "Now this long metal rod is called a 'bat' "
  • themastersb, on 08/23/2008, -2/+55I actually fell for it until I read "The Onion".
  • benburned, on 08/23/2008, -7/+54Wow. It took me until several minutes after i read the article to figure out that it was from the Onion.
  • StuartGibson, on 06/14/2009, -1/+26Haven't you heard? They're going legit.
  • Arcae, on 08/23/2008, -0/+25I read your entire comment before I realized you're a douchebag.
  • cawpin, on 08/23/2008, -2/+26HAVE
  • Supermunch, on 08/23/2008, -3/+24Dugg for having me believe the article for more than 30 seconds.

    *golf clap*
  • legoalert33, on 08/23/2008, -5/+26Ah, The Onion is great.
  • charm803, on 08/23/2008, -0/+19*I must have had a long night.
    Thanks.

    What would I do without my diggers?
  • TheJokerV, on 08/23/2008, -3/+20This is what all countries should do. If they don't have someone for a given sport, just randomly send some of their people in. You never know they might get lucky.
  • tacojohn48, on 08/23/2008, -1/+12Just ask the New York Times
  • loobis, on 08/23/2008, -2/+10I wish I knew if people thought this article was real until they saw the URL. Maybe I should find some way to take a poll. Where would such people congregate? I will start with the mall.
  • lisaawesome, on 08/23/2008, -0/+8I think it would be more fun to watch this way. I'd like to see the gymnastics team made up of people who don't know what a balance beam is. I'd laugh so hard.
  • inactive, on 08/23/2008, -0/+7What the ***** is softball and why it is in the Olympics if noone plays it?
  • oveedrx, on 08/23/2008, -0/+6me to i missed the big The Onion logo too
  • cawpin, on 08/23/2008, -1/+7Awwwww, stupid didn't understand the satire.
  • tanmaker, on 08/23/2008, -0/+5It was 8-0, USA won, a week ago.
  • ronocdh, on 08/23/2008, -0/+5WTF IT'S CALLED A URL! You guys are why phishing scams exist, goddamn.
  • LongBong, on 08/23/2008, -4/+9softball is *****.
  • KingGorilla, on 08/23/2008, -0/+4The US needs a handball team!!!
  • ajbl, on 08/23/2008, -0/+4It's usually not this good.
  • kingfoot, on 08/23/2008, -0/+4angry much?
  • acatzr800, on 08/23/2008, -9/+13then you're both idiots
  • kefkaantakrist, on 08/23/2008, -1/+4They get sent to the Olympics to represent their country on the world stage and you think they only MIGHT get lucky? I'd guess they'd be getting lucky several times a night... well, until their event came up and they humiliated themselves. But yeah...
  • talonstriker, on 08/23/2008, -4/+7To be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if this was true.
  • OneLess, on 08/23/2008, -0/+3The field hockey line was the perfect punchline for that story :)
  • OneLess, on 08/23/2008, -0/+3How, again, was that first comment you quoted an example of someone being stupid and gullible?
  • joshrice, on 08/23/2008, -0/+3We could call them the Unolympics!
  • Apocalyptic0n3, on 08/23/2008, -1/+4God damn it. I got Onion'd... second time this week.
  • AutomatorXV, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2It's articles like this that make me want a printed copy of The Onion
  • loopyloopy, on 08/24/2008, -0/+2i heard the same thing happened with the Australian women's basketball team
  • charm803, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2I actually fell for your comment until I read "stop telling us how stupid you all are."

    Diggers will never stop.......


    =P
  • mattlohkamp, on 08/23/2008, -1/+3I don't think we're idiots so much as we've been trained by excessive ads on the web to ignore all graphics not included in the text of an article...
  • aphexflip, on 08/25/2008, -0/+2thanks
  • RcHer, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2Forrest Gump anyone?
  • troyfoley, on 08/24/2008, -0/+2Idiots never think they're idiots.
  • snek, on 08/24/2008, -0/+2CAPSLOCK IS CRUISECONTROL FOR COOL!

    BUT REAL MEN HOLD SHIFT..
  • andregriffin, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2The first thing mentioned in the description:
    theonion.com —
  • OGKHAX, on 08/23/2008, -1/+3I am tired of all these comments from soupdawg30. NOt very funny at all. Buried.
  • Magicmasta, on 08/23/2008, -0/+2Orange is the Dutch (royal) color (House of orange)
  • firebirdx01, on 08/23/2008, -1/+3"The confused Netherlands team was eventually disqualified for attempting to play field hockey"
  • Magicmasta, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1They have a youtube channel
  • sjmulder, on 08/23/2008, -1/+2Woot, we got featured on the Onion!
  • kr9681, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1i actually golf clapped when i read this...
  • drewsheldon01, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1I LOVE CAPS LOCK
  • mrASSMAN, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1OK
  • Scremf, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1We beat Taiwan 4-2, they should be making fun of them. Goede poging nederlands!!!
  • EvolvingOne, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Don't worry, this is the last year that softball will be in the Olympics since the IOC decided to get rid of it.
  • chrisduser, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1I went straight to to the article, who waste their time marveling at company logos?
  • mllawso, on 08/23/2008, -0/+1Eric the Eel?
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