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- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+148Wow. The Onions getting pretty damned political here. I love this article
- Trublmakr, on 10/10/2007, -1/+123Classic line: "At present, we see no reason for the popular press to report on Iraqi emotions as if they are real." -Sure it's funny and sarcastic but razor sharp criticism if you really think about it.
- adb44, on 10/10/2007, -3/+90As Jon Stewart says, it's pretty sad when the most insightful news we get is fake news.
;;Aside: I always believed this to be the best onion article I've ever read: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28315. - darkskinfan87, on 10/10/2007, -1/+74Not familiar with The Onion are we?
It's a satire news site dude. Calm down. - SkullPizza, on 10/10/2007, -7/+74Man... I dunno, first science was wrong about evolution.... studies are overrated.
- DrDragun, on 10/10/2007, -5/+61I'm not sure it's the "best onion article in its history", but pretty damn funny
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+56CCCCOMBOBREAKERRRRRRRR
- adb44, on 10/10/2007, -0/+53That zooming sound you just heard was the joke flying over your head.
- smallSHEEP, on 10/10/2007, -1/+43If a foreign army invaded and occupied the US would most Americans be:
A: Grateful
B: Other - FloppyLlamaDigg, on 10/10/2007, -3/+44Surely they don't experience them on the same level as us Americans. That is absurd.
- Depthfunction, on 10/10/2007, -6/+45This is probably real news to the neocons.
"Brown people have the same emotions as white people?! No way!" - thecoolestguy, on 10/10/2007, -0/+33that article made me really sad despite the fact that it's a satire.
- petsounds01, on 10/10/2007, -0/+30It never ceases to amaze me that people on this site can somehow find a way to install Linux on their toaster, yet simple ideas like satire fly right over their heads.
- lordtyros, on 10/10/2007, -1/+29"Pryztal said that his research group would next examine whether children in Sudan prefer playing with toys or serving as guerrilla fighters and killing innocent civilians."
- kooft, on 10/10/2007, -7/+34I'm not sure it's the "best onion article in its history", but pretty damn funny
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -4/+27Wow, the Onion is starting to get sharper with their critisim. Im glad someone is calling out this war.
- tehxen3, on 10/10/2007, -1/+23Reminder to some: Onion is a satire news site. As in joke, not serious... get it?
- tical2756, on 10/10/2007, -5/+27I'm not sure it's the "best onion article in its history", but pretty damn funny
- Bodhinature, on 10/10/2007, -11/+32I'm only half-American and I can tell you that I often feel a natural propensity towards sociopathy bordering on severe autism. Thank the blessed Lord Jesus Christ that my better half is of a culture superior enough to keep my animal nature in check.
- bhattsan, on 10/10/2007, -0/+20"We are, in truth, still a long way from determining if Iraqis are exhibiting actual, U.S.-grade sadness,"
Classic - lostradamus, on 10/10/2007, -1/+20This doesn't beat previous best Onion articles like:
"RC Cola Celebrates 10th Purchase"
and
"Nation's Educators Alarmed By Poorly Written Teen Suicide Notes" - DruSam, on 10/10/2007, -0/+19Hahaha! The poor sap is first timer to Onion news. How tragic and satisfying!
- tjasond, on 10/10/2007, -0/+17Five blades wins my vote:
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/33930 - XivGNP, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16GOD, after this much time you'd think satire, especially The Onion, would have permeated culture to the point where people usually get it. I can imagine socially retarded people reading this article and just getting pissed as all hell LOL
- Recuso, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16You do understand what sarcasm is, don't you? I don't think that you do.
- abundantrubbish, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14You can't blame him, he did say "I am so pissed I can't think straight."
- NinjaBoy, on 10/10/2007, -2/+15"I believe I speak for the entire human race when I say, 'Holy *****,'" lol
- facelesscoward, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13Oh, wow. That was brilliant.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13The beauty of the internet, no tone of voice or facial expressions, except for the leet ass emoticons :o!
- LuckyNYC, on 10/10/2007, -2/+13Wow, first Onion article to actually make me feel my American sadness.
- bigteebo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10But sometimes Onion articles can almost be way too easily mistaken for "real" media stories. That is their genius.
- Tiak, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12New here, are you?... We'll screw with your sense of humor yet.
- toddcat, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10JCM, I've seen you spewing neo-con supporting nonsense on other stories. You do realize that by endorsing this article, you are endorsing the ultimate satire, that yes, Iraqis have feelings and grieve deeply, as is to be expected (i.e. they're human beings)? OK, just checkin'.
- lostradamus, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10Forgot to add:
"Cops kills partner; Vows to hunt self down" - toddcat, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10The Onion is satire. Nothing in it is true.....just f.y.i.
- MCMLXXXII, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10The purpose behind satire is not to be funny, but to send a message. It is successful in that regard. Although it is making a joke of the whole thing, in reality it is pretty serious in addressing the issue. When people read very funny stuff but still feel sad about it, that is when satire has served its purpose.
- twisterrust, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9I consider myself pretty stupid, but even someone like me understood the joke :-|
- hoserjoe, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10Give the boy a break. After all, he said,"I am so pissed I can't think straight" What more do you want from the wretched lad?
- Matthew720, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9Really? What if all these "liberators" wanted was to squander the natural resources and make profit off of rebuilding OUR country but in essence leaving us with buildings that have plumbing and electric problems and countless buildings that are in danger of collapsing because of poor construction? Would you still feel the same way if at the end of the day the only thing you got out of that oh glorious "liberation" was staying at home with no running water, no food and no electricity while fearing for your life, no school for your kids and no jobs? I'll take living under a dictatorship over living in a man made hell on earth. I think you need to be more realistic and less naive.
- mikesbaker, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10this is the short bus on digg today
- 7goats, on 10/10/2007, -2/+11And killing hundreds of thousands of Iraqis was in good taste? I think the Onion says what the MSM has been dancing around for years. This war was wrong and innocent people are suffering tremendously from it --and staying there is only continuing the tragedy. Put down yr iPhone and think about the rest of the world.
- thomas, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9They where getting buried because they where reacting like this was a real story and not satire.
- toddcat, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Dawg, the Onion is satire. f.y.i. Nothin' in it is true; they have a pop culture segment but the news is just satirical.
- PunkRampant, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9I never said it was.
- studcopter, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Even more breaking news: It's satire, you "moran".
- emjaymj, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8.... It's "The Onion."
- toddcat, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Hey 7, this is satire. It is not real. The reason it is so humorous is because it is all complete *****. www.theonion.com.
- XV745, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8RTFA! The article specifically mentions Iraqis' grief at their relatives dying by "a car bomb or shot execution style". They were not lambasting Americans for killing Iraqis (at least, not this time), they were lambasting the all-too-common Western attitude that Westerners are somehow more "human" than Middle-easterners.
- philr8, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Why are you so retarded. Why can't you read? OF COURSE IRAQIS ARE HUMAN. No one is disputing that here. This is obviously satire. Satire, you know, clever criticism. In this case, criticism of the US Govt's Iraq mess.
Jesus. You lose at the internet. - catalysis, on 10/10/2007, -3/+11Thank you for explaining the joke. We would have never understood.
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