Being gullible can be something of a curse. As a person who, sadly, falls into that category, I understand the struggle. Most recently, a friend somehow convinced me that newts and salamanders were the «original gummies.» He claimed that when cured properly, the critters were satisfyingly chewy, and served as inspiration for Haribo and other …
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15+ Gullible People Who Fell For Obvious Satire
Being gullible can be something of a curse. As a person who, sadly, falls into that category, I understand the struggle. Most recently, a friend somehow convinced me that newts and salamanders were the «original gummies.» He claimed that when cured properly, the critters were satisfyingly chewy, and served as inspiration for Haribo and other …
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17 Times Oblivious People Didn’t Get The Joke
It is very, very easy to make mistakes on the internet – pretty much as easy as it is to err in real life. The difference is that the only people who can laugh when you slip on a banana peel are the folks who actually witnessed the incident (and maybe a handful of their …
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Cringey Times Stupid People Fell For Satire
One of the main things most of us understand about the internet is that a lot of it simply…isn’t real. There are so many people out there who are accustomed to outlandish online tales that the cries of «didn’t happen» seem to get louder with every passing day. At the same time, though, a lot …
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Poor Fools Who Fell For The Onion’s Satire
We don’t want to come at people too harshly for getting wooshed by ambiguous jokes or falling for a fake headline that sounds like it could be totally real, but everyone should know what The Onion is by now. Most satirical news publications these days have the words satire, or fake, or not real news …
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Cringeworthy Times Stupid People Fell For Satire
One of the main things most of us understand about the internet is that a lot of it simply…isn’t real. There are so many people out there who are accustomed to outlandish online tales that the cries of «didn’t happen» seem to get louder with every passing day. At the same time, though, a lot …
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Entertaining Times Oblivious People Didn’t Get The Joke
It is very, very easy to make mistakes on the internet – pretty much as easy as it is to err in real life. The difference is that the only people who can laugh when you slip on a banana peel are the folks who actually witnessed the incident (and maybe a handful of their …
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15+ Poor Fools Who Fell For The Onion’s Satire
We don’t want to come at people too harshly for getting wooshed by ambiguous jokes or falling for a fake headline that sounds like it could be totally real, but everyone should know what The Onion is by now. Most satirical news publications these days have the words satire, or fake, or not real news …
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20+ Incredulous People Falling For Satire
One of the main things most of us understand about the internet is that a lot of it isn’t real. There are so many people out there who are accustomed to outlandish online tales that the cries of «didn’t happen» seem to get louder with every passing day. At the same time, though, a lot …
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30+ Credulous People Who Fell For Obvious Satire
Lately it feels like reality has become so unhinged and unbelievable that it’s sometimes difficult to distinguish fact from fiction. On the other hand, some people are so eager to be outraged that they’ve lost the ability to recognize satire all together. Come on, everyone should know what The Onion is by now, right? Millennials: …
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