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lastlib

(27,853 posts)
1. You had me worried there for a minute!
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 02:17 PM
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I understand how hard it is to out-crazy the craziest in this country, but they do a pretty good job.

In 2017, the Ringling Bros. circus closed down, since it was impossible to compete with the tRump circus.

Ocelot II

(129,848 posts)
2. It's pretty hard to beat the real story of the FAA planning to shut down an airport for a week
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 02:18 PM
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because CPB shot down a party balloon with a drone and forgot to tell them. Too bad for The Onion; these days the truth really is stranger and stupider than fiction.

Fil1957

(635 posts)
5. When Schwarzenegger won the election to become governor of California, back in the early 2000s, the onion just ran the
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 04:17 PM
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story straight.

FadedMullet

(805 posts)
6. I laughed back then and laughed again just now. Remember the Onion relies on people with a sense of humor.
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 04:27 PM
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They'll be fine as long as long as we are.

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