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BobTheSubgenius

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15. When I first read the headline, on the Title page,

Reply to cinematicdiversions (Original post)

Sat Apr 17, 2021, 11:48 AM

Apr 2021

I was sure the sentence was truncated because of character limit. How could it be otherwise? How wrong I was.

I'm a little conflicted about the 'humour' and tone thereof. If this was a DU jury situation, I'd call it "Close, but doesn't quite break the rule."

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Minnesota Deploys National Guard Ahead Of Next Week's Police Shooting [View all] cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 OP

heh WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #1

there is no more satire... markie Apr 2021 #2

I was positive this was Borowitz or The Onion Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #4

I was "positive" last month. mjvpi Apr 2021 #14

Curiously indigoth Apr 2021 #3

That is really sad PatSeg Apr 2021 #5

Poor taste, in my opinion central scrutinizer Apr 2021 #6

I'd say skewering the deployment of the largest policing presence in state history is worth it. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #8

Bad satire, and the troops are obviously not American. Treefrog Apr 2021 #7

No they aren't but that looks a lot like my Army days underpants Apr 2021 #9

Troops are Canadian getting ready for an attack on an Indian uprising in Quebec. (Whiskey Rock) NT cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #13

They are there for a verdict. gldstwmn Apr 2021 #10

These are not US troops, MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2021 #11

Canucks. NT cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #17

Did not 'get it' until I read the comments stillcool Apr 2021 #12

When I first read the headline, on the Title page, BobTheSubgenius Apr 2021 #15

K&R uponit7771 Apr 2021 #16