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Mira

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21. Identical thing happened to me on that one.

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 10:26 AM

Feb 2013

It's how wishing it were so can momentarily cloud your judgment!

I think - actually - that a caution ahead of time takes away part of the joy of satire. The startling second, when it dawns on you that you are being had, is fun and stimulating, and part of it's magic.
Though I do think an indication of it being satire at the end is appropriate to make sure folks like you and I get bridled in time.

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How about if someone posts a satirical article, let us know before you [View all] raccoon Feb 2013 OP

Too many people fail to gauge the size of the sarchasm in the sarcasm. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #1

A Modest Proposal regarding the cooking and eating of babies Coyotl Feb 2013 #36

smiley alerts are acceptable geckosfeet Feb 2013 #2

Message auto-removed odiumestpuritas Feb 2013 #3

lol. so you think that most people writing satire can even come close cali Feb 2013 #8

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uh, no. Not if the satire is exceedingly poor. And much of it is. cali Feb 2013 #11

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I fully agree with the other poster and since you are being brusk and insulting the intelligence of Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #17

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you're right--you didn't call anyone stupid SemperEadem Feb 2013 #30

they were new and they are gone now. TeamPooka Feb 2013 #50

good job SemperEadem Feb 2013 #56

LOL. You beat me to it. juajen Feb 2013 #28

Most du members are not at the Swift level of writing. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #27

That would tend to void the point of satire, would it not? Better that readers... TreasonousBastard Feb 2013 #4

Yep. Iggo Feb 2013 #52

I give up onlyadream Feb 2013 #5

Too many are duped by satirical sites, like dailycurrant OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #6

the one on Limbaugh at the Mexican restaurant got me rurallib Feb 2013 #7

Me too skydive forever Feb 2013 #13

I didn't send it around NewJeffCT Feb 2013 #14

Nowhere did it say satire. SCVDem Feb 2013 #15

satire does not equal fictional story datasuspect Feb 2013 #18

Identical thing happened to me on that one. Mira Feb 2013 #21

The inevitability of the event got me at first. This should happen to Rush! Coyotl Feb 2013 #40

I believed that too until it was pointed out treestar Feb 2013 #53

Because too often real life out-WTFs satire. baldguy Feb 2013 #10

That kind of ruins the point of satire. alphafemale Feb 2013 #16

Seeing anything from 'The Onion' is a giveaway SCVDem Feb 2013 #45

um....no. alphafemale Feb 2013 #49

I respectfully disagree. paulbibeau Feb 2013 #19

Michele Bachmann was actually making a few reasonable points SCVDem Feb 2013 #46

I agree rickford66 Feb 2013 #20

And about fake news stories that cross the line... paulbibeau Feb 2013 #22

Thank you! csziggy Feb 2013 #24

You're very welcome. paulbibeau Feb 2013 #42

Are you being sarcastic? rock Feb 2013 #23

This is satire, and it's obvious to everyone: Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #26

And I love it! Yay "Onion!" mountain grammy Feb 2013 #39

And take all the fun out of a good satire. I hope not. Coyotl Feb 2013 #29

Part of the responsibility rests with the reader demwing Feb 2013 #31

I thought for awhile "respond based on thread titles only" was somewhere in the TOS. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #33

No fair demwing Feb 2013 #38

I think it's more courteous to assume readers aren't that dense. Posteritatis Feb 2013 #32

I take it this refers to the article about SemperEadem Feb 2013 #34

The Limbaugh story got me too, so very believable mountain grammy Feb 2013 #35

Disagree iandhr Feb 2013 #37

its easier to just put those who try to pass off satire as real on ignore quinnox Feb 2013 #41

LOL - the only two DUers I have on ignore... cyberswede Feb 2013 #44

Watch out for confirmation bias, The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2013 #43

Here's the problem with the story as satire. SCVDem Feb 2013 #47

Maybe FOX is really satire rickford66 Feb 2013 #48

Wait, is this OP satire? ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #51

"Never post anything from the Daily Currant" is a pretty good rule. Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #54

Yes! DavidDvorkin Feb 2013 #55