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Springslips

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27. Thank you.

Tue Jan 14, 2014, 10:10 AM

Jan 2014

I've heard many times someone call something satire when there are no tropes in the piece that would indicate it so. Same with this; this is either truth or trolling, and trolling is not as smart as satire. I've heard many time too that satire must kept close to the truth, but this is an overstatement; satire must have tells in it, it is not obligatory to stay continually close to the truth, you can diverge into absurdity as the text goes on to great comic effect.

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Atheists "get off of our country". [View all] JohnnyRingo Jan 2014 OP

I don't know if I should laugh or cry at such ignorance LostOne4Ever Jan 2014 #1

Cry... defacto7 Jan 2014 #2

where is that from ? i kind of wonder if it's making fun of anti atheist religious types JI7 Jan 2014 #3

Yes, it was satirical muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #6

Jeez, she forgot the "sarcasm" smile. Live and Learn Jan 2014 #7

It was in 2007, so it hadn't been formalised as 'the tea party' then muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #8

Ah yes, I believe they were still the Tea Baggers back then Live and Learn Jan 2014 #14

the reason i thought it was satire was more the way it was said JI7 Jan 2014 #9

Satirical? Nonsense. MrModerate Jan 2014 #17

She wrote it... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #20

Yep, typical RW tactic. LisaLynne Jan 2014 #25

Thank you. Springslips Jan 2014 #27

Poe's Law strikes again...nt SidDithers Jan 2014 #38

Well, that takes the wind out of my sails. JohnnyRingo Jan 2014 #41

'Get off of our country" nxylas Jan 2014 #4

What, you don't already? NuclearDem Jan 2014 #18

I'm not an atheist nxylas Jan 2014 #40

I'm getting off on his rage. DetlefK Jan 2014 #5

mmm they do evil things 2 Re: Amonester Jan 2014 #45

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This message was self-deleted by its author Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #10

I now have double the fear mcp37 Jan 2014 #11

"Our currency even says . . ." another_liberal Jan 2014 #12

LOL nt. Live and Learn Jan 2014 #19

Did "God" make her Cha Jan 2014 #13

One has to ask . . . MrModerate Jan 2014 #15

Wow, they don't call them "freedumbs" for nuthin. corkhead Jan 2014 #16

This was a hoax from 2007 Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #21

DU will be covering it again in 2016. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #28

Will it be declared the worst satire ever then? Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #30

It will be declared... NCTraveler Jan 2014 #32

That one may be a hoax, but it's typical. MindPilot Jan 2014 #22

Satire takes talent. Sorry, but this fails. WinkyDink Jan 2014 #23

Yes Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #26

That's just terrible el_bryanto Jan 2014 #24

Is there such a thing as an editor taking their job seriously anymore? NCTraveler Jan 2014 #29

I suspect it might be difficult if you are trying to represent "both sides"..... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #33

In my 38 years of living... NCTraveler Jan 2014 #34

Now narrow down that universe to people who write to newspapers and call in to CSPAN. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #36

Do it now. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #37

no, you get of our land G_j Jan 2014 #31

Again, never listen to anyone who has two first names snooper2 Jan 2014 #35

And the day after that joke letter, a rabid anti-Muslim one - from an apparently serious writer muriel_volestrangler Jan 2014 #39

He's everywhere Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #44

Wow, what arrogance. Arkana Jan 2014 #42

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To quote Hank Hill: "I don't know whether to laugh or vomit." Initech Jan 2014 #46

Atheists argh flarrrgh grbbble garrrgh Benghazi flarrrrgrgrhh!!! rppper Jan 2014 #47

Must have been one slow news there in Soldotna Alaska (pop 4000) back in 2007 struggle4progress Jan 2014 #48