Fars, the Iranian government-backed news agency, last Friday cited an article from The Onion as fact. The article said most rural Americans prefer Iranian President Ahmadinejad that President Obama. I cracked up when I read this, but then I realized there might be some truth in it if the rural Americans in question don’t understand Farsi and don’t allow translators. Particularly during election season. . . The worst part? Some of those at Fars still believe the story even after they found out The Onion is a satirical paper.
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Read the full story here. Iran Apologizes for Citing Onion Spoof Obama Poll as Fact
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All the best to all of you for knowing satire from truth.
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How do you say “The Onion” in Farsi? I think a satirical spin-off from Fars would be the best way to spin the gaffe.
That’s a great idea, Mark. 🙂
Thanks for the shout-out, Piper. You did up way more interesting stories than I do! Your Friday Apocalypse posts always make me laugh (and cringe). Off to Amazon to look at Vicki Hinze’s new book.
My daughter is glad for your interest in serial killers so she knows she’s not alone. 🙂
Does your daughter have any special requests? I take them. It usually takes me a LOOONG time to do them. But I do take requests.
She does, actually. She doesn’t remember the woman’s name, but apparently there was some queen of Romania who used to kill virgins and bathe in their blood. Would you know who that is?
Elizabeth Bathory. Some people believe she was a vampire or that her crimes served as origin for vampire myths. Your daughter is not the first to request Elizabeth Bathory. This is a sign I need to write a blog post on her. LOL
Awesome! That should be interesting. What a creep!
I always love your mash up! I’ll ask my husband about the Onion brouhaha and see what he’s reading about it. (The only Farsi I know are curse words …:)) It makes you wonder how much the American press gets wrong about other countries. Oh, the stories I could tell…(but I don’t do politics, religion, or raw food for pets discussions…)
I’d love to hear what your husband has to say. Personally, I’m doing a *face palm* on behalf of my Persian friends who can’t do one for themselves because it would be dangerous for their families back in the Old Country.
Need to share that PSA with my son! LMAO! Thanks for this! It rocks!
LOL. I’ll be showing it to my son, too. Right after I hide my hair dryer.
LMAO! What makes it bad is that my sons are 30, 26 and 23–but the 23 year old stays up ALL NIGHT playing!
Liked the Bum-Bum link. The video of the candidates showing their best side was perfect. It reminded me of the lineup of media pundits who’ve inaugurated Romney, buried Obama and generally defecated all over the airwaves. It’s October, for Pete’s sake, most voters don’t make their choice until they pull the curtains shut and second guess in the parking lot.
I thought you might be one of the ones who would appreciate that Bum-Bum bit. And that’s an excellent observation about the election. I can’t count the times I’ve heard people trying to figure out who’s running for what and what all of the referendums mean while I’m standing in line to vote.
I just read some of those tweets because, amazingly, I had read most of these posts! That said, thanks for the reminder to buy the Emotion Thesaurus!
Have a great weekend! I’ll be breaking in my boots. Ouch. 😉
Can’t recommend that book enough. Good luck with those boots. 🙂
“Still pinchy,” she said, pulling one sore foot off the floor and rubbing her heel.
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Ouch!
Working on my Emotion Thesaurus stuff. It’s not like that, eh?
I prefer The Onion to real news, they seem to get to the bottom of things in their own oblique way. Same as the Brazilians, really. 🙂
I, too, prefer the Onion. I can generally get the facts from it under the humor. At least the main facts. No fewer facts overall than the main news agencies as a general rule. Glad you enjoyed those Brazilians. 🙂
Those debate tweets were awesome, and I am ashamed to admit clicking on the bum-bum link (after which there was wincing and regret). The zombies can’t come soon enough. In fact, maybe we should grab two of them for a debate.
LOL. It does inspire a few gym visits, doesn’t it? And I would love to see a zombie debate.
I made my husband leave his workout to show him Nathan Fillion’s Swamp Ass message…LOL! Love it!
LOL. I take it your hubby is a gamer? 🙂
I`m still laughing about waiting for the swimsuit competition. Among others. Hilarious. I needed a good laugh today- this post was just what I needed. Thanks dear.
I, for one, am grateful there was no swimsuit competition. That on top of being a hard core moderate in the middle of extremism would have driven me to drink. 🙂
Love your mashups! The tweets were sweet, but I just love Nathan Fillion. Of course, Firefly, but have you seen him in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog?
LOL. What a hoot! Thanks, Serena. Truth is that I would pay to see a documentary of Nathan Fillian grocery shopping. 🙂