Virginia man killed trying to fight gorilla

[Baltenstein]

All I can say is:

Damned Muslim terrorists!

[The Alma Mater]

When is Stephen Fry going to denounce gorillas ?

[Maineiacs]

Now I just feel bad. Someone should have gently pointed out to this poor kid before he posted for the jackals here that the notion of a guy spending four years fighting off a gorilla was a tad unrealistic.

[Trevor Phillip Enterprises]

....it happens to the best of us OP, don't get too beat up over it. That being said ....

YOU ACTUALLY FELL FOR THE ONION?!?!?!?! HAHAHAHAHA!!! YOU MUST FEEL REALLY STUPID!!!!

...sorry, I really am. Its just I thought that of all people you wouldn't be the one to fall for the Onion.

[Wisconsin9]

Tomorrow's headline: "Area Man Sources Onion".

[Marcurix]

Those damn gorillas are a serious problem, I had to fight two off this morning on my way to work.

I mean really, whats the world coming to?

[Old Tyrannia]

Well played, OP. Well played.

[SaintB]

But there hasn't been a thread on this yet.
And how is the onion fake? It says at the top that it's America's finest news source, and it looks like it has loads of great stuff.

The Onion is not a credible news source.

One could argue that The Onion is more credible than a lot of news sources since you can be certain that whatever The Onion posts is going to be made up.

[Kholdlands]

Come on people! Obviously this is Disney's idea of a preview for the next Starwars movie. Chewy lives in Han's basement but stops paying him rent, and things escalate from there. Not OP's fault that the Onion replaced Chewy with Gorilla and and changed Han's name as a joke.

[Nazi Flower Power]

It's a repost of something the Onion posted in 2010 or so. More than likely, a satirical fake article.

But there hasn't been a thread on this yet.
And how is the onion fake? It says at the top that it's America's finest news source, and it looks like it has loads of great stuff.

It's probably more accurate than Fox.

[Kainesia]

Hey, everybody stop treating the onion like they aren't a truthful source.

Now, if he had presented Fox news as a source...

[Kainesia]

But there hasn't been a thread on this yet.
And how is the onion fake? It says at the top that it's America's finest news source, and it looks like it has loads of great stuff.

It's probably more accurate than Fox.

Crap, you beat me to it.

[Lunavas]

Did you really just take the Onion seriously? You do know it's satire, right?

[L Ron Cupboard]

Someone 'roleplaying' a complaint in Moderation, people roleplaying in General, and now this. I think some people here are losing the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality.

[Nazi Flower Power]

Someone 'roleplaying' a complaint in Moderation, people roleplaying in General, and now this. I think some people here are losing the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality.

If roleplaying in NSG means we've lost the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality, then we lost it a long time ago.

[Soldati Senza Confini]

I was about to point out the impossibility of this happening.

Then I saw the Onion as a source...

[Benuty]

I was about to point out the impossibility of this happening.

Then I saw the Onion as a source...

http://tribuneherald.net/2013/06/26/tex ... tion-bill/

This is more plausible.

[Trygg]

I just... read through that all.. genuinely intrigued... I was... I saw interesting news for once... Then it hit me...


http://www.theonion.com

Hmm, was one the same boat...

Hey, me too!

[Distruzio]

Sweet baby ninja Jesus. That poor soul!

Thinking the Onion is a genuine news source.

[Narland]

We can only hope that this article will inspire the millions who are silently fighting things to let it be known. They do not have to face this savagery alone. Our sympathy is with the family.

How many others have things in their basements? What about those who face dire primordial black slime in their showers, killer lampreys in their cars, or even snakes on the planes? Somebody should do something!

We at Silent Hill Treatment Centers can help. Give us a call, or just drive up. No appointments necessary. Remember, Silent Hill.

[Nazi Flower Power]

We can only hope that this article will inspire the millions who are silently fighting things to let it be known. They do not have to face this savagery alone. Our sympathy is with the family.

How many others have things in their basements?

I have lots of things in my basement. It's great having so much storage space.

What about those who face dire primordial black slime in their showers, killer lampreys in their cars, or even snakes on the planes?

That sounds terrible OTOH.

[Gauthier]

We can only hope that this article will inspire the millions who are silently fighting things to let it be known. They do not have to face this savagery alone. Our sympathy is with the family.

How many others have things in their basements? What about those who face dire primordial black slime in their showers, killer lampreys in their cars, or even snakes on the planes? Somebody should do something!

We at Silent Hill Treatment Centers can help. Give us a call, or just drive up. No appointments necessary.

I've tried to go over there to schedule an appointment, but I keep getting lost in the fog.

[Kiribati-Tarawa]

You DO realise The Onion is satire, right?

[Unified Gibbons]

Oh my god, did you seriously use the Onion as a source? Nope, I'm done here.

[The Alma Mater]

You DO realise The Onion is satire, right?

Considering there are now three topics about specific onion articles (plus one general "how often were you tricked by such sites") on this page.. probably.