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70sEraVet

(3,639 posts) Fri Jan 7, 2022, 08:31 PM Jan 2022

SATIRE, FOLKS! The Onion is satire!

https://www.theonion.com/toddler-dies-in-accidental-shooting-after-finding-fathe-1848308408

"Calling the incident a tragedy that could have easily been prevented, authorities announced Wednesday that a local 2-year-old had died in an accidental shooting after discovering his father’s gun hidden under a pile of guns."

' "You can only imagine what was going through the parents’ minds when they heard a shot from upstairs and both dropped their guns to go see what had happened." '

It's sad that this is funny; it's funny because it is so close to the truth.

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SATIRE, FOLKS! The Onion is satire! (Original Post) 70sEraVet Jan 2022 OP

Rocket grenade launcher! Karadeniz Jan 2022 #1

That IS funny! Haggard Celine Jan 2022 #2

I can't tell anymore. paleotn Jan 2022 #3

Are you absolutely certain? niyad Jan 2022 #4

If this has not actually happened, it is... 3catwoman3 Jan 2022 #5

And it's horrifying that your statement isn't such an exaggeration anymore. calimary Jan 2022 #6

Karadeniz

(22,756 posts)

1. Rocket grenade launcher!

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Fri Jan 7, 2022, 08:39 PM

Jan 2022

Haggard Celine

(16,894 posts)

2. That IS funny!

Reply to 70sEraVet (Original post)

Fri Jan 7, 2022, 08:39 PM

Jan 2022

The only thing that would have made it better is if the parents had been killed by ricocheted bullets when they dropped their guns, an American Shakespearean tragedy of sorts.