Ever read an actual article you thought was from 'The Onion'?

[Sitnam]

I surf the Internet at work and often have a few newspapers open along with ‘The Onion’, I can’t always tell the difference.

Bankruptcy Is Now ‘More Probable,’ New G.M. Chief Says this is the latest one.

Does anyone else stumble on serious news articles they thought were a joke?

[Gozu_Tashoya]

It makes me a bad person, I know, but I found the headline and first few paragraphs to be decidedly Onionesque.

Chinese mistress contest takes tragic turn - CNN.com

[Caveat_lector_1]

@Gozu_Tashoya

It makes me a bad person, I know, but I found the headline and first few paragraphs to be decidedly Onionesque.
Chinese mistress contest takes tragic turn - CNN.com

I think this turned out to possibly be false.

http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6596198.html

[Miller]

During the big Prince Charles/Diana divorce media frenzy, the San Francisco Chronicle ran a full page article about Prince Edward entitled, “Flash! Prince Makes No News!” Which was basically a news article about how Edward never did anything newsworthy.

[astro]

The (real) story about the ladywho was booted from the pantheon of scrapbooking superstars.

[Tamarin]

I saved a printed a copy of an article from the Idaho Statesman that is all about the 80’s hair band, Poison, stopping to eat at the local Cracker Barrel restaurant. They tipped the waitress $25 and left her a sticker that was worth up to 5 whole dollars on ebay! Unfortunately I can’t find it online anymore, but it is awesome. It totally could have come from The Onion.

[Malleus_Incus_Stapes]

There was one about the Bolivian Navythat I still carry around with me. Awesomely silly situation.

“All we want is a 10-kilometer strip to call our own.”

“We now guarantee that almost all of our sailors learn how to swim.”

[appleciders]

The headline here is priceless. I thought it was a joke until halfway down the article.

[Omega_Glory]

I thought this one about Obama giving Queen Elizabeth an iPod was a joke playing off the DVD incident at first.

[SmellMyWort]

Nope, but I remember reading a letter to Reader’s Digest a few years ago from some lady who thought kids were practicing witchcraft after reading Harry Potter. Her source: The Onion.

[Freudian_Slit]

@appleciders

The headline here is priceless. I thought it was a joke until halfway down the article.

That’s awful! No more of that bird. Reminds me of that “Dinosaurs” episode.

[fighting_ignorant]

From the NYTimes: Virtual Leagues Fold, Forcing Gamers to Find Actual Jobs

Money quote:

Justin Brown, 18, is one such gamer. In Major League Gaming, he plays on a four-person team he started with his twin, Jason. As high school seniors last year, they each won $30,000 at tournaments. They have been playing Halo since they were 13.

“On the weekends, we would play for 12 hours straight, only taking breaks to eat and sleep,” Justin Brown said. “That was the greatest time of my life then.”

…

Rodriguez said his mother and sister recently asked him if he might consider college or seeking a higher position at work. He told them he intended to give this quest one more shot.

“I still believe in gaming,” he said. “I wouldn’t be able to live with myself if I just gave it up.”

[Freddy_the_Pig]

I just saw a headline, “Nebraska man sentenced for shooting neighbor with crossbow.”

[appleciders]

@Freudian_Slit

That’s awful! No more of that bird. Reminds me of that “Dinosaurs” episode.

Oh, if they found one, there’s probably a breeding population. I laughed my head off.

[KSO]

@Omega_Glory

I thought this one about Obama giving Queen Elizabeth an iPod was a joke playing off the DVD incident at first.

Me too.

[AllShookDown]

At the time I read this I commented that I couldn’t believe it wasn’t from The Onion.

Portage Daily Register | Portage News

[rowrrbazzle]

Not an article, but I recently saw a TV commercial for the “Chia Obama” and thought, “Nah, that MUST be a parody.” But it isn’t. http://www.chiaobama.com/

[wunderkammer]

I read this in the dead tree edition, so I didn’t get the moment of suspicion that it was from the Onion, but seriously…

“She’s not sleeping well, and we can’t even show her vacation photos because the pictures of the dolls would upset her,” Patrick Telan said. “The doll’s fall into never-never land has been hard on her.”

[Earthworm_Jim]

@Tamarin

I saved a printed a copy of an article from the Idaho Statesman that is all about the 80’s hair band, Poison, stopping to eat at the local Cracker Barrel restaurant. They tipped the waitress $25 and left her a sticker that was worth up to 5 whole dollars on ebay! Unfortunately I can’t find it online anymore, but it is awesome. It totally could have come from The Onion.

This looks to be it.

[Tamarin]

@Earthworm_Jim

This looks to be it.

That’s it!