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Amaryllis

(10,747 posts) Fri Oct 10, 2025, 09:58 AM Friday

Remember the olden days when you didn't have to ask if something was parody or not?

or check to see if it was Borowitz or The Onion?

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Remember the olden days when you didn't have to ask if something was parody or not? (Original Post) Amaryllis Friday OP

Yes I do. lamp_shade Friday #1

Oh yes. Especially when it has to do with Donald, MAGA or people like Miller or Blondy Bondo. chouchou Friday #2

Forget parody GusBob Friday #3

Farce has become reality. Irish_Dem Friday #4

It is hard doing satire in today's world LetMyPeopleVote Friday #5

lamp_shade

(15,296 posts)

1. Yes I do.

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 10:10 AM

Friday

chouchou

(2,479 posts)

2. Oh yes. Especially when it has to do with Donald, MAGA or people like Miller or Blondy Bondo.

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 10:14 AM

Friday

Worse, it's like "That can't be true" "There's no such thing" "Comeon..Nobody would believe that"
If someone told me we had to learn the Moonwalk, I'd think about it seriously..

GusBob

(8,023 posts)

3. Forget parody

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 10:15 AM

Friday

One can’t trust ANYTHING one reads or sees online anymore

Irish_Dem

(76,303 posts)

4. Farce has become reality.

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 10:33 AM

Friday

LetMyPeopleVote

(171,474 posts)

5. It is hard doing satire in today's world

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Fri Oct 10, 2025, 10:41 AM

Friday

For example this Borowitz report was based in part on facts
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220700937
I was amused to post this

It is really hard to do satire in today's world

Link to tweet

I have found no other reason to suspect that Trump is dead than the fact that his social media posts are currently being written by someone else.

Trump is incapable of such sensible and civilized writing

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