shit that looks like an onion article but isn't

Apparently this is real :-/

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/does-this-war-make-me-look-fat/

GRARRRRRRGH!

Just FYI, "Times of Israel" is apparently not an Israeli newspaper, it's just a blog site.

?? wikipedia says its headquarters is in Jerusalem

oh duh you mean blog vs. newspaper

hah okay if it's just a blog then that's not quite so egregious, but even so...

I guess anyway it's a relatively new site? Wiki claims 2 million readers so maybe it's bigger than I thought. I think it's sort of a Huffington Post style site.

I mean, whatever it is, that's the third time this week I have seen something just mind-bogglingly offensive and un-self-aware on the site, this one being by far the least egregious.

wow if that article is the least bad, I dread to think what other stuff it's coming up with

They republished (but almost immediately took down) a piece from a small long island jewish paper posing the "question" of genocide in Gaza. Then another piece appeared in which a blogger likened the Palestinians to the Amalekites (which can be read based on the bible as a coded way of saying they should be wiped out).

http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2014/08/05/nra-defends-rights-blind-people-guns/

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/02/11/world/middleeast/suicide-bomb-instructor-accidentally-kills-iraqi-pupils.html

literally dying

Runner uses Nike+ app to draw penises

Deceased Steve Jobs sued by own shareholders

This is really a headline-only one.

Idaho’s Constitution Party was OK with gay governor candidate until he supported gays

Obama's 'vacation from hell'

related & hilarious & terrible:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/facebook-to-flag-satirical-articles-to-stop-users-falling-for-the-onions-jokes-9674483.html

that's basically the only good thing left about facebook

onion's response is great http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-facebook-user-incredibly-stupid,36712/

http://nypost.com/2014/08/18/enough-sanctimony-ladies-catcalls-are-flattering/

http://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/080814-catcalling-doree-pulse-as571.jpg
so not gonna happen

http://www.salon.com/2014/08/20/co_founder_of_als_ice_bucket_challenge_drowns_at_age_27

no, that's just sad

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/21/elementary-teacher-suspended-for-asking-white-student-cops-to-shoot-black-michael-browns/

Kid kills a dinosaur in a story, gets arrested: http://www.nbc12.com/story/26319685/cops-summerville-high-school-student-arrested-after-writing-threatening-message-on-assignment

I mean first of all, we don't have dinosaurs anymore.

I love this woman

This thing, I swear:

http://m.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/Techies-riding-Silicon-Valley-shuttles-are-not-5704848.php

'So seniors, disabled folks and outraged citizens - please stand back, stop protesting those tech shuttles, and set them free. My son has a dream to get to: the American Dream.'

Susan Ahern of Richmond, Va., is the mother of a computer engineer who lives in San Francisco and works in Silicon Valley.

that kid's either really embarrassed or really troubled

How the Irish Got Jobs at Google

From the headline, I actually thought this *was* an Onion piece:

http://www.salon.com/2014/08/21/college_dudes_worried_that_movement_to_take_rape_seriously_is_ruining_their_sex_lives/

incredible strawman of a headline

best/most onionlike part of that article is the stock photo

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/286756/286756,1316643581,1/stock-photo-flatmates-enjoying-a-beer-together-85129009.jpg

make a few bucks posing for some stock photos why not, what's the worst that could happen

http://i.imgur.com/LyPP6KP.png

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/28/us/isis-fort-hood-shooter/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

kinda LOL but mostly sad

h*ll fr*cking no

the NRA tweet is the kicker lmao

http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/234-sun-kil-moon-benji-glossary/

Though the musical components of Sun Kil Moon’s Benji rarely amount to more than Mark Kozelek’s voice and acoustic guitar, its lyrical universe is incomparably vast, spanning countries and decades, populated by dead relatives, high school friends, indie-rock peers, serial killers, and corporate-franchised eateries alike. Like the catalog of samples heard on the Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique, the production credits on Yeezus, or the movie-credits-length list of people who’ve played in the Fall, a supplementary directory of references is required to fully appreciate its magnitude.

Mark Kozelek’s mom: She’s 75, and the closest friend Kozelek has.
Scrabble: A classic board game that Mark Kozelek likes to play with his mom.

Domino’s: The preferred pizza provider for Kozelek and his cousins when staying over at his aunt and uncle’s.
Happy Days: Comedy series created by Garry Marshall that aired on ABC from 1974-84. A favorite among the Kozelek clan.

KFC: a.k.a. Kentucky Fried Chicken—the fast food of choice served at the funeral for Kozelek’s uncle (“and that’s how he would’ve wanted it”).

The Doors: L.A. classic-rock icons who can be found in Jim Wise’s record collection.
Stevie Nicks: Ditto.

Maybe Clickhole rather than Onion proper here.

the mind boggles
Boggle: a classic board game that Mark Kozelek likes to play with your mom

What an amazing insight into Mark Kozelek's shitty taste.

What is a blue crabcakes? Somebody help!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BwvlwO0IgAEbq0j.png

thats a fucking classic

Helen Mirren: 'Why didn't hackers try find naked selfies of me?'

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/investor-picks-breadstick-battle-olive-garden

http://www.freep.com/article/20140915/NEWS05/309150017/-Tea-party-Satanist-bristles-over-Detroit-temple-s-left-leaning-ways

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/cable-firm-boss-blames-the-rain-for-increase-in-pavement-blasts-in-london-9734894.html

^ truly frightening