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06 Feb 2012 14:20

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Politics: The Onion’s response to the Congressman who mistook one of its articles for the real thing

  • We’re delighted to hear that Rep. Fleming is a regular reader of America’s Finest News Source and doesn’t bother himself with The New York Times, Washington Post, the mediums of television and radio, or any other lesser journalism outlets.
  • The Onion editor Joe Randazzo • In response to the Republican Congressman who mistook an Onion article for the real thing. source

17 Sep 2010 20:13

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Tech: Best Buy’s CEO says something pretty stupid, retracts quickly

  • admissionBest Buy’s CEO, Brian Dunn, was quoted as saying that iPad sales had cut into notebook sales by as much as 50 percent.
  • retraction Now Dunn is trying to back off from his claims, saying they were “not an accurate depiction of what we’re currently seeing.” Ya think? source

06 Sep 2010 10:27

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Tech: Apple’s iPod Touch press photos are a Photoshop fail

  • Just when you thought Apple survived a product launch mostly unscathed, some jerk had to notice some crappy Photoshop work. Apple wasn’t particularly good at hiding their iPhone tracks on the new iPod Touch this time out, leading to a couple gaffes like the one over to the right. See the arrow? Yeah, we know, right? source

02 Sep 2010 10:25

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Offbeat: Wrong kind of “dirty”: Libel lawsuit nails the wrong site

  • the dirty Posted racy pictures of a Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader and school teacher. Also had Ben Quayle as a writer.
  • the dirtGot sued for The Dirty’s actions, ignored it. Lost the $11 million suit. In ironic twist, considering suing back for libel. source