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Tetro Kornbluth
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« on: December 11, 2014, 06:34:04 PM »
« edited: December 11, 2014, 06:45:01 PM by Tetro Kornbluth »

I spent a few minutes in awe today thinking 'Oh for God sake, how is this NOT an Onion headline.' But apparently, much to my amazement, it's real. What may ask? Well... just take a look

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Oh, COME ON

but here's the thing... it gets better

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More here

I think we can agree that Satire has now passed on probably from a mental breakdown. God bless its hilarious soul. RIP.
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« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2014, 07:04:05 PM »

Well, he has always seemed like a megalomaniac.
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« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2014, 07:32:01 PM »

Wow, art appreciator, rapist, expert karaoke singer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBNlrPNxSg0 ) - is there no end to Mr Assange's talents!
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« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2014, 03:17:27 AM »

It's like a South Park episode.
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« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2014, 07:01:26 AM »

You're not a political figure from Queensland unless you're a raging megalomanic with a (self-created) personality cult, it seems.
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True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)
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« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2014, 09:00:07 AM »

It's not so much that satire is dead but that chairs no longer get any respect.
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Filuwaúrdjan
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« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2014, 01:21:37 PM »

You're not a political figure from Queensland unless you're a raging megalomanic with a (self-created) personality cult, it seems.

You can take the boy out of Queensland...
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« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2014, 03:49:14 AM »

You're not a political figure from Queensland unless you're a raging megalomanic with a (self-created) personality cult, it seems.

You can take the boy out of Queensland...

... but you can't take the Queensland out of the boy. Exactly.
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