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Facebook to protect users from the Onion

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    #2
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    AHAHAHA hilarious! The Onion and the Waterford Whisperer are fcuking priceless, why would you want them blocked for? :confused:


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    #3
    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    I see the Onion's Ninja have infiltrated the Independent. Good, good, everything proceeds apace. :cool:


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    #4
    Owryan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,024 ✭✭✭Owryan


    Fat Christy wrote: »
    AHAHAHA hilarious! The Onion and the Waterford Whisperer are fcuking priceless, why would you want them blocked for? :confused:

    Because, sadly there are too many out there who believe them. We need to protect the thickest in society from themselves


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    #5
    KungPao
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭KungPao


    Fat Christy wrote: »
    AHAHAHA hilarious! The Onion and the Waterford Whisperer are fcuking priceless, why would you want them blocked for? :confused:
    To help prevent idiots from making fools of themselves.


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    #6
    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Owryan wrote: »
    ...We need to protect the thickest in society from themselves
    Umm, why? Thick people are funny!
    KungPao wrote: »
    To help prevent idiots from making fools of themselves.
    There's tilting at windmills. That's what idiots do! :pac:


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    #7
    KungPao
    Registered Users Posts: 4,781 ✭✭✭KungPao


    jimgoose wrote: »
    Umm, why? Thick people are funny!

    There's tilting at windmills. That's what idiots do! :pac:
    Facebook don't want users to make a show of themselves...then get slagged mercilessly, then stop using Facebook. Lost revenue and possible bad press if they are so upset they do something bad. It's a mad world.


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    #8
    jimgoose
    Registered Users Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    KungPao wrote: »
    Facebook don't want users to make a show of themselves...then get slagged mercilessly, then stop using Facebook. Lost revenue and possible bad press if they are so upset they do something bad. It's a mad world.

    Ah, I see - Zuckerburg is after a sort of giant, on-line widlife preserve for idiots. :pac:


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    #9
    Ralphdejones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 581 ✭✭✭Ralphdejones


    Facebook ? More like Arsebook . . .


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    #10
    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    They could open a sub section for people that doesn't get Onion/Whisperer stuff.

    http://potato.facebook.com


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    #11
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    biko wrote: »
    They could open a sub section for people that doesn't get Onion/Whisperer stuff.

    http://potato.facebook.com

    In fairness, when my bf first sent me one of those articles, can't remember who wrote it, I did fall for it. It was about John Gilligan posting himself out of prison. I was hook, line and sinker until the sentence:

    'He covered himself in 55cent stamps.'

    I'm a bit of a dope at the best of times, may as well embrace it. :pac:


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    #12
    Clankatron
    Registered Users Posts: 81 ✭✭Clankatron


    An actual retard filter, I never thought I'd see the day.


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    #13
    Ralphdejones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 581 ✭✭✭Ralphdejones


    Clankatron wrote: »
    An actual retard filter, I never thought I'd see the day.

    Special needs has nothing to do with this.


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    #14
    Chet T16
    Registered Users Posts: 2,320 ✭✭✭Chet T16


    Fat Christy wrote: »
    In fairness, when my bf first sent me one of those articles, can't remember who wrote it, I did fall for it. It was about John Gilligan posting himself out of prison. I was hook, line and sinker until the sentence:

    'He covered himself in 55cent stamps.'

    I'm a bit of a dope at the best of times, may as well embrace it. :pac:

    There was the one about Korea claiming to land on the sun, you could be forgiven for believing that


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    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,215 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    Looking forward to seeing WW take the piss out of this

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    #16
    The Peanut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭The Peanut


    Anything to protect us from Facebook? Despise it.


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    #17
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    They could add a "painfully unfunny shíte" tag on Waterford whisper news articles.


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    #18
    Ralphdejones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 581 ✭✭✭Ralphdejones


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    They could add a "painfully unfunny shíte" tag on Waterford whisper news articles.

    If only they could find a way of filtering it, and Arsebook along with the Onion.
    Arsebook complaining about the Onion is a bit like the kettle complaining about how black the pot is.


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    #19
    Maximus Alexander
    Registered Users Posts: 13,080 ✭✭✭✭Maximus Alexander


    Presumably links to the Daily Mail will be prepended with a [Bullsh*t] tag too?


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    #20
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    'Murica


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    #21
    Rough Sleeper
    Registered Users Posts: 803 ✭✭✭Rough Sleeper


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    They could add a "painfully unfunny shíte" tag on Waterford whisper news articles.
    Some of the articles could be written better but some of the headlines are absolutely hilarious.

    If you don't find anything funny about the headline "Waterford Lad Receives Five E’s And Several Class A’s During Leaving Cert Results" then you've got a **** sense of humour.


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    #22
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    Rough Sleeper wrote: »
    Some of the articles could be written better but some of the headlines are absolutely hilarious.

    If you don't find anything funny about the headline "Waterford Lad Receives Five E’s And Several Class A’s During Leaving Cert Results" then you've got a **** sense of humour.

    I don't think my sense of humour is shít. I think its the joke that's shít. There's more to satire than just writing bullshít.


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    #23
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    There's more to satire than just writing bullshít.

    Can you look up the definition of satire yourself or do we have to hyperlink it for you?


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    #24
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    The Peanut wrote: »
    Anything to protect us from Facebook? Despise it.

    Sadly there's nothing on Facebook that protects you from Facebook no.


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    #25
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    Cormac... wrote: »
    Can you look up the definition of satire yourself or do we have to hyperlink it for you?

    Hyper link it and quote it there if you wouldn't mind. Show everyone where it says "satire is simply writing unfunny bullshít bereft of wit or point".


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    #26
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    There's lots of stuff on Waterford Whispers that's just silly stuff but there are lots of articles that have satirical points behind them too.

    Same is true for the Onion. Although the Onion has a much higher hit rate - probably because they have a bigger writing team and more money to pay people.


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    #27
    Rough Sleeper
    Registered Users Posts: 803 ✭✭✭Rough Sleeper


    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    Hyper link it and quote it there if you wouldn't mind. Show everyone where it says "satire is simply writing unfunny bullshít bereft of wit or point".
    Satire: The use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues:
    So to take the example I'd listed above, which is an ongoing joke about a small time-drug dealer, poly-drug user and character of moral turpitude: the humour lies in the play on words regarding the grading system for the leaving cert (the results for which were released on the day the article was submitted), the classification of illegal drugs according to Irish law, and "E," a slang term for MDMA sold in pill form. Check 1.

    This is used to expose the vice and stupidity of the character in question, namely his distribution and excessive use of various illegal drugs. Check 2.

    So you see, this article clearly fits the OED definition of satire, even if you don't find it funny.

    You're welcome.


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    #28
    Generic Dreadhead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,870 ✭✭✭✭Generic Dreadhead


    ^^^ This guy ^^^
    Awkward Badger wrote: »
    Show everyone where it says "satire is simply writing unfunny bullshít bereft of wit or point".

    It being unfunny, unwitty or pointless has no bearing on if it is satirical or not.


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    #29
    Awkward Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Awkward Badger


    Rough Sleeper wrote: »
    So to take the example I'd listed above, which is an ongoing joke about a small time-drug dealer, poly-drug user and character of moral turpitude: the humour lies in the play on words regarding the grading system for the leaving cert (the results for which were released on the day the article was submitted), the classification of illegal drugs according to Irish law, and "E," a slang term for MDMA sold in pill form. Check 1.

    This is used to expose the vice and stupidity of the character in question, namely his distribution and excessive use of various illegal drugs. Check 2.

    So you see, this article clearly fits the OED definition of satire, even if you don't find it funny.

    You're welcome.

    Satire is used for a purpose. When its witless, pointless and unfunny then I say there's more to satire than simply writing bullshít. Just as there's more to being funny than telling jokes.

    But I'm happy to stand corrected and admit that although shíte of the highest order it does bear some resemblance to what could loosely be defined as satire.


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    #30
    Super-Rush
    Registered Users Posts: 19,473 ✭✭✭✭Super-Rush


    What about the "Share this pic and cancer will be cured" bullshit?

    Will they be added to the spastic filter?


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,974 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Jay Fullmer, 38, last month became the first American to get to grips with the concept of irony.

    "It was weird" Fullmer said. "I was in London and like, talking to this guy and it was raining and he like, pulled a face and said, "Great weather eh?" and I thought - "Wait a minute, no way is it great weather".

    Fullmer then realised that the other man's 'mistake' was in fact deliberate.

    Fullmer, who is 39 next month and married with two children, aged 8 and 3, plans to use irony himself in future.

    "I'm, like, using it all the time" he said.

    "Last weekend I was grilling steaks and I burned them and I said 'Hey, great weather!'"


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