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Old 10-07-10, 05:39 PM   #1
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wtf? this doesnt even make any sense. at all. is this some kind of joke? we KNOW there was an ancient greece.
It's an article from The Onion.
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Old 10-07-10, 05:40 PM   #2
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It's an article from The Onion.
ohhhOOOOOOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHH.

i never knew that.
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Old 10-07-10, 05:43 PM   #3
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Please allow me to apologize in advance for the following outburst:

OMG N00BZ!

There's always a first time. At least yours was among friends.
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Old 10-07-10, 05:54 PM   #4
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I probably shouldn't admit this, but i started reading the article, thinking:

"WTF, this is too fanstistic! Homer, the Illiad, et all, made up? This is too incredible to believe. What news source is this anyway?!

*looked at the URL*

"oh......."
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Old 10-08-10, 01:27 AM   #5
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It's an article from The Onion.
FRAU! I'm ashamed of you! Using Wiki as a source. Don't you know they never get anything right?

You should have used The Onion itself - much more reliable.




Oh, and they just released this photo of the professor who actually wrote the Illiad and the Odyssee for them.

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Old 10-08-10, 01:42 AM   #6
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Anything that comes from the onion is proven, factual and true



That's why you wouldn't believe them
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Old 10-09-10, 05:24 AM   #7
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Some of the articles in Onion are more believable than tha actual news you hear, especially the ones about the top goverment oficials and new laws getting passed
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