weekly world news
Per (guest) 04 Nov 2011 15:07
is weekly world news reliable? seems like a credibel news site?
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Per (guest) 04 Nov 2011 15:07
It's satire. Like the Onion, only older.
A quick glance of the Wikipedia page of the Weekly World News (emphasis mine)…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_World_News
Quote:
The Weekly World News was a supermarket tabloid published in the United States from 1979 to 2007, renowned for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes and an approach to news that verged on the satirical. Its characteristic black-and-white covers have become pop-culture images widely used in the arts. It continues to exist as a website.
The Wikipedia page gives some examples of the stories the tabloid has run:
Bigfoot had stolen a Race Car during a race, earning the name BigLEADfoot!
A fossilized tornado found underground
[…] a cannibal food critic, who rated the people he had eaten, based on their nationalities. For example, he didn't like Mexican or Chinese people as food, because they were "too spicy." Germans, on the other hand, were fattening and "greasy" while the one American he had eaten was rated highly for "taste, texture, and appearance."
Reliable news source? Ummmmmmm…. no.
One's convictions should be proportional to one's evidence. - Sam Harris
I wondered if it was the same as the supermarket tabloid. I can't imagine anyone taking them seriously. I had seen some really ridiculous headlines on their front page, but I think the "fossilized tornado" has to be the most ludicrous idea I've ever heard.
Ahh yes Bat Boy, for someone who didn't exist he sure got around, i wonder what ever happened to him, kinda miss his ugly mug beaming out from the news stands.
"doing nothing is not an option"
Lol I haven't seen that on the magazine racks in forever! But yeah it's mostly humor. Batboy? Come on.
Fake, yes, but oh so fun to read. The 'fossilized tornado' headline made me chuckle. Thanks for that. :)
People are not disturbed by things, but by the view they take of them - Epictetus
Speaking of supermarket tabloids…I used to take them seriously until I read headlines on the Enquirer "Korean missile shoots down angel" and "Four Horsemen of the apocalypse seen riding around London". After that, I laughed so hard and realized it is all garbage.
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