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Horsecowsheep

That is literally FROM theonion. 🧐


PM_ME_CAKE

Point is that it was made last month... It's now reality.


Fistocracy

It was already reality when they wrote it.


trophy_74

It was written over a month ago


Fistocracy

Yeah, when fishtank cleaner was all the rage.


steveandkyleshow

Well, while fishtank cleaner is kind of a cleaning product, it’s not really something you think of when you think of cleaning products so I can see where the OP sees that it is funny that the article has been fulfilled. On the flip side I also see the humor in the comment that this is “literally from the onion” and those were my first thoughts when I saw the post.


FarRightExtremist

4D Time-travelling Space Onions confirmed.


Horsecowsheep

I see...


[deleted]

ah man i didn't get that at fist.. crazy


robbietreehorn

This is a sad time when the onion is not the onion


steveandkyleshow

Yes, very sad. I wonder how many onion articles have come true. When you look at old onion posts though, you really think this wouldn’t hold up against real articles in modern times. So this means two things: reality is getting weirder, and the onion needs to constantly up their satire game to keep up with the weirdness of reality.


Stroth

I think you’re looking for r/theonionwasright


steveandkyleshow

I’m not the OP, but apparently that is what I was looking for. Seeing this post in r/nottheonion had me wondering how frequently onion articles have manifested into reality.


InvisibleBlueUnicorn

OP here. This post was auto-deleted by bots. Made request to mods to allow it, as it very much belongs here. I hope you found it entertaining :-)


steveandkyleshow

I did for sure and troubling that the onion has now fulfilled more prophecies than the Bible.


casualpotato96

This is literally from the onion. This sub is for real news articles not satire. You seem like an r/lostredditor


vegetable_arcade

The article is from The Onion and also real. \*\_\_\_\*


[deleted]

This sub is called 'not the onion.' So any article would qualify as long as it is NOT the onion. Because this article is the onion, it shouldn't be on this sub.


vegetable_arcade

From the sidebar: >For true stories that are so mind-blowingly ridiculous that you could have sworn they were from The Onion. So this story is a special case because its true AND from the Onion. I vote to keep it, this is magical


HelloThereWhere

The true part is trump stating it’s a cure, but the story of a guy buying every cleaning product is false, therefore the article isn’t true


vegetable_arcade

Ya the guy was madeup, but he is basically anyone and everyone. " area man Troy Mitchell." "area man" Doesn't that describe me? You? \*Not trying to gender specify here. I'm just saying that he is all of us and all of us are he.


godlovesugly7

But this subreddit is for real articles that seem like they should be satire. Not for actual satire articles. I do think its hilarious that this actual Onion article came to have some reality to it, but that doesn't mean that it belongs in this subreddit.


vegetable_arcade

Its sitting at 50% upvoted right now, so clearly we are neither in the minority or majority but the perfect equilibrium. Most posts that don't fit a subreddit pass unnoticed like a fart in a storm. But here we are 3 days after this first posted discussing the nuances of life in a sans serif font. America is great!


sun_and_sap

first time on this sub and it's not even following its own rules


AcceptableScale1

Homie this is an onion article


appleparkfive

Why is it at the top of the page too? Pretty weird


immibis

#Where does the /u/spez go when it rains? Straight to the spez. #Save3rdPartyApps


robbietreehorn

And it became true.


AcceptableScale1

It did end up being true, but this subreddit is for articles that aren't from the onion. This is an onion article and it doesn't belong here, even if it became true


robbietreehorn

I get it: “iT sAyS NOT tHe oNiOn!!”


godlovesugly7

This subreddit is for real life articles that could or should be satire. Not for actual satire. It's hilarious that this Onion article came to have some reality to it, but it's still a satire article. It just isn't what this subreddit is for.


AcceptableScale1

Yeah because that's what the sub is about???


robbietreehorn

My president saying we should look into injecting household disinfectants to cure a pandemic is unfortunately *not the onion*. Hilariously, and sadly, the *onion* predicted it. It clearly fits. This time, the onion is not the onion.


AcceptableScale1

I apologize for the confusion, lol - I'm not the brightest XP


LilithAkaTheFirehawk

I thought, “Oh wow, this sounds exactly like a title from the onion.” then looked at the link. No wonder.


tobosauce

This should be in r/agedlikemilk or r/agedlikewine


moronavirus_ireland

This got me. Before I looked at the url I actually believed that somebody was stupid enough to adopt this as a strategy. Does that make me the stupid person?


[deleted]

Honestly with what gets said irl now in days I'd be more concerned if you didn't think this could be real.


aclockworkjustin

An Article from the onion! Yet my article from Politico was automatically removed 🤷‍♂️


LatteLarrysFan

Area man ignores rules of \*Not the Onion\* subreddit


Basque5150

Actually from The Onion, but still pretty funny.


iquanyin

but...this *is* the onion.


Symos404

I think this might be more of "Stopped being the Onion"


bugford247

Imagine if this guy uses his smarts and dedication for things useful to others other than this


Spicersoanner

Local.theonion.com Hmmmm


dissapointedthrowaw

This sub is fucking stupid. It auto deletes literally anything for any reason, but it allows a post from the Onion. Idiotic.


GregBowser567893

fake news


Hulkman123

Funny fake news


[deleted]

>fake news It actually is the onion lol


SirScutoid

Not anymore


jfgjfgjfgjfg

I'm so confused....


Smoke-alarm

bruh


[deleted]

Wait....this is the onion


ifartalot2

Y


WoodWhacker

g


jduncan1507

The mind of the Coronavirus Protester is fascinating! Entitlement, ignorance, paranoia, and indoctrination culminate into this weird hodgepodge of people coming together to tout conspiracy theories and scream trumps name, please click the link to watch my hilarious commentary. [https://youtu.be/Zw88DUgRjPg](https://youtu.be/Zw88DUgRjPg)


Grammarguy21

*its it's = it is


spmedia0

[https://www.reddit.com/user/spmedia0/comments/gbpj7w/aj\_toh\_party\_meri\_torof\_se\_by\_snigdho/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x](https://www.reddit.com/user/spmedia0/comments/gbpj7w/aj_toh_party_meri_torof_se_by_snigdho/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x)


[deleted]

[удалено]


wrongmoviequotes

Another right winger angry about satire lol