The dumbing down of America

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Bill Glasheen
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The dumbing down of America

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If you're a fan of The Onion, you'll realize that it's all parody. OK???

That being said, the funniest parodies are the ones closest to the truth. When I read parodies like these, it reminds me of years of mind-numbing arguments with chi-sters about how martial movement works. It's all Newtonian mechanics, physiology, and psychology - except for those who prefer having their brains hover in THC-laced clouds. Oy!

Have I offended you yet? If so... YOU are a chi-ster! :lol:

From the article...

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Test audiences responded poorly to the show's "overly-scientific"
method of dropping a bear 300 feet.

"I don't like it when the science people talk about things no one can even understand," said Rich Parker, an Ohio resident. "It's like, just quit your yapping and dip the chain saw into the liquid nitrogen already."

So with that as a teaser, here we go.

Science Channel Refuses To Dumb Down Science Any Further

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Post by Glenn »

Good parodies are the ones that make you have to keep reminding yourself that it is a parody. That's when entertainment venues like The Onion, Stewart, Colbert, Beck, and Coulter excel.
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