News Flash: Onion publishes fake news about faked lunar landing Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cg


	News Flash: Onion publishes fake news about faked lunar landing Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cg

kkcapricorn

9-6-2009 2:43 PM

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kkcapricorn says:

This is just too funny. Can't stop laughing.

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9-6-2009 6:17 PM

Socratoad

Thev onion does it again

9-6-2009 6:18 PM

Socratoad

I mean "the" ...

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