On 3/31/2012 10:43 AM, Warp wrote:
>    This is *exactly* the type of spoof news article you could expect to
> find on The Onion:
>
>
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/03/26/war-on-words-nyc-dept-of-education-wants-50-forbidden-words-removed-from-standardized-tests/
>
>    The scary thing? It's not on The Onion. It's real.
>
>    The Onion can stop doing satirical spoofs. They could become an accurate
> news source, and not much would change.
>
>    Every time I think my faith in humanity is gone, the stupidity of the
> world somehow succeeds in surpassing itself.

"In the beginning, God made idiots.  That was for practice.  Then He 
made school boards." -- Mark Twain

That quote comes from over a century ago, too.

Regards,
John

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