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Ocelot II

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2. It's pretty hard to beat the real story of the FAA planning to shut down an airport for a week

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Feb 12, 2026, 02:18 PM

18 hrs ago

because CPB shot down a party balloon with a drone and forgot to tell them. Too bad for The Onion; these days the truth really is stranger and stupider than fiction.

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I am afraid for the Onion [View all] LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago OP

You had me worried there for a minute! lastlib 18 hrs ago #1

Sorry LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #3

You had me worried as well. niyad 16 hrs ago #8

It's pretty hard to beat the real story of the FAA planning to shut down an airport for a week Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #2

Reddit r/onionheadlines also having trouble mellow 17 hrs ago #4

When Schwarzenegger won the election to become governor of California, back in the early 2000s, the onion just ran the Fil1957 16 hrs ago #5

I laughed back then and laughed again just now. Remember the Onion relies on people with a sense of humor. FadedMullet 16 hrs ago #6

New entry in the dictionary BaronChocula 16 hrs ago #7

That new definition is appropriate in today's world LetMyPeopleVote 16 hrs ago #10

Hahaha Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #9