this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2024
492 points (99.0% liked)

The Onion

4158 readers
145 users here now

The Onion

A place to share and discuss stories from The Onion, Clickhole, and other satire.

Great Satire Writing:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 64 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I didn't eat it, but I started to bite down.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lol well don’t beat yourself up about it, that’s understandable, and to be fair, it’s a great movie but I wouldn’t expect politicians in Texas to understand the message.

The men on the Green Mile were forced to carry out the execution of John Coffey (like the drink but not spelled the same) despite knowing he was probably innocent and might’ve genuinely been what religious people would call a vessel of God.

It’s a tragic story but one of Stephen King’s best because it does a great job of highlighting the hypocrisy of modern Christians. If Jesus came back tomorrow, they’d find a reason to persecute and execute him again.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Me, no longer able to distinguish fact from satire: "I'm tired, boss."

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fair. To be honest I just wanted to share my thoughts about The Green Mile. I love that movie lol.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

No, it's okay. Low-hanging joke.

I need to watch the whole thing someday. Only saw parts of it way back when the only way to watch a movie was to catch it on cable.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

You really should. It's amazing.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If you've never read it, the book isn't terribly long! The movie is an excellent adaptation, though, still worth a watch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I've been meaning to get back into reading, so I'll add it to my list. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It's a pretty believable headline.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The Onion's on fire these days