This is one of the best Onion articles ever. Read the whole thing.

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    the growing problem affects one in every 29 million Americans, and one in every 80 Congolese

    Fantastic

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    “According to the foundation’s website, the growing problem affects one in every 29 million Americans, and one in every 80 Congolese.”

    Fucking lol

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      General Electric used to have a big factory in Roanoke, so I’m guessing the gorillas are a result of industrial pollution from some sort of superfund site that has yet to be cleaned up.

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      People are probably downvoting it because I posted it. 🙄

      Some very pathetic person goes through my history regularly and downvotes everything.

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        Well I see you post regularly, and am always grateful for the white-hot memes, shitpost, and factoids! Ty you flying horror. Seriously though squids are gross.

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        Probably a squid that’s very jealous about your flying ability

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        On reddit I used to downvote a popular poster because they were dominating the space. Not sure that was the right thing to do but don’t take it personal, just keep on doing your thing.

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          I don’t take it personally, I think whoever is doing it is very silly.

    • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
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      Maybe people who don’t like “wait for it”, “read the whole thing”, or “watch to the end”.

      Don’t tell me to do it, tell me why I should do it.

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        I thought it was a good suggesting considering, IMO, a lot of Onion headlines are the whole joke and the article just expands on it.

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    Should have found a common enemy like I did, me and my gorilla are good friends now, I was one of his groomsmen at his 4th wedding, good bloke.

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    Wow, this one brought back memories. I think at the time I considered having a David Seaborne Foundation Fun-Run for the Cure t-shirt made.

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    Surpised the Onion doesn’t include a writing credit for the article. Apparently this was posted in 2009 and I’m curious to see wjat the author has been up to since then

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      Probably a team effort, or at least a team spirit.

      I’m curious if “former onion writer” is up there with snl and Simpsons writers in terms of industry respect.

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    Mike Tyson: NOOOO, IT SHOULD’VE BEEN ME, NOT HIM!

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      Don’t victim-blame. Someone you love could be afflicted with the heartbreak of gorilla attacks.

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          Someone’s never been to Gorilla City.

          You’re never going to become master of the Earth without a classical liberal arts education.

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              Yeah, but who do you think taught him world domination skills? That can’t be self-taught!

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      With what? and where? A silverback gorilla is no joke, David would need a shotgun and a will of steel to properly aim and fire at a 400lb monster trying to kill him.

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        400lb

        Five hundred and twelve. Just saying it makes me quake in fearr. David was such a brave man to face such a force off nature.

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      This is why America needs universal animal control

      Like Obamakill.

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      This is every cancer victim news story (at least in the US), just with gorilla-related stuff substituted in.