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The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 year ago

O.J. Simpson Allowed To Remain Living After Coffin Doesn’t Fit

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O.J. Simpson Allowed To Remain Living After Coffin Doesn’t Fit

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The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 1 year ago
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LAS VEGAS—With onlookers gasping as the former football star made a big show of being too big for the casket, O.J. Simpson was reportedly allowed to remain alive Thursday after his coffin didn’t fit. “If the coffin doesn’t fit, you must let him live a bit.” said O.J. eulogizer Tommie Lochran, who advocated for Simpson…
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    They had this one ready to go, huh?

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      It’s pretty good, hats off to The Onion

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      Makes me morbidly wonder if they’re sitting on a folder full of celebrity death articles.

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        That’s actually standard practice in journalism

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          It makes sense for one of notification or even praise and remembrance.

          But imagining a folder of jokes about celebrity death send a bit darker.

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            Let me introduce you to the dark side of The Onion.

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              Aw man. That made me switching between tearing up and laughing so many times. What a great one.

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        All news channels do

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