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[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 12 minutes ago

Fun Fact: Uri Geller appeared in an issue of Daredevil once.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I’m still salty that this is the direction they went with the Mcguffin for Indy 4. You’re going to take Harrison Ford’s last halfway plausible outing as an action hero and waste it on this? A little-known niche element of new age woo conspiracy shit that nobody coming into the movie cared about AND that literally sucks all the magic out of the universe the characters inhabit in favor of underwhelming sci-fi unobtainium?

Also Shia Labeouf.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Didn't realize this guy was still alive

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Not only is he alive, he's making big money off the Mossad as a psychic spy and investors hire him to psychically detect new oil fields. He owns an island, and a museum. Located in the Jaffa port in Tel Aviv, this museum is a renovated Ottoman-era soap factory featuring a vast collection of his memorabilia. It holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest steel spoon (53 feet long) and houses items that once belonged to Michael Jackson.

He once tried to psychically block Brexit.

He was no Kreskin, who was amazing.

[–] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 2 points 24 minutes ago

Well that's quite a ride.

Man, it's a shame having morals pays so little...

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 16 minutes ago

Let's all concentrate and psychically bend his big spoon!

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I don’t recall the episode, but that’s David Mitchell looking awkward with a woman inadvertently challenging him not to be a wanker with a superiority complex, so I imagine it’s Peep Show.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

I just wanted the series name. Thanks I will have a look. I see that is a comedy, and I tend to watch British comedy a lot, starting with Allo Allo, keeping up the appearances and the IT crowd. Lately the comedy Central from Poland has the one foot in the grave, which I watch when i can.

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

See if you can find The Young Ones online. And the Two Ronnies. And Porridge. And Open All Hours. And Are You Being Served? And Red Dwarf.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

It’s very good if you don’t mind the subgenre of pathologically narcissistic main characters, like Seinfeld or Always Sunny. It’s also a clever send-up of the Friends era of shows about “hip” young urbanites.

[–] roserose56@lemmy.zip 2 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 50 minutes ago)

I do loved Seinfeld, but not much Always sunny in Philadelphia. Interesting thanks again. Btw I loved only fools and horses, some good lines in there.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly didn’t think he was still alive.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

No shortage of rubes giving him money.

[–] DigDoug@lemmy.world 36 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

"Charlatan tries desperately to cling to relevance" is a more apt headline.

Has anybody blown James Randi's ashes into his eyes yet?

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 10 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Any time Uri Geller is near a spoon, sprinkle some of James Randi's ashes around it. Like kryptonite.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

The Uri Gellar museum has the world's largest spoon at 53ft.

[–] Deebster@infosec.pub 4 points 13 hours ago

Imagine if he actually believes it. He could just be delusional.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 12 points 13 hours ago
[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

You expect me to believe the aliens on P7X-377 care at all about the World Cup?

[–] Fetus@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Not to be that guy, but calling that planet system by the P word is seen as derogatory in this day and age. Please refer to it by the name □□□□-□'□□. You may not be able to pronounce it correctly if you only have two orifices in your face that can emit sounds, but the locals will appreciate the effort.

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 3 points 11 hours ago

well, the enemy of my enemy, right?

[–] Zier@fedia.io 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Hold on, 'alien crystal skull' is my porn name.

[–] baronvonj@piefed.social 5 points 11 hours ago

Dan Akroyd's, too.