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http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50902 “Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence”: “... Little did such founding fathers as George Washington, George Jefferson, and ***ERIC IS A FAG*** know that their small, querulous republic would later become the most powerful and prosperous nation in history, the Unified States Of America.” 08:47

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Will Video For Food (by Kevin Nalts)... Online Video for Entertainment and Marketing (willvideoforfood.com):
… comments, and the timing. Folks if you’re watching, I’d kill for a cameo. No charge, and I’ll get their with 24-hours notice.  According to Wikipedia, (but watch out because The Onion reminds usWikipedia is prone to error), The Onion launched The Onion News Network, a daily web video broadcast that had been in production since mid-2006. An early story featured an illegal immigrant taking an executive’s $800,000 a year job for $600,000 a year. …

Beaconfire Wire (www.beaconfirewire.com):
… Conservapedia. It’s even been "honored" by Stephan Colbert as the root of wikiality. So happy seventh birthday, Wikipedia - may you continue on for another seven years to help us win trivia bets, laugh atOnion headlines, and edit our own entries to gloss over our flaws. …

Beaconfire Wire (www.beaconfire.com):
… Conservapedia. It’s even been "honored" by Stephan Colbert as the root of wikiality. So happy seventh birthday, Wikipedia - may you continue on for another seven years to help us win trivia bets, laugh atOnion headlines, and edit our own entries to gloss over our flaws. …

Annie spouts her views on the world (wanderlustbelle.blogspot.com):
… and is certainly deserving of our recognition," Wales said. "According to our database, that's 212 years older than the Eiffel Tower, 347 years older than the earliest-known woolly-mammoth fossil, and a full 493 years older than the microwave oven."Read more …

Tryggbløg (tryggblog.blogspot.com):
… . Never heard of Swiss chard? Well, the good folks at Wikipedia inform me that it's also called silverbeet, mangold or (this one is my favorite) perpetual spinach. And, since I read it on wikipedia,it has to be true, right? Do you get the feeling that Babycenter is running out of food types? …

Casi un blog mk.II (evillan.blogspot.com):
… para comenzar a investigar, no para investigar académicamente, y es más el reflejo de las obsesiones de los habitantes del mundo digital que de cualquier interés serio en el conocimiento humano. Es fácil burlarse de ella: sea con sátira, comoThe Onion …

IndyBlogs (indyblogs.typepad.com):
… For all the jibes that Wikipedia receives for inaccuracy, you might imagine that it's a nebulous collection of random fantasies penned by daydreaming internet users in all four corners of the globe. Witness The Onion's recent headline,Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence. Or, indeed, American satirist Stephen Colbert's recent coining of the term "wikiality" – the process of creating the reality one wants to believe in. But while Wikipedia's inaccuracies are many and various, it does have a structure of policing – …

Growing Panes (colinmorris.blogspot.com):
… the shoot-'em-up titles with phenomenons like the Tony Hawk pro skateboarding titles and the Guitar Hero trilogy. So. Best sleep with one eye open, Electronic Arts. NOTE: Sorry for all the Wikilinking, but entries concerning video games andpopular toys from the 80'stend to be fairly accurate and comprehensive. …

Llewtrah's Soapbox (llewtrah.blogspot.com):
… to free speech. Apart from oppressive regimes, people are entitled to express an opinion, even if it is critical or negative, as long as it doesn't contain libel. People also seem to have a right to publish misleading information - you only have toread Wikipedia to see that in action! (that article is not too wide of the mark) Critics complain the games promote religious violence while members of the armed forces are embroiled in a religious and ethnic civil war overseas. In addition they believe the publisher is trying to …

MikePadgett.com (www.mikepadgett.com):
… on Wikipedia vandalism. One or two concerned parties have taken to documenting outrages, often with the righteous indignation of a juror. Meantime, those of us on the fringe of the debate might be inclined to seethe funny side. Am I the only puerile fool barely able to stifle a giggle at Bill Gates' portrait defaced with a silly moustache? Or the assertion that George Washington "had a shit on a stick and then told people that it was OK to have unprotected sex …

MIKEPADGETT.COM Blog (www.mikepadgett.com):
… on Wikipedia vandalism. One or two concerned parties have taken to documenting outrages, often with the righteous indignation of a juror. Meantime, those of us on the fringe of the debate might be inclined to seethe funny side. Am I the only puerile fool barely able to stifle a giggle at Bill Gates' portrait defaced with a silly moustache? Or the assertion that George Washington "had a shit on a stick and then told people that it was OK to have unprotected sex …

Jim-Rose.com (www.jim-rose.com):
… Heh. (Hat tip: Chicago Boyz) …

jasonswadley.com (www.jasonswadley.com):
… Wikipedia Reaches 2 Million Articles That's a lot of instant information... and it's so useful! Until recently, for instance, I thought the U.S. was only two centuries old (it's actually 750). Who knew? …

Burro Hall (burrohall.blogspot.com):
… pumped into the victims. Good news for you! But the the judge decides to disregard the ballistics report. Why? Because he checked Wikipedia, and Wikipedia says otherwise. Have a nice 25 years. We link to Wikipedia a lot here because, well knownshortcomingsaside, it's accurate enough for our self-indulgent little dipshit website. But, Christ...Wikipedia can't decide if David Lee Roth was born in Bloomington, Indiana, or Swampscott! I thought there was only one Mexican judge crooked enough to send 18 …

http://icestationtango.com (icestationtango.com):
… UPDATE: Fox News has been diddling on the Wikipedia.They don't just alter election results in the middle of the night over there at Diebold. From Wired: On November 17th, 2005, an anonymous Wikipedia user deleted 15 paragraphs from an article on e-voting machine-vendor Diebold, excising an entire …

http://icestationtango.com (icestationtango.com):
… UPDATE: Fox News has been diddling on the Wikipedia.They don't just alter election results in the middle of the night over there at Diebold. From Wired: On November 17th, 2005, an anonymous Wikipedia user deleted 15 paragraphs from an article on e-voting machine-vendor Diebold, excising an entire …

Kurt's Thoughts (kurtsthoughts.spaces.live.com):
… http://www.theonion.com/content/node/50902 …

人间烟火 (www.booknn.cn):
… Yes,thisis hilarious. But I think it parodies what people think is wrong with Wikipedia (and actually isn’t) more than what actually is wrong (or just odd) about Wikipedia. Excerpt: The special anniversary tribute refutes many myths about the period and …

Portrait of the Artist (alivemagdolene.livejournal.com):
… this …

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… Because I adore The Onion, I sharethiswith all of you. …

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