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In response to "WTF? At first I thought NPR had been taken in by an Onion story, but now I think the Onion is making a really lame joke about a tragedy," by mara

there really was a tanker truck fire, and people were killed trying to get fuel. the onion is "joking" that they were trying to get free flames.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jul 12 '12, 17:13

here's a link to the AP version of the story.

here. (www.usnews.com)

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Ok, thanks. I just don't see the humor, I guess. -- nm - mara Jul 12, 17:19 2
- yah, they often miss on things like that for me. -- nm - b. Jul 12, 17:22 1
  - Yeah, I heard on the radio on the commute home, listening to NPR, then opened Facebook and saw the Onion ... thing. First time something that specific - mara Jul 12, 17:25

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