Sorry - should have said it, but yes, The Onion is a parody of a news site. Not all is funny, but I always have a good laugh with each of their updates. Gwendal
> -----Message d'origine----- > De : De Block, Mario [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyé : Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:43 AM > À : Cobert, Gwendal > Cc : 313@hyperreal.org > Objet : Re: (313) Not strictly techno > > is the Onion a reliable news source? seems a site full of > 'ironic senseless news' to me, i hope so. Detroit deserves > better than such clichés in that case > > "Cobert, Gwendal" schreef: > > > But strictly Detroit : > > "DETROIT-The Detroit Tourism Board is scaling back the > city-sponsored > > "Hidden Detroit" program following the deaths of 24 tourists in the > > past month, city officials announced Monday. "The campaign did draw > > tourists to historically significant places that usually go > unnoticed, > > like the rough-and-tumble honky-tonks of Ypsilanti and the > site of the > > 1967 riots," tourism board director Lauren Essleman said. "But > > ultimately, unfolding the free 'Detroit Off The Beaten > Path' maps in > > the middle of the Purple Gang's old turf was not a good idea." > > Essleman said that, in addition to the 24 tourists, the program > > resulted in the loss of more than 60 vehicles." > > > > >From www.theonion.com > > > > Gwendal > > >
