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[–] DumbAceDragon@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Used to visit the natural history museum as a kid. People would go to the museum just to hear the whale's moans of pain as it slowly bled out. It was actually pretty romantic. Definitely one of my favorite exhibits, right after the living t-rex bones and the planets that feel pain.

[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would have assumed it was modeled after a real whale which actually died.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Apparently it’s basically the Onion’s version of BuzzFeed

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I grew up going to the Natural History Museum in NYC and it’s a huge part of the reason I went into biology. The blue whale is amazing to see and experience. I had a mini panic attack thinking they were taking it down, but couldn’t confirm it on other sites.

I’m very relieved to find that it was just an Onion article.

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So they’re just going to leave the dead rotting corpse hanging from the ceiling? How is that better?

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

What better way to introduce the kiddies to the concepts of death and decay?

[–] Denvil@lemmy.one 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Not The Onion shockingly, which there's a community for but idk how to link to a community

[–] Catpurple@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No, it actually is The Onion. It's a Clickhole article. Clickhole is a side website The Onion runs.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that clickhole? AFAIK NotTheOnion is for non-satirical media reporting real news that sound like they came straight from the onion.

[–] Denvil@lemmy.one 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Oh I thought it was for satirical news that wasn't from the onion... so wait the shit I see on there is actual news????

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah lmao, all articles on nottheonion are actual, real events,that have actually happened. Welcome to the real world

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

all articles on nottheonion are actual, real events

😱

original "do not want" star wars screengrab

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Lmao, Backstroke of the West

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

I'm so sorry you had to find out this way.

Sorry is the one with raucous laughter, right?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Like this: !nottheonion@lemmy.world (just type the text and it'll turn it into a hyperlink when you post)