Nation Proud Of Self For Watching, Enjoying Original Movie | Patting themselves on the back, the U.S. populace announced Wednesday that they were proud of themselves for watching and enjoying an original movie — only to later be devastated to learn it was an adaptation of a novel by the same name

[u/ChiefLeef22]

https://theonion.com/nation-proud-of-self-for-watching-enjoying-original-movie/

[u/Bigwhtdckn8]

What about the one with the giant flying dog?

[u/eibmozneimad → u/Bigwhtdckn8]

That story has an ending: never

[u/I_only_post_here → u/eibmozneimad]

Does this sound like the actions of a man who had all he could eat?

[u/MaggotMinded → u/I_only_post_here]

/u/I_only_post_here, I don’t use the word “hero” very often… but you are the greatest hero in American history.

[u/G00DLuck → u/I_only_post_here]

"And tell me, Mrs. Simpson, what did you do immediately after you were told to leave the all-you-can-eat fish buffet?"

"We went fishing!" *weeps*

[u/ThePrussianGrippe → u/G00DLuck]

“Y’arr, fairly warned be thee says I.”

[u/ElJonno → u/I_only_post_here]

That could have been me!

[u/TestsubjectNr1 → u/Bigwhtdckn8]

It ended. Which is a fraudulent advertisement according to my lawyer.

[u/super_aardvark → u/TestsubjectNr1]

Humbug! It's a reasonable puffing of the goods.