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rabid1stWhile researching "Raccoon Medicine" earlier today, following last night's encounter with two of the little varmints, I came across an incredible story about a raccoon living in the International Space Station. Had the story been true, it would have been an amazing bit of animal behavior to relate to all of you. However, when I attempted to trace the source of this story, I saw that it was attributed to The Onion. The Onion, as I'm sure many of you know, is a satirical newspaper/website that reports on international news. So, while it is possible there might be some kernel of truth at the bottom of this raccoon story, I fear it is hogwash. I can find no evidence supporting it, beyond other articles that also quote The Onion. Source is a vital component to writing, as any librarian or journalist can tell you.
There is a Wikipedia page featuring some oft-quoted stories that were complete nonsense, but that were taken at face value by and quoted as source by other people...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion#The_Onion_taken_seriously
Also, a barrel of laughs, a website listing the Facebook outrage people express over these false stories...or the agreement with them, of course...http://literallyunbelievable.org/
And then, there is this story that had me ROTFL...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/human-civilization-brings-out-worst-in-area-man,27948/
Not that I don't recognize this guy. I see a lot of me in him, as a matter of fact. So, much of me, to be honest, that I've printed out this article and will be using it as a reminder to myself not to get too fed up with modern civilization.
A related website to Literally Unbelievable, hosts a number of truly unhelpful reviews. My personal favorite, so far, is the one for The Neverending Story. It is mid-way down the page right now at...http://leasthelpful.com/
There is a Wikipedia page featuring some oft-quoted stories that were complete nonsense, but that were taken at face value by and quoted as source by other people...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion#The_Onion_taken_seriously
Also, a barrel of laughs, a website listing the Facebook outrage people express over these false stories...or the agreement with them, of course...http://literallyunbelievable.org/
And then, there is this story that had me ROTFL...
http://www.theonion.com/articles/human-civilization-brings-out-worst-in-area-man,27948/
Not that I don't recognize this guy. I see a lot of me in him, as a matter of fact. So, much of me, to be honest, that I've printed out this article and will be using it as a reminder to myself not to get too fed up with modern civilization.
A related website to Literally Unbelievable, hosts a number of truly unhelpful reviews. My personal favorite, so far, is the one for The Neverending Story. It is mid-way down the page right now at...http://leasthelpful.com/