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Poe, or no?

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Poe, or no?
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Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 12:19 am
We need a repository of satire and not-satire.  Kind of a practical demonstration of Poe's Law.

I stumbled across this.

Is my daughter a prostitute?  15 early warning signs (from Christwire.org)

Even in my not-exactly-sober state, this is obvious satire.

Right?  I mean it has to be.
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 2:18 am
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christwire

Of course.
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 8:45 am
The shoes should have had gold fish in them!
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 8:47 am (This post was last modified: August 26, 2015 at 8:51 am by abaris.)
Min beat me to it. That whole site is satire.

I remember looking once for information on Bill Murray because for some reason I wanted to know where he stands politically. The first link I stumbled upon was christwire.org and the article in question was so over the top that I began searching what they were all about.
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 8:56 am
Nice touch to specify 15 signs, as if one wouldn't raise an eye brow if it were only 3 signs. Transparent high heels? No problem. Skirts short enough to show panties? Cool. Running off from the dinner table to take personal calls every ten minutes. Whatever. But you know, twelve more signs like that and you might reasonably become concerned.
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 9:16 am
APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.
Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers.

Poe, or no?
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 9:19 am
Seems more poetic than prosy. I'm going to go with Poe.
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 4:44 pm
I can never tell and I'm not that original.

There's no earthly way of knowing
Which direction they are going...
There's no knowing where they're rowing...
Or which way the river's flowing...
Is it raining, is it snowing?
Is a hurricane a-blowing?
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing...
Are the fires of Hell a-glowing?
Is the grisly Reaper mowing?
Yes! The danger must be growing
Cause the rowers keep on rowing
And they're certainly not showing
Any sign that they are slowing!
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 4:48 pm
Most definitely not Poe
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RE: Poe, or no?
August 26, 2015 at 4:57 pm
And now for a trick question are these Poes?  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Poes-Memo...9982012820 http://scmillhills.com/mills/poe/poe-baptist-church/
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