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The Onion’s Awesome MacBook Satire: Lineups For Hideous Update
By Charles Starrett
Senior Editor, iLounge
Published: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Category: Backstage
From time to time, parody news site The Onion offers up something so brilliant that it defies simple explanation. This satire of Apple’s impending MacBook refresh is a prime example—disturbing, and every paragraph packed with laughs.
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The last line was the best part! Thanks for the laughs.
Posted by Gadgetcoma on February 11, 2011 at 4:54 AM (PDT)