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Say you're an individual who's concerned with the negative impact that an all-pervasive entity is having on society's moral fiber, and you decide to make a petition to boycott it. What's the best way to reach the most people in the least amount of time with the least effort? Make an online petition, right? Not necessarily.
Please please please be a joke.
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It had better be a joke...
I hope somewhere in a basement a guy and his buddies are laughing themselves sick at the idiots who put their names on that.
If it's real...
May God have mercy on us all.
These are the kind of people I want to punch in the face. Repeatedly.
No.
Petitiononline.com would never host joke petitions! Think of its reputation!
Irony is alive and well in the intarweb, it seems. And really, on a site that allows anyone and their dog to create a petition for or against anything (including dogs), are we really that concerned about the content?
No one cares about online petitions! They're useless, but give people that warm, fuzzy "I'm helping!" feeling, even though they've done nothing more than electronically sign up their made-up email address to an anonymous petition supporting or decrying an arbitrary issue... maybe.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/internet.htm
Did you see how many people have already signed it?
Here's some more irony for you. My favorite post on the petition reads:
"IF YOU BAN THE INTERNET, I'LL THROW A BOTTLE OF BURNING KITTENS AT YOUR FACE. AND THEN HAVE A MAD COW RIP YOUR TEETH OUT."
If you are that against banning the internet, why would you sign the petition?
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