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'Huffington Post' Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine. Horrified Workers Watch As Colleague Torn Apart By Powerful Content-Gathering Engine. NOT from the onion: Below is a partial list of headlines currently online over there:

Romney's Personal Investment History May Not Pass The Smell Test
Rev. Al Sharpton: Silence Is Not an Option
NYPD Document Reveals Shocking Details Of CIA Program
Gingrich Campaign Threatens To Take Florida Challenge To Convention Floor
U.S. Troops Prepare For Delicate And Dangerous New Mission
Ann Coulter Makes Surprising Defense
SHOCK: High School Student Allegedly Forced To Drink Urine, Sexually Assaulted With Pliers
Jan Brewer Could Face Wisconsin-Style Recall
Police Unleash Tear Gas On Egypt Protesters
Low-Income GOPers: Government Does Too Little For Poor People
GOP Congressman Vows To Kill Child Labor Regulations
Study Provides New Insight Into How Alzheimer's Spreads
Newt Gingrich Gets Half-Hearted Embrace From Tea Party
London Subway Suicide Victims Kept In Bins, Documentary Reveals
WATCH: Jon Stewart Mocks Gingrich's Post-Primary Promises
Company Faces Backlash Over Steve Jobs Ad
Donald Trump Makes Presidential Endorsement
Syria Deliberations Haunted By Ghost Of Libya Mission
Big Money's Next Goal
Bernanke: Growing Health Care Costs 'The Elephant In The Room'
Chris Rock: Tax The Rich
Lindsey Graham Admits Big Regret
Washington State Senate Passes Bill Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage
House Expected To Approve Measure
Woman Defeats Honda In Small Claims Court
Nick, Aaron Carter's Sister Dead At 25
Polo-playing Mogul Adopts His Girlfriend As His Daughter
What I.Q. Study Reveals About Racists
WATCH: What Made Kristen Bell Meltdown?
Go Red for Heart Health This Friday
What’s in Your Right Pocket?
PHOTOS: Leading Ladies Return To Their SF Roots
American Teens Lack Really Basic Knowledge
WATCH: Bill Maher's New Rule For Internet Commenters
Liza Minnelli Reveals The Biggest Misconception About Judy Garland
The Top Celebrities People Want To Cheat With Are...
The 11 Best Schools For Hippies
Victoria's Secret Model's Wild New Look
LOOK: Mark Zuckerberg's Just Like Us, Only Richer
College Running Back Found Dead In Apartment
WATCH: Rolling Stones Urinals Cause Controversy
NBA Star Rips Blake Griffin's Monster Dunk Over Teammate
Man Adopts His 42-Year-Old Girlfriend
Octavia Spencer Responds To Weight Criticism
PHOTOS: The Amazing Diversity Of Dogs
5 Secrets Of Successful Divorcees
How A Car Accident Changed This Chef's Stance On Heavy Foods
7 Hot Breakfast Cereals
Former Slave Tells Ex-Master To Shove It In Letter From 1865
Chefs We Love: Michelle Bernstein
Video Warns Cuban Officials About Corruption
Singer David Peaston Dies At 54

(I apologize in advance for all the electrons being wasted during the posting of this list)
posted by growabrain (9 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Onion article and a big copypaste makes for kind of a strange post. -- cortex



 
I used to joke that Huffington Post's "most popular articles" sidebar should be renamed "articles about Sarah Palin or nudity."
posted by roll truck roll at 12:38 PM on February 2, 2012


I am very confused.
posted by Optamystic at 12:39 PM on February 2, 2012 [1 favorite]


"RRNGUASJPLGSNLWCDSBBCLWHWNPWWGWPAWLTTVLCWNMOP5H7FCVS"?

What the hell does that spell?
posted by griphus at 12:39 PM on February 2, 2012 [1 favorite]


oh god the portal is openi
posted by griphus at 12:39 PM on February 2, 2012 [1 favorite]


After reading that, I now have ADHD.
posted by goethean at 12:40 PM on February 2, 2012


HuffPo is basically the worst....but if I recall correctly the Politics page has featured some good, original reporting over the years.
posted by troika at 12:41 PM on February 2, 2012 [1 favorite]


At least they're creating jobs by paying their writ....

Oh.
posted by drjimmy11 at 12:42 PM on February 2, 2012


Related.
posted by notmydesk at 12:43 PM on February 2, 2012 [1 favorite]


This is probably more common at Slate or The Atlantic but my resolution for 2012 is to not read articles whose titles start with the word "Why"
posted by ghharr at 12:50 PM on February 2, 2012


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