A Person Mashed Up ‘Lord of the Rings’ Scenes With Headlines from ‘The Onion’

The movies that make up The Lord of the Rings franchise have kept millions of people entertained as we were shut inside for most of the past few months. Re-watching the movies and re-reading the books have helped us pass the time. By now, many of us could recap plots and quote lines without blinking an eye. Another source of immense entertainment joy are the satirical articles published by The Onion. The headlines alone can start the most bored of us laughing.

Twitter user Lauren used her downtime wisely and came up with a series that combined our passions for epic fantasy movies and satire by matching film scenes with headlines. The results are hilarious.

onion headlines but make them lord of the rings: a thread pic.twitter.com/SIyDWPKtmi

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She told Bored Panda that after making the first one she kept seeing perfect headlines for LotR scenes.

So, she kept creating memes.

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She thought maybe a few people would see and like them.

She was pleasantly surprised to see her thread retweeted more than 27,000 times and liked by 105,000.

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Obviously, she’s a big fan of the movies and know all the characters.

Samwise Gamgee is her favorite one because he’s such a good friend to everyone, especially Frodo.

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Like the rest of us, she’s looking forward to The Silmarillion movies. Hopefully, she’ll get another thread going with more scenes and headlines.

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— ?????? | ??? ?? ?????? (@laurbarbq) May 4, 2020

Will some think these headline/scene combo are real? There are people who don’t get The Onion’s satire.

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— ?????? | ??? ?? ?????? (@laurbarbq) May 4, 2020

Lauren’s happy she could bring a smile to so many people. It’s amazing what a person can do with Photoshop and some imagination!

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And she even inspired others to post their creations. She kept a lot of people occupied for a few hours.

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— Catfisher of Men (@andthehoneybees) May 4, 2020

Isn’t it nice when we can play nicely together?

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— Tim Pierce (@qwrrty) May 4, 2020

The combinations are endless. It’s like LotR and The Onion were made for each other.

My contribution pic.twitter.com/mSbpLfqCWn

— Codemarvelous BIM (@codemarvelous) May 4, 2020

What else can we put with Onion headlines? Harry Potter? John Wick? I’m a little excited about this.

What do you think of these matches? Have you made any of your own? Post them in the comments!

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April 5, 2019

Satirical Article from ‘The Onion’ Inspires Chef to Create This Easy-to-Make Treat for Kids

The Onion has been entertaining internet audiences with their satirical news stories for years (and also faking some people out). But their headlines are usually along the lines of something like this:

Photo Credit: Facebook,The Onion

And we all have a good laugh at that person’s expense. But this example of a person falling for a headline from The Onion is actually really nice and heartwarming, so we just had to share it with you.

An Australian fella named Adam Liaw noticed an Onion story on Twitter, and he decided to reply to it.

No kidding, but my son has been as school for exactly ONE TERM and this has already happened about 9 times. https://t.co/WJVQo443bl

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 20, 2019

Liaw is a chef – take a look at what he decided to do next.

I am going to write a recipe for something that you can make 25 portions of in 5 minutes that can keep unrefrigerated for 8 hours and contains no dairy, nuts or eggs. I don't know what it is yet but I will make it work for the good of us all.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 20, 2019

How nice!

It will also fit in a standard Tupperware, cost less than $10 in ingredients, weigh less than 1 kg for transport, and be able to survive a bus ride in a school backpack without destroying its integrity. I GOT YOU ON THIS PARENTS.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 20, 2019

The next day Liaw came back and shared his creation. Follow the directions closely…

Photo Credit: Twitter

You're going to need:

25 plain breadsticks – $2.50
375g dark chocolate – $2.50
a pack of sugar strands or nonpareil – $2
TOTAL: $7.00 pic.twitter.com/YMopaPjAuM

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

Just microwave the chocolate for 1 minute, then blasts of 30 seconds until it's melted. Probably 3-4 minutes all up.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

Shake off as much chocolate as you can. You'll need to top up the glass with a teaspoon or so of chocolate every 2-3 sticks. Then lay them on a tray of baking paper.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

Then you're just scattering them with some sprinkles. pic.twitter.com/C7nGmXFfFM

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

This is where you end up after about 10 minutes of dunking and sprinkling. Of course, if you get the kids to do them themselves this will take YOU zero minutes. You can even make them fancier if you want. For example… pic.twitter.com/UrkxE7lIKL

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

Good idea from the chef! And simple to make, too!

Here are some that look like people. They sell these in the baking aisle of a regular supermarket like it's no big deal. pic.twitter.com/WAiX6hcpah

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

And here's the whole gang in a Tupperware that your kid will somehow lose even though they spend the entire day in ONE ROOM. Total weight = 400g (including Tupperware). pic.twitter.com/ZW2KWHyvWN

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

And finally, you’ll be able to use the leftover chocolate for other recipes.

Oh, I forgot. You end up with a full glass of melted chocolate. Just pour that onto a sheet of baking paper and spread it out. Wait for it to harden then break it up and put it in a ziploc bag for next time.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) March 21, 2019

Liaw was seriously praised for his efforts.

You are a magical unicorn and I am forever indebted to you.

— shez lee (@onebitemore) March 21, 2019

On behalf of all the parents out there, thanks, Mr. Liaw!

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January 3, 2019

15+ People Who Were Actually Fooled by Fake News in 2018

Fake news is one of the saddest, most defining feature of our times. Sometimes, it’s just harmless fun, but it can easily turn into much worse.

We’re currently living in an alternate universe where up is down and black and white, so we might as well have some fun! Also, for some reason people have no idea what sarcasm is and what The Onion is all about.

And these examples of people falling for fake news are pretty damn funny.

1. How could anyone believe this?

Photo Credit: Twitter

2. S-U-N

Photo Credit: Facebook

Sad!

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