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Of course it was a waffle house he "teleported" to. Seems you never end up at one by choice.

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[–] dizzle18@lemmy.zip 4 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

I too have figured out teleportation. All it takes is for me to consume a bottle of tequila, and I wake up some time later in a dumpster outside of a Wal Mart. Two things I have yet to figure out; why is it always a dumpster outside Wal Mart? And why do I always lose my pants when passing through the quantum realm? Who, or what, is stealing my pants?

[–] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 24 minutes ago
[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago

Oh my god the artifact actually works, I've gotta inform the high command

[–] Atropos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

With shoulder pads like that, I am a believer. This man can do anything.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Wow, no exaggerated clickbait here.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 1 hour ago

Oh, yeah, this one is fun cause the whole article still feels like eating the onion.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

Being John Malkoditch

[–] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 127 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

I think "teleporting to Waffle House" is a new favorite euphemism for getting totally shitfaced

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 3 points 1 hour ago

I've teleported to many a Waffle House after a long night.

[–] xvertigox@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

This comment ironically makes me wish I could give you gold.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 35 points 7 hours ago

Its shockingly accurate.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 82 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Previously, he oddly claimed that he involuntarily teleported to a Waffle House in Georgia that was 50 miles away.

Umn.. Aren't blackouts like that typically a sign of alcoholism or other substance abuse?

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 hours ago

Sure that or quantum mastery, your view skews pessimistic.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 33 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

But this handwriting doesn’t look like mine at all

[–] wesdym@mastodon.social 7 points 7 hours ago

@atzanteol Yeah, I don't think it's all that uncommon for bearded old guys in the South to find themselves at WH unexpectedly.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 21 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

The destination Waffle House was apparently in Rome, GA. I wonder where the origin "50 miles away" was?

Not because I believe he actually teleported, mind you, but because he was obviously driving while blackout drunk and I want him to stay the Hell away from me.

[–] sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 19 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I guess being a walking disaster is now considered "experience" for disaster management.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

"Here comes the disaster... chief."

[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Lmao, blacked out and went to a waffle house then woke up in a ditch. Huh, must have teleported here by accident.

[–] schwim@piefed.zip 23 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I'm no longer phased by any new confirmations that we're in the "circus" alternate reality of the one we thought we inhabited.

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 19 points 7 hours ago

The people at FEMA praise him cause at least it seems like he actually wants to help after disasters unlike anyone else in government right now... That is where we are at somehow. We are just happy the illegitimate leader nutsos aren't against all help.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You mean we all died and ended up in the Amazing Digital Circus?

[–] Krauerking@lemy.lol 8 points 6 hours ago

Amazing Digital Circus is just retelling I have No Mouth, and I must Scream, so that would mean we all died but 5-6 of us and this is just torture for them.

Please not that.

[–] wesdym@mastodon.social 1 points 7 hours ago

@schwim *fazed (from Kent dial feeze, 'frighten', < OE fesian / fysian, 'drive away')

'Phase' (v) means to do something gradually or in stages.

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

However, after a weeks in the role, several FEMA officials said they came around to Phillips after seeing his initiative during the January storm response.

“Gregg Phillips is FEMA’s best hope at this moment. I can’t believe I’m saying that,” one high-ranking FEMA official told CNN at the time.

Same, unnamed FEMA official, same.

[–] wesdym@mastodon.social 14 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

@wjrii I would word it more as, "He's obviously terrible and clearly insane, but probably the best we can hope for from this regime for now."

[–] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Just not actively trying to destroy the department puts him in the upper echelon of competence for this administration.

[–] lyralycan@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Rick Grimes would make a damn fine head of FEMA. Bro got shit done.

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I thought he was wearing some crazy shoulder pads for a minute.

[–] wesdym@mastodon.social 3 points 7 hours ago

@CubitOom Yeah, at first glance he looks like a Superman villain from the '80s.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Disaster Chief is like Captain Obvious