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The Onion explaining a more serious reason why they bought Info Wars (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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(They did really buy Info Wars)

https://bsky.app/profile/bencollins.bsky.social/post/3law3ikwies22

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Lol yeah, except the Apple guy's name is actually Tim Cook. But then Trump called him Tim Apple and it became a meme.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Hmm nah, "Tim Cook"? I don't think that's right, pretty sure it's Tim Apple...

(tries to save face by pretending to double down on the "silly joke")

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

honestly it's much funnier if you weren't joking

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

I really wasn't with the initial comment elsewhere. Oldish brain full of too much stuff shortcutted a real vague memory straight to "yeah that guy Tim Apple" lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

I don't blame you; the fact that it was funny made everyone refer to him as such and it stuck. for years now.