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Rabid RFK Jr. bites foreign dignitary (theonion.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/theonion@sh.itjust.works

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In what may be their first apology issued for the behavior of a Cabinet member, White House officials reportedly apologized to a foreign dignitary Tuesday after the man was bitten by a rabid Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Sorry, sorry, that’s just our health secretary—I don’t know what’s gotten into him!” senior aide Tasha Sturbridge said as Kennedy snarled and sank his teeth deep into the leg of Japanese envoy Haruto Tanaka, with eyewitnesses reporting a mixture of blood and frothed saliva ringing the secretary’s mouth as his eyes rolled back in his head. [...]

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[–] myster0n@feddit.nl 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How long before life imitates art?

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Real life is trying its best to put the Onion out of business.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

If we were to see a zombie apocalypse, I really think he'd be the start of the infection. Like a multiple digit percent chance over everyone else around the globe.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

"Mr. Tanaka, my apologies, but you should probably get that looked at. The secretary definitely isn’t up to date on his shots."

Heh.