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Extra, Extra: Onion Writer Responds To Patton Oswalt's Tweetstorm
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Ben Yakas
Published Apr 3, 2015
Modified Apr 4, 2015
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- Unsurprisingly, The Rock is pretty darn good at lip syncing.
- Deion Sanders put his son in his place on Twitter.
- Groundhog Day: The Musical is coming to Broadway in 2017.
- Also, Cats is probably coming back to Broadway next year.
- The Daily News reports that Harvey Weinstein never denied groping his 22-year-old accuser.
- A pot-bellied pig took up residency at a Burger King in Pennsylvania.
- Mos Def unleashed an epic medley of MF Doom covers.
- A former Onion editor responded to Patton Oswalt's comedy tweetstorm in a completely reasonable fashion.
- And finally, these adorable little girls love when their mom sings:
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