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Re:Club Penguin is shutting down by J-dawg on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @04:04PM (#13535209)
It also reminds me of "Pantou the dog" [0] from Brass Eye [1] (created by the same person as Four Lions), which successfully duped several British celebrities and politicians. That particular episode caused media hysteria when it came out.

[0] https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=RcU7FaEEzNU&t...

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jan/30/brass-e...

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Re:Club Penguin is shutting down by toomanybeersies on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @05:46PM (#13536105)
How did anyone ever think that it was serious? It's so obviously satire.
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