r/nottheonion • u/ArgentineBeauty • 19h ago

Reese Witherspoon Chosen as Jury Foreman After Jurors Thought She Went to Law School Because of Legally Blonde

https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/reese-witherspoon-jury-duty-mix-1763528
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u/brickyardjimmy 19h ago

Every day I get another clue as to why we're in the situation we're in right now.

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u/LLFD1982 18h ago

My thoughts exactly. "Successful businessman" on TV = President according to MAGAts. Can't tell fiction from non-fiction.

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u/alinroc 9h ago

"Successful businessman" on TV = President according to MAGAts

Depending on your definitions of "successful" and "businessman"

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u/Blephotomy 9h ago

Breaking News : People Fucking Stupid

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u/Imaterribledoctor 8h ago

I was thinking the exact same thing. A huge number of people thought "The Apprentice" was real life and voted because of it.

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u/Dependent-Reveal2401 10h ago

Idiocracy is already upon us. I'm surprised the defendant didn't go to prison because he interrupted the witness during "ow my balls!"