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San Diego Zoo + Ironwood State Prison = Trouble
theonion.com — "It is with great pride that I announce the opening of the San Diego Maximum Security Zoological & Convict Reserve," director David Hennessey said at an opening ceremony Tuesday. "From southern white rhinos to repeat offenders serving 20 years for drug trafficking —you'll find them all here at our amazing new facility."
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- Teradoc, on 05/17/2008, -0/+9Well they could save on execution prices, just put death-row inmates in with the lions and tigers. People who don't like lethal injection win-along with lowering the budget for feeding
- mattyz0r, on 05/17/2008, -4/+7Sad thing is that California might actually think this is a good idea.
- itsthebrod, on 05/17/2008, -1/+7Say goodbye to the stool pigeon exhibit.
- Rocco03, on 05/17/2008, -20/+4Buried for being from the onion and not being April 1.
- itsthebrod, on 05/17/2008, -0/+7Satire and comedy only exist on April Fools Day then?
- boydrew, on 05/17/2008, -2/+16Wow I just woke up and read this...i was about halfway through the article before i saw it was on theonion....very amusing.
- CrashRhinoceros, on 05/17/2008, -12/+2I am really tired of The Onion. Their articles, while somewhat amusing, are totally meaningless to a degree not even relevant to our lives. And in the instance the Onion staff picks a topic they think is close to relevance, it's usually treated so poorly it misses any mark by a very large degree. The Onion is old and busted and should either completely reorganize or shut down.
- Whadabala, on 05/17/2008, -0/+6Somewhat amusing = gold for us who waste time on Digg
- chubbybubba, on 05/17/2008, -6/+2It was hard to believe at first because the photo looks photoshopped (the light and shadows are slightly off) but then I realized they were talking about California.
- JohnnyHotballs, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3uhm yeah
- xsecretfiles, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1haha I forgot to read the URL...damn onion
- timbro1, on 05/17/2008, -6/+1no one cares about san diego
- gryphon50, on 05/17/2008, -0/+7they had a story online recently about a bear that patrols the grounds at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to make sure no prisoners escape. So they have taken the first small step to making this a reality I guess.
- TheZetetic, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3I know this is an Onion article, but I am still considering it as a serious proposal. If the government wants to easily combat the national debt, they can eliminate the production of the penny, legalize pot and tax the hell out of it, and combine prisons and zoos.
- kurtwinter, on 05/17/2008, -9/+2No more onion articles.
- soneill34, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2I reallllllly wanted to believe this. *****' Onion
- JrGhoull, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1wouldnt the world be SO much better if everything the onion said came to be real?
- Helloween2008, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Dugg for "Ironwood"
- MaxwellsMac, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2 Only problem is Ironwood State Prison is in Blythe, Ca... about 4- 5 hrs from San Diego.. Dugg Down for logistical problems
- duli42, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4Look mommy, that one's making a shiv.
- kevro, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Wow this story is so crazy I though I was reading something form the onion......OH *****.
- peterinjapan, on 05/17/2008, -0/+6I'm from San Diego, and I believe I have the right to say, "Stay classy, San Diego."
- brambley, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1Buried for being too realistic.
- eigenweasel, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Like most good ideas, the Romans thought of it first.
- DavidTTT, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1And they think prison love is rough now.
- tr0n, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1After reading the title, I thought this was going to be another dailymail article.
- JrGhoull, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1"I got to see the little baby pandas, and the monkeys, and the zebras," said 8-year-old Michael Nayman, who was taken by his mother to the part-zoo, part-prison compound. "And then I went and saw Daddy. But he wasn't as much fun as the pandas. He just sat in his cage and cried a little."
lol i digg it
oh yeah, btw, arnt they actually considering doing something with bears and prisons or was that just a joke? - jkanda, on 05/17/2008, -6/+0The Onion isn't even entertaining any longer. Their stories have zero relevance other than to annoy most people.
- wrat, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2BEAR CAVALRY
- fxu1989, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Ah crap .... it's theonion ..... I thought it was true.
- emptyo, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Insert obligatory "Oh my god, I totally thought it was true and then I noticed it was The Onion" comment.
- andrespereyda, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0that's stinkin' funny
- ftw420, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Hilarious!
- niwdlab, on 05/17/2008, -0/+03 simple words... ....what the *****
- lhbaker, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2The vipers give a whole new meaning to 'death by lethel injection.'
- RockNRollBeaver, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Gotta love The Onion
- ralf1, on 05/22/2008, -0/+0If ever there was place for a '***** you I'm an Anteater" photoshop this pic is it.
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