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Janice Johnson · 01-07-2008, 03:50 PM

A tabloid ran a story on Marie Osmond saying she was fighting cancer or something like that. Then, here's the misguided shocker! The tabloid printed, "Marie Osmond is 48. Her brother Donny Osmond is 49!

The misguided thing is that M and D are TWINS!

Hollow · 01-07-2008, 07:03 PM

eh maybe it was printed on their birthday, during the minute or so between the times they were born

ilovethe80s · 01-07-2008, 07:56 PM

donny and marie aren't twins

Ireneparalegal · 01-07-2008, 08:43 PM

Donny & Marie are NOT twins.

Another reason not to believe threads on S.O.

*Happy Face* · 01-07-2008, 09:53 PM

Looks like someone needs to stay away long lines at the checkout counter!

Ireneparalegal · 01-07-2008, 09:54 PM

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Looks like someone needs to stay away long lines at the checkout counter!

TripperFan · 01-07-2008, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Donny & Marie are NOT twins.

Another reason not to believe threads on S.O.

I was just thinking the same thing!!! Donny is Marie's OLDER brother - and not just by minutes.

At least it didn't say that Donny, Marie and Jimmy were conjoined triplets!

Ireneparalegal · 01-07-2008, 10:15 PM

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I was just thinking the same thing!!! Donny is Marie's OLDER brother - and not just by minutes.

At least it didn't say that Donny, Marie and Jimmy were conjoined triplets!

Or that six of them were sextuplets. Hell, let's just be glad they didn't say Donny was Marie's parasitic twin.

TripperFan · 01-07-2008, 10:59 PM

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Or that six of them were sextuplets. Hell, let's just be glad they didn't say Donny was Marie's parasitic twin.

This is just it - tabloids are what they are - tabloids - crap - goofy * messed up * made up * fun * hurtful * and just plain strange. If it sounds too stupid to be true, it probably is.

I'll never forget back in the late 80s standing in line at the checkout and looking at the cover of The Star. I actually fell to the floor laughing (and was by myself too!). Honest to God, they had a picture of a baby crawling towards the camera, and (tried) to superimpose as best they could (remember, this is long before Photoshop) the face of a white haired dog (kinda like a Jack Russell pup) on it with the blaring headline "Woman Gives Birth To Dog-Faced Boy!!!"

Ireneparalegal · 01-07-2008, 11:02 PM

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This is just it - tabloids are what they are - tabloids - crap - goofy * messed up * made up * fun * hurtful * and just plain strange. If it sounds too stupid to be true, it probably is.

I'll never forget back in the late 80s standing in line at the checkout and looking at the cover of The Star. I actually fell to the floor laughing (and was by myself too!). Honest to God, they had a picture of a baby crawling towards the camera, and (tried) to superimpose as best they could (remember, this is long before Photoshop) the face of a white haired dog (kinda like a Jack Russell pup) on it with the blaring headline "Woman Gives Birth To Dog-Faced Boy!!!"

I think they used that headline several times. I remember it from the 70's! and it was THE GLOBE.

And to think they still have outrageous headlines such as JESUS LIVING IN KANSAS!

or NEW NOSTRADAMUS PREDICTION SAYS THE WORLD WILL END IN 2010. Damn, Nostradamus' predictions of the world ending seem to change every ten years.

dawsongirl · 01-07-2008, 11:06 PM

Nothing tops Weekly World News.

Ireneparalegal · 01-07-2008, 11:12 PM

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Nothing tops Weekly World News.

Their slogan: THE WORLD'S MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER...

dawsongirl · 01-07-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Their slogan: THE WORLD'S MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER...

Bat Boy!!

TripperFan · 01-07-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

Their slogan: THE WORLD'S MOST RELIABLE NEWSPAPER...

YEP!! That's real close to the dog-faced boy one - and you might be right - it well could have been the 70s and in the GLOBE! I just remember that picture so well like it's been imblazened into my brain. I wouldn't be caught dead reading one after that but I have to admit, when people have had them, we've gone nuts going through it laughing like crazy.

Even if 25% of it were true, I wouldn't believe it just being in a tabloid.

Mikado · 01-07-2008, 11:46 PM

Youre all wrong, Tara is Marie Osmond's twin!

(I wish I had Tara's pic at hand to prove it)

01-07-2008, 03:50 PM	#1
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	Another reason not to believe tabloids A tabloid ran a story on Marie Osmond saying she was fighting cancer or something like that. Then, here's the misguided shocker! The tabloid printed, "Marie Osmond is 48. Her brother Donny Osmond is 49! The misguided thing is that M and D are TWINS!

01-07-2008, 08:43 PM	#4
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01-07-2008, 07:03 PM	#2
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	eh maybe it was printed on their birthday, during the minute or so between the times they were born

01-07-2008, 07:56 PM	#3
ilovethe80s Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 28, 2002 Location: MA Posts: 6,973	donny and marie aren't twins

01-07-2008, 09:53 PM	#5
Happy Face Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 26, 2007 Location: The most boring place on Earth... Posts: 108	Looks like someone needs to stay away long lines at the checkout counter!

01-07-2008, 11:06 PM	#11
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Nothing tops Weekly World News.

01-07-2008, 11:46 PM	#15
Mikado Main st bridge Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 06, 2005 Posts: 25,892	Youre all wrong, Tara is Marie Osmond's twin! (I wish I had Tara's pic at hand to prove it)