China publishes 'sexy' Onion spoof
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China publishes 'sexy' Onion spoof

Shanghai : China | Nov 27, 2012 at 9:07 PM PST
Source: CNN
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The merciless comedy website The Onion has declared North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the " sexiest man alive for 2012. " And it appears China's People's Daily Online has taken the story seriously. "I love this one," Onion editor Will Tracy told CNN. "It has a certain delightfulness to it." FULL ARTICLE AT CNN
 
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