Stephen A. Smith thinks Onion article is real; goes on Twitter rant

[Regular_P]

http://deadspin.com/5943994/stephen-a-smith-thought-an-article-about-him-in-the-onion-was-real

Earlier today, The Onion posted a rather harmless, totally fictional article entitled, "Stephen A. Smith Thinking Son Is Finally Ready For The Sex Argument." This wouldn't normally be news; but when Stephen A. Smith finds it, thinks it is a real article, and yells about it on Twitter? Yes, then it is news.

Smith went on a rant spanning four tweets:

Stephen A Smith
@stephenasmith I thought I'd heard enough despicable lies about myself. Now there's some article out that I have a 9-yr-old son and I'm going to have a
17 Sep 12

Stephen A Smith
@stephenasmith Conversation with him about Sex. Mind you, I neither have a son nor a 9-Year-old. Some ppl are beyond despicable. No end! Sad what extent
17 Sep 12

Stephen A Smith
@stephenasmith People will go to. Amazing how folks try to tear cats down, primarily due to perceived power of the spoken word. Damn Shame, but too bad.
17 Sep 12

Stephen A Smith
@stephenasmith Because I don't intend on going anywhere. Really, Really sad, though!
17 Sep 12

After a few minutes and some merciless taunting from other people on Twitter, Stephen A. figured out that the article was "on Satire" and posted another tweet saying everything was OK.

Stephen A Smith
@stephenasmith Haaaaa. The got me. I didn't know it was on Satire! Got it. Peeps got jokes. It's cool!
17 Sep 12 Peeps got jokes, Stephen. Peeps got jokes.

What a clown.

 

[Heretic]

At least he owned up 2 it in the end

 

[SEC Hater]

I cant stand this fukker

 

[Walt]

One of the most embarrassing black men in sports tv history.

 

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

 

[obarth]

One of the most embarrassing black men in history.

*fixed*

 

[ajkamkel]

i dont know how he thought this was real..........

 

[YouMadd?]

For someone who wants to be so fukking "hip", you would think he knew what the fukk "The Onion" was...

 

[SoulController]

somewhere Slava MED-VE-DENKO is smirking

 

[Doctor Gonzo]

<-- never been a more appropriate time to use this.

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

<-- never been a more appropriate time to use this.

 

[Leonard Washington]

<-- never been a more appropriate time to use this.

 

[Nintendough]

Smith has really become a shell of himself.

 

[ThugLife]

What kinda middle aged man says 'peeps got jokes'

 

[JMurder]