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n. - A message whose content is at variance with reason.

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  • This work is full of caricature, exaggeration, and just plain ridiculousness, but in a way, it also feels more real than other manga.
  • It’s about as serious and true to its subject matter as The Blues Brothers, and escalates in ridiculousness in a similar manner.
  • Exactly the kind of ridiculousness that we love over at the DeSmogBlog!
  • This is exactly the kind of ridiculousness that so irritated me just last week.
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