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Satirical "How To" guides. The instructions are faulty, or the person following them does it horribly, or the instructions are loaded with [[Irony]] about how ''not'' to do it. One sure thing, the point is to laugh, not to teach.
Compare [[Mockumentary]], [[Little
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== Comic Books ==
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== Web Original ==
* [[Yu-Gi-Oh!:
* [[Rose of Versailles Abridged|"Hello, Maria Theresa here, with your new rule for writing a Period Anime."]]
* The main schtick of Mark Erickson's [http://www.youtube.com/user/infinitesolutions Infinite Solutions videos]. They're all played just straight enough that the occasional [[YouTube]] comment will still ask if the Empire State Building really ''does'' offer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvF_nxXJO5s Firearm Fridays], or correct his assertion that [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brdmnUBAS00 electrical tape conducts electricity].
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* Video series [[The Japanese Tradition]] usually includes a little bit of fact in each video, but not too much.
* [[Everything 2]] has quite a few, including (but not limited to):
** Detailed [["Faux
** [http://everything2.com/title/How+To+Become+a+Mighty+Pirate How to become a mighty pirate].
** [http://everything2.com/title/How+to+Write+Bad+Poetry How to write bad poetry].
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