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GalleyCat SocialTimes  The Onion Launches ‘Magic 8-Ball’ Like
iPhone App  For your FishbowlNY editors, the Magic 8-Ball toy
was quite the hit when we were kids. We asked it stupid
questions like, “Does my oldest brother poop his pants?” then
we’d shake the toy and shout with satisfaction when the plastic
die revealed, “Signs point to yes,” that our teenage sibling had
difficulty controlling his bowels.  The Onion, by launching its
new “Magic Answer Ball” iPhone app, has harnessed that simple
fun that we once so enjoyed and put it on our phones. Available
for .99 cents, the app works exactly like the Magic 8-Ball. You
simply ask it a question, shake your phone, and the app spits
out an answer.  If you’re not in the mood to come up with your
own question, there are even some “Questions of The Day”
available to you.  “Placing the power of the Magic Answer Ball
into people’s hands is not something the Onion editors take
lightly,” said Chris Karwowski, a writ