The cold hard truth about 'Minions'

If the minions were real, we wouldn't chuckle at the sound of their gibberish. We would scream in terror.
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Max Knoblauch
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The Minions are pill-shaped devils, born of hate and evil and working to serve the worst villains throughout history.

They're also very cute and say banana in a funny way, so we all have a conflicting relationship with them.


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The minions are pure darkness -- they're behind every act of horror throughout the history of the world. If the minions were real, we wouldn't chuckle at the sound of their gibberish. We would scream in terror. 

Anyway, the movie's pretty cute. You should watch it.

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Max Knoblauch

Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch

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