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Dick Jones
Jun 20, 2002

Number 2 Guy at OCP

Vintage headlines from 1981:

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Oh Hell No
Oct 10, 2007

I've got the world on a string.


My philosophy major friends have been sharing this non-stop for the past few days.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


I Tell Ya, Until I've Had My Morning Coffee, I Am Just A Rapist

buglord
Jul 31, 2010

Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Buglord

I know this is a page back but, where can I find news print of The Onion?

Christoph
Mar 3, 2005

Avocados posted:

I know this is a page back but, where can I find news print of The Onion?

Chicago

Brother Jonathan
Jun 23, 2008

Avocados posted:

I know this is a page back but, where can I find news print of The Onion?

I've seen copies for sale at Barnes & Noble, in the newspaper section.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

A new "Diamond Joe Biden" story :neckbeard:

Biden To Honor Fallen Soldiers By Jumping Motorcycle Over Vietnam Memorial

quote:

"There's no better way to pay homage to our fallen brothers than by letting it rip, hitting that ramp at full loving blast, and flying through the sky high above the Vietnam Memorial," said Biden, noting that he also plans to execute a midair salute by placing his fingers around his mouth in a V shape and rapidly flicking his tongue.

Christoph
Mar 3, 2005
In Chicago they're free in little dispensers (at least when I was there like 8 years ago). I saw a bunch in Minneapolis, too. They sell book collection versions, too, but I've never seen them individually for sale.

WHEEZY KISS A DUDE
Dec 28, 2000

ASK ME HOW TO GET FREE BEER!
(THE ANSWER IS "CHEATING GOONS OUT OF IT")

Avocados posted:

I know this is a page back but, where can I find news print of The Onion?

A major metropolitan area.

Smirking_Serpent
Aug 27, 2009

Avocados posted:

I know this is a page back but, where can I find news print of The Onion?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Onion#Distribution

Brother Jonathan
Jun 23, 2008
Reminds me of this story:

Failing U.S. Economy No Reason At All To Stop Investing In Print Media, All Experts Agree

Dr_Amazing
Apr 15, 2006

It's a long story

This is the one I wanted to post.

Kind Milkman
Sep 3, 2011

Indeed.

Christoph posted:

In Chicago they're free in little dispensers (at least when I was there like 8 years ago). I saw a bunch in Minneapolis, too. They sell book collection versions, too, but I've never seen them individually for sale.

I can vouch for them being in pretty much any Twin Cities bookstore or coffee shop. There's usually a rack of them by the door or the counter along with the other free magazines.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


U.S. Ambassador To Bulungi Suspected Of Making Country Up

Dr_Amazing
Apr 15, 2006

It's a long story
These new bits with the angry historian are amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV63gFCtEfc

Zugzwang
Jan 2, 2005

You have a kind of sick desperation in your laugh.


Ramrod XTreme
Along those same lines,

Middle East Conflict Intensifies As Blah Blah Blah, Etc. Etc.

And Stop Making Movies About My Books by Dr. Seuss (written in Seuss' style) is priceless.

Zugzwang has a new favorite as of 14:23 on Jun 2, 2012

mrfart
May 26, 2004

Dear diary, today I
became a captain.

Dick Jones posted:

Vintage headlines from 1981:



I actually had that texas instrument.
Man I'm old.
love the vintage newspaper, though.

muscles like this!
Jan 17, 2005


They work pretty fast sometimes.

Only registered members can see post attachments!

chrmnbill
Feb 17, 2011

Wrigley Field Supporters Propose Tearing Down Rest Of Chicago

The "stand the argument on its head and see that it makes just as much sense" Onion articles are my favorites.

Robert Denby
Sep 9, 2007
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt, huh? Nah, get fucked mate.

chrmnbill posted:

Wrigley Field Supporters Propose Tearing Down Rest Of Chicago

The "stand the argument on its head and see that it makes just as much sense" Onion articles are my favorites.

On that note, "Homosexual Tearfully Admits to Being Governor of New Jersey"

Senior Woodchuck
Aug 29, 2006

When you're lost out there and you're all alone, a light is waiting to carry you home
Following Ray Bradbury's Death, Thousands Of People Buy Kindle Version Of Book About Demise Of Paper Books

Condoleezza Nice!
Jan 4, 2010

Lite som Robin Hood
fast inte
Fire hot!

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


This is too perfect: Area Man Leaving Father-Daughter Dance With Different Girl Than He Came With

muscles like this!
Jan 17, 2005



I was actually going to use that as an example of something that's been bugging me about The Onion lately. On their sidebar "Newswire" you can't tell what stuff is just headlines and what's a story or even just a blurb.

Kelmo
Jul 29, 2002

sidney crosby is my favorite player because he skates fast and he shoots the puck and it goes in the net and everyone cheers and i love him
The latest American Voices cracks me up

High School Seniors Texting While Driving
http://www.theonion.com/articles/high-school-seniors-texting-while-driving,28483/

Eggbeater Jesus
Sep 21, 2008

Add a dab of lavender to milk. Leave town with an orange, and pretend you're laughing at it.

Robert Denby posted:

On that note, "Homosexual Tearfully Admits to Being Governor of New Jersey"

Also, "Yankees To Rest Pitching Mound After 8 Innings of CC Sabathia"

Boxman
Sep 27, 2004

Big fan of :frog:


Eggbeater Jesus posted:

Also, "Yankees To Rest Pitching Mound After 8 Innings of CC Sabathia"

More CC fat jokes!

CC Sabathia, Prince Fielder keep imagining each other as Hamburger, Hot Dog

(The googly eyes are the best)

Boxman has a new favorite as of 00:33 on Jun 10, 2012

Brother Jonathan
Jun 23, 2008

Kelmo posted:

The latest American Voices cracks me up

High School Seniors Texting While Driving
http://www.theonion.com/articles/high-school-seniors-texting-while-driving,28483/

And this American Voices also has "systems analyst" as one of the professions. How many years have they had that running gag?

chrmnbill
Feb 17, 2011

Tony Award Disappoints Parents Even More

The picture really makes it.

Groghammer
Aug 10, 2011

On a lonely planet spinning its way toward damnation amid the fear and despair of a broken human race, who is left to fight for all that is good and pure and gets you smashed for under a fiver? Yes, it's the surprising adventures of me, Sir Digby Chicken-Caesar!

Brother Jonathan posted:

And this American Voices also has "systems analyst" as one of the professions. How many years have they had that running gag?

In the print versions they have six American Voices and one of them is always Systems Analyst.

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

Oh boy, posting!
That's where I'm a Viking!


Romney Spends Most Of Factory Visit Yelling At Employees To Work Harder

http://www.theonion.com/articles/romney-spends-most-of-factory-visit-yelling-at-emp,28508/

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

Came here to post this. The article is fantastic.

e: Two more!

NBA Arrested For Marijuana Possession

More And More Athletes Using Social Media To Confirm Every Stereotype Greater Public Had About Them

LARGE THE HEAD has a new favorite as of 08:27 on Jun 14, 2012

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Alabama School System's Lone Textbook Falling Apart

net cafe scandal
Mar 18, 2011

I don't know if the website has the TV Highlights section, but it's always loving hilarious. I'll transcribe from the most recent print edition:

quote:

AMC Roast of Matthew Weiner
(AMC) 9 p.m. EDT/ 8 p.m. CDT

The Mad Men creator is a sport for five minutes, but will be damned if he's going to sit there while the kid who plays Bobby Draper zings him.


Don't Trust the B----- In Apartment 23
(ABC) 9:30 p.m. EDT/8:30 p.m. CDT

Idealistic and trusting June has half her face torn off after ignoring her neighbors' advice and trying to make friends with the rabid, blood-mad baboon confined in apartment 23.

One who is Rad
Mar 30, 2010
Release Of ‘The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust’ Popularizes Glam Rock, Glam Education, Glam Politics

I was enjoying this one, then out of the blue it just skyrockets.

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy
Middle-Aged Woman Angrily Demanding Price Check On Rice Pudding Was Once Carefree Youth, Onlookers Speculate
The article's good enough, but the best part is the accompanying video.

'It's Been An Honor, Gentlemen,' Shift Supervisor Says As Giant Vat Of Molten Cheese Erupts
One of the best treats is when something you think would only be a headline is actually a story.

Little Blue Couch
Oct 19, 2007

WIRED FOR SOUND
AND
DOWN FOR WHATEVER
Sad Sack Bullied By Area Goose

quote:

Additionally, the sheer terror coursing through Jennings is said to have caused him to stumble forward as he fled, resulting in him mashing the ham sandwich he was holding right into his button-down shirt.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Area Man Goes And Gets Himself Hit By A Goddamn Bus

lidnsya
Nov 14, 2007
<img src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-lidnsya.jpg"><br>All aboard the sleepy train!
You Can Tell Area Bank Used To Be A Pizza Hut

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Hiro Protagonist
Oct 25, 2010

Last of the freelance hackers and
Greatest swordfighter in the world
Goldman Sachs Hires Single Morally Decent Human Being To Work In Separate, Enclosed Cubicle

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