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Jul 19, 2009
Nap Ghost

DarkCrawler posted:

Derek is freaking hilarious.

Sex House would be too close to a real show to be funny without Derek piecing together what's going on :tinfoil:.

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Eb
May 6, 2003

Volume posted:

Edit: And the Onion still refuses to accept that it's ever too soon.

Sadly, Nation Knows Exactly How Colorado Shooting's Aftermath Will Play Out
That's one of those lame feel good stories similar to the ones they did after 9/11 though. No real edge and sort of just acknowledging it's a terrible tragedy.

Props for being quick though.


vvv Haha that's better, and I admit I wondered the same thing

Eb has a new favorite as of 23:51 on Jul 20, 2012

Tangents
Aug 23, 2008

Yeah, I think the followup short is much better.
Some loving Guy At Warner Bros. Wondering What Shooting Of 12 Means For Ticket Sales

showbiz_liz
Jun 2, 2008

This literally made me cry :( My dad is 64...

Eegah!
Jul 26, 2010


This has to be one of my all time favorites. The title alone is just so dark.

Sudanese 14-Year-Old Has Midlife Crisis

John Jhonson
Sep 20, 2008

This one is my favorite:

Chipotle Employee Just Gave Guy In Front Of You More Rice

quote:

Adding to your frustration are new reports that the customer behind you has received the same amount of rice as the customer ahead of you, thereby confirming your suspicion of wrongdoing. However, if an earlier incident at the coffee shop or yesterday's conversation with your landlord are any indication, you are expected to take this lying down, like you always do.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


PetSmart VP Rolls On Back, Exposes Belly When CEO Enters Room

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?

I love the little "reader" comments that appear in relation to actual news stories in the sidebar.

Microsoft Announces First-Ever Quarterly Loss
“What they should do is use their immense size to box their smaller competitors out of the market. Have they tried that?”

Supreme Allah
Oct 6, 2004

everybody relax, i'm here
Nap Ghost

I don't like this at all. It is encouraging everyone to complain even more about how they're always shorted ingredients. I get that once in a while you have to say something, but there are people who do this every time for every ingredient. The Onion is on the wrong side of this here important issue.

Young Freud
Nov 26, 2006

Jerusalem posted:

I love the little "reader" comments that appear in relation to actual news stories in the sidebar.

Microsoft Announces First-Ever Quarterly Loss
“What they should do is use their immense size to box their smaller competitors out of the market. Have they tried that?”

The thing that finally got to me about the American Voices is that they updated them recently. I don't think I ever caught that before, but the photo for the "old white guy with the handlebar mustache" is a new one, because it's closer shot and he's wearing a gray blazer than a blue one. And the "blue-collar white guy" got upgraded to a business suit.

Speaking of which the Teamsters outed "blue-collar white guy" a few years ago, as an UPS delivery driver from when the Onion was still in Madison.

That said, I miss ":smug:-looking black businessman".

Big Grunty Secret
Aug 28, 2007

Just one question, though. Is there a way to take off my pants?
Secret Service's Prostitution Scandal Did Not Affect President's Security, White House Adviser Madame Chartreuse Says

Any article with Diamond Joe Biden is a gimme.

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


quote:

“One week’s question was, ‘What would your do if your son was caught putting graffiti on a wall?’” Harris said. “My response in the paper was, ‘I’d break his arm,’ Well, my kid’s arm was in a cast that week. People thought, ‘He really does what he says in the paper.’”

Haha, this is great.

DarkCrawler
Apr 6, 2009

by vyelkin
Jesus Christ Onion :stare:

Holy poo poo, I Just Realized People Want To Kill My Dad

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

Beautiful.

They've really been hitting the Penn State scandal hard too:

Penn State To Also Remove Statue Of Showering Sandusky

Details of Paterno Family's Report (Sportsgraphic)

Bilal X
Aug 20, 2007


:staredog:

I was listening to Marc Maron's podcast and apparently one of the Onion's top writers recently tried to kill himself. Their stuff really has gotten dark as hell over the past few years.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


They still have a lighter side, though:
Uncle Ben's To Compete Against Apple With Brand-New Smartphone

Jerry Manderbilt
May 31, 2012

No matter how much paperwork I process, it never goes away. It only increases.

And another one:

Sandusky Meets Another Inmate With Nickname Tickle Monster

God Damn Dam God
Dec 24, 2004

I push buttons. I turn dials. I read numbers. Sometimes I make up little stories in my head about what the numbers mean.
Grimey Drawer
Short and sweet

The Onion posted:

LOS ANGELES—Adult film fans have praised the newly released Batter Splatter 9, calling the 43-minute pornographic DVD accessible even to people who aren't previously acquainted with five guys jerking off on a single set of tits. "There's something in this movie for everyone, whether you already know something about five men of varying ethnicity repeatedly ejaculating upon the breasts of a young woman, or whether you're a first-time viewer," pornography enthusiast Rick Baineman said Thursday, stressing that the film did not contain any overly esoteric references or jargon-filled dialogue familiar only to longtime devotees. "The first two minutes might be a little confusing to the uninitiated, but once the guys start unzipping their jeans and forming a semicircle, you get brought up to speed pretty quickly." Baineman added that while the film can be enjoyed on multiple levels, those already familiar with pulling out at the last second and climaxing on a woman's face might get more out of it.

Ride The Gravitron
May 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
New episode of Sex House.

http://youtu.be/0CcGO0xE6tI

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy

Volume posted:

New episode of Sex House.

http://youtu.be/0CcGO0xE6tI
This is art.

Dr_Amazing
Apr 15, 2006

It's a long story
I love the dark turn this is taking.

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy
Anaheim Police Chief John Welter: 'Look, Our Job Is To Shoot People'

fuckthepolice.txt

Jerusalem
May 20, 2004

Would you be my new best friends?


Haha, this is too good.

Related link: Kim Jong-Un volunteers for first shift of wife's suicide watch.

Handsome Ralph
Sep 3, 2004

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


Nation's Moms On Olympic Opening Ceremony: 'Buckle The gently caress Up, It's Going To Be A Wild-rear end Ride'
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nations-moms-on-olympic-opening-ceremony-buckle-th,28962/

Future Wax
Feb 17, 2011

There is no inherent quantity of driving that I can increase!
New Apple Campaign Urges Consumers To Buy iPhone For Other Hand

lasts years man
Jul 7, 2004
i have the neutron bomb
http://silencedmajority.blogs.com/silenced_majority_portal/2008/05/60-of-americans.html

The main portion of the video isn't really that funny, but nothing makes me laugh like "a new poll says that 60% of Americans would vote for whichever candidate promised to kill the Devil."

And on the dark turn things have taken: http://www.theonion.com/articles/you-will-die-someday-and-it-will-be-sad-all-man-th,28812/

There aren't even really any jokes in that article, just the bleakest possible gallows humor.

BrooklynBruiser
Aug 20, 2006

lasts years man posted:

And on the dark turn things have taken: http://www.theonion.com/articles/you-will-die-someday-and-it-will-be-sad-all-man-th,28812/

There aren't even really any jokes in that article, just the bleakest possible gallows humor.

I... I wanna go hug my mom and tell her I love her. :smith:

Ride The Gravitron
May 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
Romantic-Comedy Behavior Gets Real-Life Man Arrested

Lysidas
Jul 26, 2002

John Diefenbaker is a madman who thinks he's John Diefenbaker.
Pillbug

The "next" link on that one is great:

American People Ruled Unfit To Govern

quote:

Populations currently being considered to fill the leadership void until the American people can be rehabilitated and returned to self-governance include those of Switzerland, Sweden and Canada.

"I'm willing to do what I can to help out in this time of crisis and make sure that my vote counts," said Stockholm resident Per Johanssen. "I've been reading up on America a bit, just to get a general idea of what needs to be done, and from what I can tell, they really need some sort of broad-based health-care reform over there right away."

In a provisional test of the new system, the Canadian province of Saskatchewan will hold primaries next Tuesday to re-evaluate last fall's gubernatorial election in Minnesota.

Ovo
Dec 20, 2008

Life Rules
The fake Onion magazines are hidden pretty deep in the site and don't seem to show up in the local paper. It's a drat shame because they are just as good as the articles.



Kind Milkman
Sep 3, 2011

Indeed.

Ovo posted:

The fake Onion magazines are hidden pretty deep in the site and don't seem to show up in the local paper. It's a drat shame because they are just as good as the articles.



That Kissinger line loving slays me every time I see it.

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy

Ovo posted:

The fake Onion magazines are hidden pretty deep in the site and don't seem to show up in the local paper. It's a drat shame because they are just as good as the articles.




I agree.



Shimrra Jamaane
Aug 10, 2007

Obscure to all except those well-versed in Yuuzhan Vong lore.
I love this article so much it hurts.

Scrappy Band Of Lovable Misfits No Match For Rich Kids
http://www.theonion.com/articles/scrappy-band-of-lovable-misfits-no-match-for-rich,179/

itrorev
Sep 22, 2006
^^^^
Dear god, they even gave the misfit kids stereotypical movie nicknames like Hackmeister and Half-Pint.

Lysidas
Jul 26, 2002

John Diefenbaker is a madman who thinks he's John Diefenbaker.
Pillbug

I love the money-saving tip at the bottom of this one. It reminds me of this excellent Today Now! video:

Taco Bell's New Green Menu Takes No Ingredients From Nature

The last sentence in the video is

quote:

Listen, don't go away, because when we come back we're going to show you how to save money by writing your own books!

Zugzwang
Jan 2, 2005

You have a kind of sick desperation in your laugh.


Ramrod XTreme

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

I love this article so much it hurts.

Scrappy Band Of Lovable Misfits No Match For Rich Kids
http://www.theonion.com/articles/scrappy-band-of-lovable-misfits-no-match-for-rich,179/
Okay, this article is loving hilarious. And I've never seen it before. Thanks for posting it!

itrorev posted:

^^^^
Dear god, they even gave the misfit kids stereotypical movie nicknames like Hackmeister and Half-Pint.
"The Heap" has to be the best one.

Content:


Evil Mastermind
Apr 28, 2008

I love this one: Man suspected of being bumbling spy

quote:

Walther, whose mysterious background and impeccable sense of understated style are reportedly matched only by his utter lack of grace and inability to go an extended period of time without somehow losing his balance, has forced those who know him to conclude he is a specially trained—yet highly inept—secret agent.

This one was in the same print Onion as that story, and one of the people I worked with thought it was real: Obama Openly Asks Nation Why On Earth He Would Want To Serve For Another Term

quote:

Citing three years of exhausting partisan politics, constant gridlock in Congress, and an overall feeling that the entire nation has "completely lost it," President Barack Obama openly asked a campaign-rally crowd Tuesday why he'd want to serve another term as president of "this godforsaken country."

Brother Jonathan
Jun 23, 2008
Chick-Fil-A Debuts New Homophobic Sandwich: 'Queer-Hatin' Cordon Bleu' Goes On Sale Wednesday

It immediately came up in "Literally Unbelievable":

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


I love the idea of Literally Unbelievable, but I had to stop reading it. It's just too painful.

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BrooklynBruiser
Aug 20, 2006

ultrafilter posted:

I love the idea of Literally Unbelievable, but I had to stop reading it. It's just too painful.

If I ever feel faith in humanity, I pull up Literally Unbelievable. Kills that faith right quick.

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