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AceOfJacks13
Mar 27, 2010
The best one-liner, in my opinion:

Cancer continues losing battle against Lance Armstrong

fake edit:
Also, FDA Recalls 10,000 Condoms to See the Look on Men's Faces

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Perry Normal
Jul 23, 2010

Humans disgust me. Vile creatures.
Local Anorexic still way too fat

Ask a man who's jowl-deep in Phyllis Diller's pussy I'm immature, I know, but I laughed till I cried at that one.

Garth_Marenghi
Nov 7, 2011

I love some of the Photo only ones as well.

Caricaturists selfportrait extremely forgiving
http://www.theonion.com/articles/caricaturists-selfportrait-extremely-forgiving,9887/
local man's body a really big temple
http://www.theonion.com/articles/local-mans-body-a-really-big-temple,8834/
Man Listening To 'Highway To Hell' Actually On Parkway To Waukegan
http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-listening-to-highway-to-hell-actually-on-parkw,8835/
Dying Baboon Pretty Low On Heart-Transplant List
http://www.theonion.com/articles/dying-baboon-pretty-low-on-hearttransplant-list,9872/

Konstantin
Jun 20, 2005
And the Lord said, "Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do; nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them.
I personally like I Appreciate the Muppets on a Much Deeper Level Than You. Really, they should have a lot more "columnist" articles, they are some of their best work.

Dracula Factory
Sep 7, 2007



But you forgot the best one!
Biden Invites Nation's Women To Tax Code Discussion At Private Mountain Chalet

Larch Tote
Mar 10, 2007

...in the world.
Thought of another one - I'm a sucker for a good joke about The Most Dangerous Game.

Maverick Hunter's 'Human Beings as Prey' Plan Not As Challenging As Expected:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/maverick-hunters-human-beings-as-prey-plan-not-as,1878/

Women's Rights?
Nov 16, 2005

Ain't give a damn
Everything written by Larry Groznic is gold, but my particular favorites:

Now More Than Ever, Humanity Needs My Back To The Future Fan Fiction
I Regret To Say Your Wedding Falls Square In The Middle Of The Prisoner Marathon
Don't Come Crying To Me When You Need Someone Who Speaks Elvish

utada
Jun 6, 2006

I had the craziest dream last night. I was dancing the White Swan.

Dracula Factory posted:

But you forgot the best one!
Biden Invites Nation's Women To Tax Code Discussion At Private Mountain Chalet

Bounced Joe Biden Check Still Taped Up In Delaware Liquor Store



"Party Supplies" gets me every time.

Senior Woodchuck
Aug 29, 2006

When you're lost out there and you're all alone, a light is waiting to carry you home

When You Are Ready To Have A Serious Conversation About Green Lantern, You Have My E-Mail Address

http://www.theonion.com/articles/when-you-are-ready-to-have-a-serious-conversation,16308/

This one? It exaggerates nothing.

Coheed and Camembert
Feb 11, 2012
You Know, I Used To Be Kind of Cool Once. Commentary by Sting.

School Bully Not So Tough Since Being Molested

Fat Kid Successfully Avoids Ridicule By Swimming With Shirt On

Coheed and Camembert has a new favorite as of 16:37 on Mar 17, 2012

Ride The Gravitron
May 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless
New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens 'It's Gay To Smoke'

Powerful Two-Hander
Mar 10, 2004

Mods please change my name to "Tooter Skeleton" TIA.


This doesn't work quite as well as the original on page cutout but it's still good:



http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-israeli-conflict-is-far-too-nuanced-and-comple,11576/

Ovo
Dec 20, 2008

Life Rules

What The Pfargtl posted:

As a Hurricanes fan, I found this article hilarious:

Carolina Residents Confused, Terrified As Victorious Hurricane Players Riot In Streets

This is absolutely fantastic. The Onion's sports articles are always amazing, Heres a great one from 2011, though they could redo it this year with Charlotte.
Kids In 'Scared-Straight' Program Visit Horrifying Cleveland Cavaliers Practice

And my personal favourite onion article from this year, NBA Announces Supernatural Investigation Spin-Off ‘NBA Nights’

Ovo has a new favorite as of 20:08 on Mar 17, 2012

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Everyone on Seahawks a Bad Secret Weapon

BrooklynBruiser
Aug 20, 2006

Ovo posted:

And my personal favourite onion article from this year, NBA Announces Supernatural Investigation Spin-Off ‘NBA Nights’

My favorite on the year: Knicks Doctors Continue Carefully Reinjuring Carmelo Anthony's Groin.

flatluigi
Apr 23, 2008

here come the planes
Ominous Music Heard Throughout U.S. Sends Nation Into Panic

God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule (from September 2001)

Venuz Patrol
Mar 27, 2011
New Live Poll Allows Pundits To Pander To Viewers In Real Time is my absolute favorite.

All of the Duncan Birch segments are amazing, though, and that's why I like Is Pundit Duncan Birch A Worthless Idiot? a lot too.

flatluigi
Apr 23, 2008

here come the planes
Here's the entire post-9/11 issue, by the way

Ride The Gravitron
May 2, 2008

by FactsAreUseless

Bush Sr. Apologizes To Son For Funding Bin Laden In '80s


Fantastic. :golfclap:

kliksf
Jan 1, 2003

I Enjoy Being a Battery!

Justin Godscock
Oct 12, 2004

Listen here, funnyman!
Just remembered another one: Columbine Jocks Safely Resume Bullying

The Onion is one of the few sites that can really nail dark humor.

porkfriedrice
May 23, 2010
Live-In Boyfriend Like The Deadbeat Dad Kids Never Had

It's funny, I found that by searching for "propane".

Croisquessein
Feb 25, 2005

invisible or nonexistent, and should be treated as such
Scientists Baffled By Man's Incredible Ability To gently caress Up Every Time

Oh, and another great oldie: Hijackers Surprised To Find Selves In Hell

Croisquessein has a new favorite as of 09:20 on Mar 18, 2012

headrest
May 1, 2009
http://www.theonion.com/articles/first-night-of-freedom-spent-alone-in-dorm-room,2509/

Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010
The Onion's sports articles are always fantastic and usually incredibly accurate in the details. I got the Ecstasy of Defeat for Christmas and haven't stopped laughing. Some of my favorites:

Bill Belichick's Tears Eat Through Podium

That contains my favorite line in Onion history:

quote:

As Belichick sloughed grotesquely into a liquid heap, he was reportedly heard to ask if this is what love is.
Stephon Marbury Embroils Celtics' Big 3 in Elaborate Shakespearean Intrigue
NASCAR Cancels Remainder of Season Following David Foster Wallace's Death
CC Sabathia, Prince Fielder Keep Imagining Each Other as Giant Talking Hot Dog, Hamburger
NFL Meteorologists Warn Steaming Black-Guy Heads Occurring Later Every Year

Someone earlier mentioned their constant portrayal of Tim Duncan as the world's most boring player. This is the best one:
Tim Duncan Releases Decade Worth of Pent-Up Emotion After Spurs Preseason Loss

Squish
Nov 22, 2007

Unrelenting.
Lipstick Apathy
Definitely this one:

Violence Against Women Linked To Burned Pot Roasts
http://www.theonion.com/articles/violence-against-women-linked-to-burned-pot-roasts,840/

This is one of the first Onion articles I ever read, and vividly recall laughing loudly enough at work to raise a few eyebrows.
Whenever I'm telling someone about The Onion and what it's about, this article sums up their satirical style perfectly. Like the stoning one, it's pretty :smith: so be warned.

Fish Biscuit
Dec 10, 2006

Asian Teen Has Sweaty Middle-Aged-Man Fetish
http://www.theonion.com/articles/asian-teen-has-sweaty-middleagedman-fetish,2649/

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

Ovo posted:

The Onion's sports articles are always amazing

You guys need to catch up on Get Out Of My Face then. It's The Onion's follow-up to their cancelled but incredible Comedy Central show "SportsDome". Speaking of, here's the best "Sportsdome" moment ever.

tokenbrownguy
Apr 1, 2010

Robert Denby posted:

You guys need to catch up on Get Out Of My Face then. It's The Onion's follow-up to their cancelled but incredible Comedy Central show "SportsDome". Speaking of, here's the best "Sportsdome" moment ever.

Holy poo poo. "I think the fact that they're twins takes away some of the creepiness!" "An incest mirror!"

hunnert car pileup
Oct 28, 2007

the first world was a mistake

A personal favorite sports article: "Goalie Clearly Living In Net"

http://www.theonion.com/articles/goalie-clearly-living-in-net,2428/

Even funnier is that this predates Dan Ellis' :airquote:issues:airquote: with money by about 2 years.

HackensackBackpack
Aug 20, 2007

Who needs a house out in Hackensack? Is that all you get for your money?
I like a lot of their single headline and picture with no story entries. A lot of the times the headline itself is funny enough like Papal Infallibility Invoked To Allow Scrabble Word but this one here is all in the picture:

This poo poo Again.

Short and sweet. Perfect.

As for articles, I remember laughing the most at this one:

Rubber Band Needed

Alpha3KV
Mar 30, 2011

Quex Chest
I like this "Fan on the Street" that went up today:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/the-redskins-and-cowboys-violate-the-nfls-unwritte,27656/

On the subject of sports, this article before the Super Bowl really sums up how terrible most sports blogs are in a single paragraph:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/1000-bleacher-report-writers-descend-on-super-bowl,27259/

razorscooter
Nov 5, 2008


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zEP3KhBH8A

Get Innocuous!
Dec 6, 2011

come together
Obama's Weekly Video Addresses Becoming Increasingly Avant-Garde

Congress Spotted Leaving Gay Nightclub

Pre-Game Coin Toss Makes Jaguars Realize Randomness Of Life

I don't even watch football but for some reason the last one always kills me.

Robert Denby
Sep 9, 2007
Denial isn't just a river in Egypt, huh? Nah, get fucked mate.
I think the hardest I've ever laughed at The Onion is this American Voices piece about Ted Kennedy having brain cancer. The last response absolutely slays me: "We're never leaving Iraq, are we?"

Alabaster Disaster
Feb 9, 2008
Forget about it
This one is definitely the hardest I've laughed at The Onion in print: U.S. Out Of My Uterus.

The Stupid Hat
May 6, 2007
Just here to lurk
I love the Point/Counterpoint articles.

"It was then that I Carried You," by Jesus Christ; "Bullshit, Jesus, those are obviously my footprints."

http://www.theonion.com/articles/it-was-then-that-i-carried-you-vs-bullshit-jesus-t,11542/


"Help! Sandal Season is Here, and My Feet are a Mess," versus "Help! I'm Trapped in a Burning Bus!"

http://www.theonion.com/articles/help-sandal-season-is-here-and-my-feet-are-a-mess,11531/


"Whoooo! Bears!" versus "Argh! Bears!"

http://www.theonion.com/articles/whoooooo-bears-vs-aaaaaggh-bears,11535/



I also thought this commentary article was funny for some weird reason:

"Hi, I Like to Cut Myself."


http://www.theonion.com/articles/hi-i-like-to-cut-myself,11194/

Van Kraken
Feb 13, 2012

This one was released just after George Harrison died.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/ringo-next,24957/

Moe_Rahn
Jun 1, 2006

I got a question
why they hatin' on me?
I ain't did nothin' to 'em
but count this money
and put my team on
got my whole clique stunnin'
boy wassup
yeeeeeaaaaaahhhh
probably my favorite baseball article:

Derek Jeter Honored For Having Fewer Hits Than Harold Baines

quote:

"I'm glad I can tell my kids that I was at the game when Derek Jeter [didn't come close to getting as many hits as 22-season veteran Harold Baines, who won his only World Series as a bench coach]," Yankee fan Nick Sullivan said. "[Harold Baines]."

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Henchman of Santa
Aug 21, 2010

Robert Denby posted:

You guys need to catch up on Get Out Of My Face then. It's The Onion's follow-up to their cancelled but incredible Comedy Central show "SportsDome". Speaking of, here's the best "Sportsdome" moment ever.
Get Out of My Face is amazing if you've watched even five minutes of Pardon the Interruption. You also have to watch it multiple times to get all of the hilarious stuff on the bottom. My personal favorite is the one centered around Mark Sanchez injuring his pussy finger.

"MARK BRUNELL'S PUSSY FINGER IS 41 YEARS OLD. HE CAN'T KEEP UP WITH TODAY'S FINGERBANGING."

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