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Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Ishamael posted:

Only tangentially related: my friend Jessica just starred in a commercial with Frank from the SEX HOUSE. It seems that he survived the mold after all!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87sT6YEldZE

Homeowner!

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Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
I demand scrolls of power

OPPOSITE OF DOCTOR

WHAT IS CHINA?

Dr. Arbitrary has a new favorite as of 06:17 on Oct 19, 2012

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
There was an interview with the editor of The Onion on NPR a few hours ago. He is extremely pleased about the Chinese paper republishing his story.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Is This The New Face Of Jazz Or Getty Images Stock Photo #LS008662?

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

I hope the Onion just reports the story totally straight.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Homosexual Tearfully Admits To Being Governor Of New Jersey

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
The best outcome would have been if Quvenzhané Wallis' PR people had come out and said that Quvenzhané and her family totally got the joke and understood that she was not the butt of the joke, and that they're really glad that someone called out the gossip media on their bullshit.

But that's probably not going to happen.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
As Long As You're Smiling, Nothing Can Get You Down vs. This Shelter For Homeless AIDS Sufferers Has Been Defunded; Please Gather Your Things

Dammit Sad Kevin!

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Does this even count as satire anymore? They're simply stating facts with a slightly absurd (but still factual) twist.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Is there a word for plurals that work this way?

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Real article:
MDs warn teens: Don't take the cinnamon challenge

Onion:
Surgeon General Warns Teens Cinnamon Challenge Is Not For Pussies

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

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Syrian Electronic Army Has A Little Fun Before Inevitable Upcoming Deaths At Hands Of Rebels

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

prefect posted:

James Holmes Elected New NRA President

:drat:

James Homes is the guy who shot up the movie theater in Colorado.

It's a follow up to this amazing article: New Gun Law Would Require James Holmes To Undergo Strict Background Check Before Purchasing Firearms

I like this article a lot, it's barely even satire.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
I'm don't want to act like we're super geniuses or anything but in order to get a lot of the jokes that the Onion makes you have to be extremely well informed.

It's sort of like how certain foods in high cuisine are completely disgusting to a person used to McDonald's, the jokes and advertising we are getting are intended for people with a greater understanding of how media and advertising works.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

I'm so glad that they wrote this the way they did.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
George Zimmerman Wins Florida State Lottery

They got the picture perfect for this one.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

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Most Used Words In The ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Word Search On Box Of Frosted Mini-Wheats loving Impossible

pre:
BMLMXWEBOSKETCQ
WRPIYELDEMSVADG
JDULMBZVHWTRROB
ZYVKNQBRBHLADHQ
WUAGHJVXCYTASRY
ABALFIEJLOEHBXA
QROIKFLEOSKLIZH
UCJQDRIDIALRQUT
HQZAFJKTEJOXGBR
BRVETOOFALNAEJE
XEOWSBEASTFQZPB
In case you're wondering, this word search is loving impossible.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Ariel Castro Failed By System

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

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Onion:
Person Of Interest Gets Away From George Zimmerman

Real news:
George Zimmerman's wife files for divorce

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

NESguerilla posted:

Hahaha. In a perfect world this wouldn't be an Onion article.

From his name and face I didn't recognize him at all, but then I googled it and as soon as I heard the word Wobegon I got the joke.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
The title alone is awesome:

10 Reasons Falling For Shameless Click Bait Makes You A Bad Mother

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Robert Denby posted:

The American Voices on the new 'satisfries' (yes, that is the actual name of these) is a hoot.

"That doesn't sound satisfrying at all."

It's such a dumb joke but I've been snickering at it all day.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
The Onion sometimes has really good bits on Facebook:

Final Keystroke Catapults Man’s Hand 2 Feet Into The Air

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Skeesix posted:

Yeah I mean I sort of get what they were going for here but the joke is really not funny enough to cover for the offensiveness. This is also one where I'm not quite sure how they will walk it back. I mean it's not as though it was just a twitter thing.

They rarely apologize, the only time I can think of in the recent past is when they called a 10 year old a oval office.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

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Police Investigate Reports Of Local Gay Man Being Dragged Behind...

"Witnesses indicated that the two suspects appeared to enjoy putting the gay man through this ordeal."

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
I don't know if this is new or not, but I just saw it for the first time:

http://www.theonion.com/sponsored/the-goat,50/

I'm not sure whether or not I want to buy shoes.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Four score and seven years ago
"What? Oh, 'score' means 20"
Yeah, so "four times 20 plus seven"
Jesus it means "87 years ago"

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

William Bear posted:

If you haven't bought the Onion Bbook of Known Knowledge, you need to. In particular, every entry in the section between V and W for the fictional letter is hilarious. It looks like the left half of a U and the right half of a V.

My favorite: (I replaced the fictional letter with a U)

http://books.google.com/books?id=lCpzgOD0A6oC&lpg=PA209&ots=tsaxC85_Zd&dq=Ueffenating&pg=PA209#v=onepage&q&f=false

I think I do need to get this book. I like Ugonicus, the Greek god of miscellany.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

She's getting along better than I am:

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Man Who Keeps Keys On Carabiner Must Rappel Into Office Building Every Morning

Man Smoking E-Cigarette Must Be Futuristic Bounty Hunter

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Well, that took an interesting turn at the end.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

MD2020 posted:

Shot at ASU was nice, too.

It really hurt my feelings because I was rejected from ASU. :(

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

When I saw that headline I was thinking "PLEASE let there be a video."

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
15 Most Common Misspellings

They somehow have mastered the art of dumb humor.

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Thank you, The Onion, for making this possible:
Arizona Pol Apologizes For Praising Fred Phelps After Onion Obituary Dupes Him

“We need more Fred Phelps in this world. May you rest in peace sir,”
“No, I’m not kidding! This world needs to get back to the biblical standards that our God made for us. This guy was not afraid to preach it, and I respect that.”

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

bilperkins2 posted:

This one takes an interesting turn:

http://www.theonion.com/video/the-onions-tips-for-getting-a-good-nights-sleep,35810/

Does anyone have the link to the origin of that joke? I remember there being a longer article about it.

It was from the review of the Hobbit I think.
http://www.theonion.com/video/the-onion-reviews-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-sma,34821/

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin

Shimrra Jamaane posted:

Can someone explain this article to me?
http://www.theonion.com/articles/girl-dating-star-recruit-thrilled-to-learn-auburn,36109/

I know it's poking fun at the hosed up college athletic recruiting policies but I don't really understand the girls place in this. Is it that the QB star recruit demanded that the college give his GF a job if he was to commit to signing?

I guess the idea is that this is all to pressure the QB into joining up at that college instead of somewhere else.

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Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

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Two more sponsored content from VMWare

http://www.theonion.com/sponsored/guardian-angel,98/
http://www.theonion.com/sponsored/support-group,100/

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