Jeff Lawson buys The Onion

Post by qingcharles » Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 7:45 AM UTC

bitsinthesky wrote: post #83

lubujackson wrote: post #57

I'm old enough to remember when it was a physical paper you'd get for free in Harvard Square... wish I kept some of them. I particularly enjoyed the old "Point/Counterpoints" such as: https://www.theonion.com/u-s-out-of-my-uterus-vs-we-must-dep... https://www.theonion.com/americas-homeless-want-a-hand-up-no... https://www.theonion.com/my-computer-totally-hates-me-vs-god... Also, shout out to the "Oh! Mumford" comic s…

I have a stack about a foot tall of copies i collected from the Obama era. Anyone idea what i should do with them? Perhaps donate them to the library as a public good? They are still hilarious. My favorite is one where they pretended a Chinese ceo of a fish company bought the paper. It was filled with articles with bad statistics trying to get the common American to eat more fish, how wonderful the ccp is, and how we…

Post by optimalsolver » Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 8:09 AM UTC

GeekyBear wrote: post #129

lapcat wrote: post #38

I think this is good news, because G/O Media websites are the worst. I was at UW-Madison when The Onion started. We had a wealth of student newspapers at the time, along with The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald. Scott Dikkers and Todd Hanson, writers for The Onion, also wrote great comic strips for the Cardinal (Jim's Journal and Badgers and Other Animals, respectively). Some favorite Onion headlines that I reme…

Some personal favourites: Drugs win Drug War New President Feels Nation's Pain, Breasts Area Man Passionate Defender of What He Imagines Constitution to Be Awesome Toy Recalled Thanks to Three Stupid Dead Kids Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again Alzheimer's Sufferers Demand Cure For Pancakes

Post by theremin808 » Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 8:11 AM UTC

unzadunza wrote: post #39

benstein wrote: post #28

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"Special Olympics T-Ball Stand Pitches Perfect Game" is the greatest headline ever written

My vote goes to “Supreme Court Overturns ‘Right V. Wrong’”

Post by ajkjk » Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 8:17 AM UTC

ht_th wrote: post #149

bitsinthesky wrote: post #103

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And these fullpage scans provide value above what theonion.com already provides?

Besides, who knows how long theonion.com will stay up. Or keeps giving access to all old articles? After all, they've just been bought. Usually this results in changes, despite new owner's loud promises that nothing will change.

Post by gadders » Fri, Apr 26, 2024, 8:25 AM UTC