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Agreed. They absolutely nail the headlines, but the content is top-notch as well. I'm regularly reminded of this one from 2013: https://www.theonion.com/jesus-t
by willturman 6y ago
Agreed. They absolutely nail the headlines, but the content is top-notch as well. I'm regularly reminded of this one from 2013: https://www.theonion.com/jesus-this-week-1819574831 https://www.theonion.com/jesus-this-week-1819574831
> "WASHINGTON—Calling the last four days of American life just…I mean, talk about a goddamned punch in the gut, citizens across the nation confirmed today that, Jesus, this week.
This fucking week, sources added.
Christ."
- nonce42 6y agoThe Onion headline I think about regularly is from January 2001: "Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'". It was supposed to be a joke, but was prescient, promising a "Gulf War-level armed conflict in the next four years" and a deep recession. https://politics.theonion.com/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-prosperi-1819565882 https://politics.theonion.com/bush-our-long-national-nightma...
- kgwxd 6y agoRemove the '2013' joke from the end and this could be reused a lot.