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"Secondhand smoke linked to secondhand coolness" "Schaumburg Man Dimly Aware Of Shadowy, Non-Schaumburg World Out There" "Clinton Injected With Highly Unstabl
by trimbo 2y ago
"Secondhand smoke linked to secondhand coolness"
"Schaumburg Man Dimly Aware Of Shadowy, Non-Schaumburg World Out There"
"Clinton Injected With Highly Unstable Experimental Growth Serum"
"Beer! It kicks ass!"
Lastly, the 9/11 issue is one of their greatest achievements. They struck the perfect balance/tone, avoiding "too soon": https://www.theonion.com/issue-37-34-the-september-11th-issue-1828969352 https://www.theonion.com/issue-37-34-the-september-11th-issu...
- sharkweek 2y ago“CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years” https://www.theonion.com/cia-realizes-its-been-using-black-highlighters-all-thes-1819568147 https://www.theonion.com/cia-realizes-its-been-using-black-h... They also had one that they didn’t run making a joke right after 9/11 to the effect of… “America Stronger Than Ever, Say Quadragon Officials." Also the routine “No Way To Prevent This” headline after every mass shooting only continues to gain potency.
- jazzyjackson 2y ago"After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016" https://www.theonion.com/after-obama-victory-shrieking-white-hot-sphere-of-pure-1819595330 https://www.theonion.com/after-obama-victory-shrieking-white...
- bozhark 2y agoStrange, he won
- jasonkester 2y agoThat’s not the 9/11 issue though. (Check the date). And strangely, I can’t seem to find a link to the issue that they published that morning. Which is a shame, because it was the perfect counterpoint to what everybody else was reporting. Just a full page photo of the plane hitting the tower and a giant headline: “HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!”
- haroldp 2y agoThat was the first real laugh after. It was just perfect.