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[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The Onion used to print physical copies. I loved them so much.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

That 9/11 headline holy shit forgot about that.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Did they publish anything within the 9/11 week?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

On the wayback machine, for 2001-09-12, they have this:

In light of recent events, The Onion is not publishing new material this week.

The Onion will return Sept. 26, though The Onion A.V. Club is new. Features include interviews with Barbara Ehrenreich, George P. Pelecanos, and Paul Collins. Click here to enter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

looks at todays date

Uh-oh, what did they do THIS year???

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump pronouncing Harris wrong.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

But does anyone know what her last name is?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Pleasantly one of the few examples of a buyout actually improving a company.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

I think it was more that they unionized when Elon started poaching their talent, no?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

who bought them? i hope they invest in the YouTube channel again

[–] sp3tr4l 13 points 4 weeks ago

Twilight's Last Gleaming...

chef's kiss

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

by Pretending He Shot in Ear Again

It's sad that The Onion has had to let all their proofreaders go.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It’s headline grammar. It’s deliberate

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago

That doesn't sound like headline grammar to me. You wouldn't introduce confusion about who is doing the shooting on purpose, I don't think.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Do you have any other examples of it being used this way? "By Pretending Shot In Ear Again" is what I would have expected.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago

The ol redundant onion.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

What a shit piece of paper am i... oh, it's the onion. Wait, this isn't real?