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http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/stop_making_movies_about_my
 
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This is effin' hilarious. Rarely does the Onion disappoint.

The next time any of you are in a bookstore, find the Onion's anthology of newspaper stories of the 20th century, "Our Dumb Century". Grab it and run to the counter. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever read and you'll thank me later.
 
Birdscribe said:
This is effin' hilarious. Rarely does the Onion disappoint.

The next time any of you are in a bookstore, find the Onion's anthology of newspaper stories of the 20th century, "Our Dumb Century". Grab it and run to the counter. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever read and you'll thank me later.

Yes, it's worth the price, even if it only had the moon landing story.
 
friend of a friend said:
Birdscribe said:
This is effin' hilarious. Rarely does the Onion disappoint.

The next time any of you are in a bookstore, find the Onion's anthology of newspaper stories of the 20th century, "Our Dumb Century". Grab it and run to the counter. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever read and you'll thank me later.

Yes, it's worth the price, even if it only had the moon landing story.

Funny you mentioned that, FOTF.

One night about 10 years ago, my wife calls me at work. She's laughing so hard, she can't even tell me why she called. Then, she reads -- or should I say "tries to read" -- the moon landing story.

She gets about six words out before breaking out in hysterical laughter so intense she was gasping for air. She couldn't even finish reading it before she had to go catch her breath.

In 17 1/2 years of marriage and three years of dating, I've never seen her laugh this hard at anything. And we've seen many A-list comedians live.
 
A buddy of mine has "The Tenth Circle," a best-of Onion book.
I loved the "Very Special Forces" article with a pic of a man with Downs syndrome in fatigues, the column headlined, "Women: Why don't they lose some weight?" and an article headlined, "So these dudes come flying out of nowhere and start whaling on this guy."
 
I post this every time, but nothing will ever make me laugh harder. Ever.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27899
 
For me, it's the pure genius of T. Herman Zweibel.

http://www.theonion.com/content/topics/T._Herman_Zweibel
 
friend of a friend said:
Birdscribe said:
This is effin' hilarious. Rarely does the Onion disappoint.

The next time any of you are in a bookstore, find the Onion's anthology of newspaper stories of the 20th century, "Our Dumb Century". Grab it and run to the counter. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever read and you'll thank me later.

Yes, it's worth the price, even if it only had the moon landing story.

I have a T-shirt with that front page printed on the front. I have to be very careful where I wear it.
 
ArnoldBabar said:
friend of a friend said:
Birdscribe said:
This is effin' hilarious. Rarely does the Onion disappoint.

The next time any of you are in a bookstore, find the Onion's anthology of newspaper stories of the 20th century, "Our Dumb Century". Grab it and run to the counter. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever read and you'll thank me later.

Yes, it's worth the price, even if it only had the moon landing story.

I have a T-shirt with that front page printed on the front. I have to be very careful where I wear it.

somehow i thought cindybj would show up.
 
cindy probably thinks Mao personally walked on the moon 20 years earlier. We're just suckers for believing Western media.
 
Birdscribe said:
This is effin' hilarious. Rarely does the Onion disappoint.

The next time any of you are in a bookstore, find the Onion's anthology of newspaper stories of the 20th century, "Our Dumb Century". Grab it and run to the counter. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever read and you'll thank me later.

To me, the absolute highlight is the headline for Dec. 7, 1941.

It reads "Wa-" (headline continued on page XX).

I laughed and laughed when I saw it, spent 10 minutes explaining the joke to my girlfriend once I recovered, then started laughing again. I don't think that's why she broke up with me a week later, but screw it. It's a great page in a great book of humor.

The headline for man walking on the moon was great, too.
 
Birdscribe said:
friend of a friend said:
Birdscribe said:
This is effin' hilarious. Rarely does the Onion disappoint.

The next time any of you are in a bookstore, find the Onion's anthology of newspaper stories of the 20th century, "Our Dumb Century". Grab it and run to the counter. It's one of the funniest things you'll ever read and you'll thank me later.

Yes, it's worth the price, even if it only had the moon landing story.

Funny you mentioned that, FOTF.

One night about 10 years ago, my wife calls me at work. She's laughing so hard, she can't even tell me why she called. Then, she reads -- or should I say "tries to read" -- the moon landing story.

She gets about six words out before breaking out in hysterical laughter so intense she was gasping for air. She couldn't even finish reading it before she had to go catch her breath.

In 17 1/2 years of marriage and three years of dating, I've never seen her laugh this hard at anything. And we've seen many A-list comedians live.

Bunch of friends got another a shirt with the moon-landing story printed on it during college.
Dude was severely wasted, and although the story was hilarious, watching him trying to crank that out was even better. He was half-laughing, half spitting up beer while he read it at the 'Berg. One of the few times in life I seriously thought was was going to wet myself with laughter.
 
imjustagirl said:
I post this every time, but nothing will ever make me laugh harder. Ever.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27899

You post it every time, I read it every time.
Bless you.

Not to spoil the ending, but am I the only one who envisions The Grapist bellowing, "Oh, yeahhhhh!" as he does his thing?
 

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