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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 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-issu...




“CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years”

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.


"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...


Strange, he won


That’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!!!”


That was the first real laugh after. It was just perfect.




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