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[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 70 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That 9/11 headline holy shit forgot about that.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did they publish anything within the 9/11 week?

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month 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.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

looks at todays date

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

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump pronouncing Harris wrong.

[–] Minarble@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

But does anyone know what her last name is?

[–] nick@midwest.social 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ech@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

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

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

by Pretending He Shot in Ear Again

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

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It’s headline grammar. It’s deliberate

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month 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.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago

Twilight's Last Gleaming...

chef's kiss

[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

The ol redundant onion.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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