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The Onion

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by creudzfeldt-jakob, Jan 27, 2002.

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    creudzfeldt-jakob, Jan 27, 2002
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    never heard of it what's it about?
     
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    The Onion? Is that some kind of news report on onions?

    Todays top story! Onions eaten by Oasama! Clue to his wearabouts?
     
    DragonRider SkyWard, Jan 27, 2002
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    [​IMG] The Onion is hilarious.
     
    Orkrist the Cleaver, Jan 27, 2002
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    [​IMG] The Onion rocks!
     
    the_eleven, Jan 27, 2002
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    [​IMG] Agreed.. The onion rocks :)
     
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    [​IMG] How can a onion rock? Reverse psycology?
     
    The Grim Ripper, Jan 27, 2002
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    Yep. It rocks. :)
     
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    I clicked on the link and now I am a bit confused. This seems to be an american side "America's Finest News Source". But the thing I don't understand is why I get german advertisments for an online casino. It could be because I have a german provider and the webiside notices it. But I always thought the advertisments are the same for all who look at the side. Does anybody know how this works?
     
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  11. Sir Yerril of Morningmist Guest

    Yes! The onion is hilarious!

    We have a similar thing in the UK, called Private Eye.
     
    Sir Yerril of Morningmist, Jan 27, 2002
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    [​IMG] just recently a 'Streetwise Vendor' tried to sell me a copy of The Onion for five bucks. five bucks man! i laughed in his face and just walked away.
     
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  13. creudzfeldt-jakob Guest

    I don't read The Onion on a regular basis, truth be told, but I own a collection of The Onion articles, a book called Dispatches From the Tenth Circle. (Article shown on cover: Tenth Circle Added to Rapidly Growing Hell ;))

    Anyone have that book?
     
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    [​IMG] Hey the eleven-what do you do in Chicago? Streetwise vendors can be pretty high pressure. Chicago was the only place I've ever been exposed to an attempted up-sell at the White Hen: "Would you like a Mars bar with that paper, or perhaps some other type of candy", word for word, I swear. It was at Sheffield and Diversey.
     
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    LOL Orkrist! you have the street wise rap down perfectly. I work in the Loop, at the Board of Trade to be exact. when I'm in the Loop in the evening, I find it impossible to walk a block without being offered a street wise. and yeah it's a high pressure situation. the vendors strategically place themselves outside a White Hen as you said, or a Walgreens, or even restaurants. they know you have money, so what do you do...give up a couple of cigs instead. works for me.
     
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    [​IMG] The Onion is brillant! One of the funnist publication ever. I love their historical stuff. Our Dumb Century was extremely creative.
     
    Voltric, Jan 28, 2002
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  17. creudzfeldt-jakob Guest

    Our Dumb Century, hmmm . . . I didn't read that one. I skimmed through it in an airport bookstore, but the inky early 1900s print killed my eyes. When it got to around the '70s, it got better, though.
     
    creudzfeldt-jakob, Jan 30, 2002
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