SAN FRANCISCO - A handsome mug shot of a Northern California man arrested on felony weapons charges has gone viral on social media, attracting more than 33,000 "likes" and drawing comments praising his high cheek bones, chiseled face and striking blue eyes.
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mug-shot-california-suspect-gets-30-000-facebook-034346359.html
― dinnerboat, Friday, 20 June 2014 17:27 (ten years ago) link
Casual Sex Is Actually Excellent for You, If You Love Casual Sex
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Saturday, 21 June 2014 00:51 (ten years ago) link
getting pretty close to a tipping point where the onion influences media more than it mocks it
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Saturday, 21 June 2014 00:56 (ten years ago) link
Author Jeanette Winterson eats rabbit that ate her parsley, feeds entrails to cat
― Dan I., Saturday, 21 June 2014 14:19 (ten years ago) link
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/young_man_gets_stuck_in_giant_vagina_22_firefighters_come_to_his_rescue
― Incident At Spanish Harlem (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 June 2014 17:39 (ten years ago) link
ppl are just posting 'news of the weird' links now
― balls, Thursday, April 24, 2014 10:20 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Kiss Screaming Seagull Her Seagull Her (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 24 June 2014 10:58 (ten years ago) link
I don't recommend clicking through and increasing her "readership", but:
Coulter: Any growing interest in soccer a sign of nation's moral decay
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Friday, 27 June 2014 02:50 (ten years ago) link
GOP Hopeful: My Public Masturbation Fetish and Felonies Were Bad Ideas
― Disagree. And im not into firey solos chief. (Phil D.), Friday, 27 June 2014 16:12 (ten years ago) link
"The three values that make up my stool of conservatism are faith, family and freedom," he says. "And I believe that many of the citizens of Saginaw share those same values."
Guy's a scat fetishist too
― 龜, Friday, 27 June 2014 16:18 (ten years ago) link
http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/benjamin-franklin-goes-to-transformers-a-thought-experiment/
― Look at this joke I've recognised, do you recognise it as well? (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 28 June 2014 15:22 (ten years ago) link
Claire L. Evans (@TheUniverse) is the Futures editor of Motherboard and one-half of the conceptual pop group YACHT.
― poop will eat itself (S-), Monday, 30 June 2014 05:35 (ten years ago) link
I really don't see that appearing as an Onion headline
― Nhex, Monday, 30 June 2014 06:59 (ten years ago) link
― Kiss Screaming Seagull Her Seagull Her (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, June 24, 2014 6:58 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Suddenly I'm picturing a middle-aged lady telling an anecdote to her friend: "Oh my gawd, I mean it was like something out of an ONION ARTICLE, can you believe it?"
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Monday, 30 June 2014 10:41 (ten years ago) link
https://medium.com/@manicho/how-a-password-changed-my-life-7af5d5f28038
― Barry Gordy (Neil S), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 16:20 (ten years ago) link
... no
― Nhex, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 16:35 (ten years ago) link
was looking for that thread about the guy who tried to teach the homeless man to code, couldn't find it, this seemed like as good a bet as any
― Barry Gordy (Neil S), Wednesday, 2 July 2014 16:36 (ten years ago) link
http://metro.co.uk/2014/07/02/brazil-fan-farts-on-neymars-girlfriend-bruna-marquezine-she-doesnt-like-it-4784122/
― gbx, Wednesday, 2 July 2014 18:48 (ten years ago) link
Every Metro headline could be an Onion headline, except the Onion ones aren't actually this fucking stupid:
One-armed cyclist fined for riding with only one hand
Rare condition leaves singer smelling of rotting fish
My own tears could kill me: Meet the woman allergic to WATER
Cheeky Domino's staff spotted buying 59p wedges from Aldi
Wow! Van Persie has got outrageous beach tennis skills
Is this 100mph jacuzzi the coolest thing in the world?
The 13 things that will definitely happen on a dog walk
Has Bigfoot’s real identity been revealed?
― poop will eat itself (S-), Thursday, 3 July 2014 02:56 (ten years ago) link
None of those sound like Onion headlines at all.
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 3 July 2014 13:51 (ten years ago) link
Jesus have you guys ever actually read the fucking Onion?
― Matt DC, Thursday, 3 July 2014 14:05 (ten years ago) link
^^^
― socki (s1ocki), Thursday, 3 July 2014 15:32 (ten years ago) link
this isnt shit that looks like daily currant headlines
People Prefer Electric Shocks to Being Alone With Their Thoughts
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Friday, 4 July 2014 01:38 (ten years ago) link
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/west-view-news-headline-james-lincoln-collier-headline-n-word
http://a5.img.talkingpointsmemo.com/image/upload/w_652/tqhdxqrxabvxt93flulv.jpg
i think the onion would phrase the point-counterpoint better (like, say WHICH headline offends the counterpointer), but the fact that this is even a point-counterpoint is just...
― da croupier, Monday, 7 July 2014 18:04 (ten years ago) link
wow
― Roberto Spiralli, Monday, 7 July 2014 18:13 (ten years ago) link
yeah that one qualifies
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Monday, 7 July 2014 18:36 (ten years ago) link
correct
― Nhex, Monday, 7 July 2014 18:49 (ten years ago) link
There should be a third column by Collier named There Was Supposed To Be Quotation Mark Whose Editing This
― da croupier, Monday, 7 July 2014 19:21 (ten years ago) link
i had heard of the article, but had no idea about the counterpoint article. dying at this.
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 18:39 (ten years ago) link
George Harrison Memorial Tree Killed by Beetles
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 06:09 (ten years ago) link
http://www.theparisreview.org/the-art-of-fiction-no-223-cormac-mccarthy
― Roz, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 06:51 (ten years ago) link
lol nvm disregard that one, didn't realise it was an April Fool's thing. pretty good though!
― Roz, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 06:54 (ten years ago) link
NME report on the George Harrison thing calls him (until they edit it) "the late bass player in the Beatles" if you want an extra Jackie Harvey dimension
― Kiss Screaming Seagull Her Seagull Her (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 13:45 (ten years ago) link
http://www.timesofisrael.com/dermer-idf-deserves-nobel-peace-prize-for-unimaginable-restraint/
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:19 (ten years ago) link
tbf considering some of the other ppl they've given the nobel peace prize to it would fit their MO
― Mordy, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:24 (ten years ago) link
Ha, fair point
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:25 (ten years ago) link
https://news.vice.com/article/new-york-passes-bill-that-could-limit-selfies-with-tigers
― Evan, Thursday, 24 July 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
ok, i'm gonna give that one a narrow pass
― Nhex, Thursday, 24 July 2014 18:19 (ten years ago) link
score
― Evan, Thursday, 24 July 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=6510&catId=1
http://i.imgur.com/OaSEeeQ.png
― 龜, Monday, 28 July 2014 01:49 (ten years ago) link
Ok this one is undeniable
http://www.timesofisrael.com/owl-hurt-by-hamas-fire-recovering/
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Monday, 28 July 2014 02:30 (ten years ago) link
lol
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 28 July 2014 02:34 (ten years ago) link
― Nhex, Monday, 28 July 2014 02:49 (ten years ago) link
those jerks at Hamas High thought they could mess with our mascot and get away with it?
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 28 July 2014 03:06 (ten years ago) link
Enough is Enough – Association of Nigerian Witches & Wizards Declare War on Boko Haram
― panic disorder pixie (Sanpaku), Monday, 28 July 2014 04:22 (ten years ago) link
Take it over to the rolling sf thread.
― Two Ten O'clocks Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 28 July 2014 04:23 (ten years ago) link
BREAKING: Dollar Tree to buy Family Dollar in deal worth about $9B to create dollar-store giant
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dollar-tree-buying-family-dollar-85-billion
― some dude, Monday, 28 July 2014 10:37 (ten years ago) link
http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/07/29/apparently-the-bay-area-has-some-of-the-snobbiest-cities/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
http://www.haaretz.com/mobile/.premium-1.607888?v=2E5EDB2B54F99F4D315F0539F0B55ABE
Israeli university rebukes professor who expressed sympathy for both Israeli, Gazan victims'The matter will be handled with appropriate seriousness,’ says 'shocked’ Bar-Ilan University dean after students, parents complain.
'The matter will be handled with appropriate seriousness,’ says 'shocked’ Bar-Ilan University dean after students, parents complain.
tbh it's more like "shit that looks like a Borowitz article" but still
― anonanon, Tuesday, 29 July 2014 20:02 (ten years ago) link
UKIP candidate for Wells Jake Baynes resigns: claims Glastonbury occult infiltrated party
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/UKIP-candidate-Wells-Jake-Baynes-resigns-claims/story-22013433-detail/story.html
― sʌxihɔːl (Ward Fowler), Wednesday, 30 July 2014 17:45 (ten years ago) link