#the-onion

[polywrenythm]

Love when you think its a funny satire and its an ad

[reelaroundthedavekan]

An Oral History of The Onion’s 9/11 Issue

Immediately after 9/11, humorists struggled with what many called ‘the death of irony.’ Then ‘The Onion’ returned and showed everyone the way

[annlarimer]

An Oral History of The Onion’s 9/11 Issue

Immediately after 9/11, humorists struggled with what many called ‘the death of irony.’ Then ‘The Onion’ returned and showed everyone the way

[heysnoopytwo-blog]

Behold: The funniest video on the internet. 

Why is this clip worthy of the title? 

Context: This video was made in 2008 by The Onion (false news).  It caused full-blown panic. …People thought it was real. This video gets more silly from start to finish. The reaction of believers makes it funnier. It was posted in 2008, and still fools people. 

How are we fooled? Few of us pay attention to government hearings. Fewer of us watch C-SPAN. The video feeds on our ignorance. It exploits our fear. This is the funniest video on the internet.

[tedroden]

Visit Original Link

Actual audio from the first moonwalk.

"just one more step and I'm... holy. living. fuck... are you fucking believing this? Over."

[themainstreetanalyst]

[ahrpr]

Hartnett, who was just 22 years old at the time of the atrocity, described the experience as a never-ending stretch of misery that seemed like something from a bad movie. Explaining that at the time he was merely doing what was asked of him by those in charge, Hartnett said he has always been tormented by the unspeakable acts he witnessed in Pearl Harbor. Wracked with guilt, he has questioned the errors in judgment that allowed the three-hour tragedy to occur in the first place. Hartnett then fell to his knees, started sobbing, and screamed "Why?" after the sight of a hangar reminded him of the calculated and brutal inhumanity of Pearl Harbor's insipid love triangle.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/josh-hartnett-returns-to-pearl-harbor-for-first-ti,18764/