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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:16 AM
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Anyone seen the new format of "The Onion"?
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OrlandoGator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:18 AM
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1. It's a satire of the corporatization of the media.
n/t
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:22 AM
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8. No, it's part of the "futuristic" theme (2056) of that particular issue.
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brystheguy Donating Member (179 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:19 AM
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2. Eeewww. Icky.
I've always like the old look of The Onion. Old school is more my style. I see enough techno-crap every day.
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tk2kewl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:19 AM
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3. WTF?
:wtf: UUUUGLY!
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staticstopper Donating Member (314 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:22 AM
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7. fugly!
it was hard to understand and i could not open the links in a new window.
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Goldmund Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:21 AM
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4. Hello???
It's the 2056 edition!!! Made like that on purpose!

:rofl:
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Stirk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:22 AM
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5. All the stories have a futuristic theme.
I think they're jokin'. :)
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eyesroll Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:22 AM
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6. Uh...check the date.
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kliljedahl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:24 AM
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11. Got it, way over to the side
Got me on that one. Right over my head.


Keith’s Barbeque Central
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:22 AM
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9. ...
:rofl:

awesome
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bullimiami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:22 AM
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10. pretty crazy. but i think i like it.
i hope that guy can get the robots to stop fingering his wife.
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RetroLounge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:25 AM
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12. Fat Britney Chosen for Stamp
:rofl:

RL
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:26 AM
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14. As if there is a "thin" one?
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Kraklen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:26 AM
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13. LOL. Op-Ed from 2056
"We Need a Fourth Law of Robotics: Stop Fingering My Wife!"
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kedrys Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:28 AM
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15. I think it's brilliant! 300th Anniversary issue, year 2056
It's a lot of work to make a point about runaway corporatism, but I really like it!
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BobRossi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:30 AM
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16. This geezer likes it!
Kinda fresh.
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grumpy old fart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:39 AM
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17. Brilliant! "Democratic Middle Eastern Union Vote to Invade U.S."
June 20-29 2056 Issue......Breaking News..

The 14 democratic member nations of the Middle Eastern Union unanimously voted to declare war on the U.S. Monday, calling the North American country a "dangerous rogue state that must be contained."
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jim3775 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:49 AM
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18. E'eek Finback '58!. n/t
Edited on Wed Jun-22-05 11:50 AM by jim3775
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aresef Donating Member (270 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 11:56 AM
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19. "Tokyo Police Quell Dance Dance Revolution"
LOL!
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 12:03 PM
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20. Looks like Anchower still has car trouble.
Some things never change, I guess.
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