heh, heh, heh. This made me laugh!

Still funny after all these years; while some of the pieces might be a little dated, I think most of them still hold up. (Though you might not get some of the references if you don't remember the 90s).
Best read in small doses. The format is mildly annoying - just like in a real newspaper, you have to skip back and forth between the pages to read the "articles".

Warning: Do not read if you are easily offended.
I am not and found this book to be hilarious and boring in equal parts. The hilarious parts were politically incorrect, outrageous and very, very funny. As this is book is 17 years old, some of the satire is dated, yet some is timeless. Remember:you have been warned.

Reviewed by Jen C., Library Operations Assistant Manager

Check it out here!

I forget how good it is.

I never thought I'd quote Al Gore, but I completely agree with him when he gave a blurb for this book: "This publication is tasteless and destructive to our shared values....Seriously, what else could make me laugh--much less uproariously--while being offended week after week after week?"

The Onion skewers everybody, and that's why I love it. Even when it pokes fun at my most cherished values, I can't help laughing. Also, this book was published in 2001, and the stories are from the ten years before that--and they're still hilarious.'

Well played, Onion. Well played.

Humor is cognizant of absurdist reality and media-saturated lives and plays with that. Spasmodic belly laughs. Good replacement for “National Lampoon”.

Americans Unacquainted With Irony

Americans are sometimes accused of not understanding irony. What do you think?

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Beth Jorden
Systems Analyst
"My doctor says I suffer from mild anemia, so I guess I better find out more."

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Alex Hicks
Embalmer
"Aristotle referred to it as a species of comedic humor, but I've never felt entirely comfortable with his definition."

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Dave Bishop
Toll Booth Operator
"Isn't it something they have in Europe?"

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A note for readers who are unfamiliar with the Onion. This review is a parody of the Onion's regular American Voices column, which is always ironic. In fact, everything in the Onion is ironic and, all by itself, the publication provides ample proof that many Americans can appreciate irony.

If I managed to offend you, that would also be consistent with the Onion's general policy. You probably shouldn't go and look at it; you may well be offended some more.

The first of the Onion I was ever exposed to.