The Onion - Not Done

[$kully]

This is awesome if true!

Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) on Threads

NEWS: My friends and I now own and run The Onion. I’ll be the CEO. We’re keeping the entire staff, bringing back The Onion News Network, and share the wealth with staff. Basically, we’re going to let them do whatever they want. Get excited.

www.threads.net

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/business/media/the-onion-sold.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

 

[crustBrother]

Twilio cofounder Jeff Lawson appears to have just bought The Onion

The Onion has been sold to Global Tetrahedron, a company connected to Lawson — and a long-running Onion gag.

www.businessinsider.com

 

[Mr Doof]

The Onion headlines for 1913 through 1919 is here (click me).

Sample:

 

[afoaf]

the Onion is/was one of the best parts of the early internets

 

[Sharkbiscuit]

The Onion headlines for 1913 through 1919 is here (click me).

Sample:

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That's awesome, I thought the Onion came well after the Wipers Times but apparently not. Interesting that the Wipers Times predates US declaration of war. I wonder if there was any cross pollination or just a general need for smartassery in that environment.

 

[Mr Doof]

^ - I don't know if I would 100% trust The Onion with their headline dates.

 

[crustBrother]

The Onion headlines for 1913 through 1919 is here (click me).

Sample:

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[Sharkbiscuit]

^ - I don't know if I would 100% trust The Onion with their headline dates.

Mr Doof for the victory. I just actually got "The Onion" question correct in the weekly Slack trivia too. 1988. Hoodwinked by a bunch of Central Time cheese eaters from some mitten state.