HeyJaredThe Onion: 20 Years Later
Reviewing The Onion from exactly 20 years ago to laugh, see what holds up and revisit cultural references we forgot about.
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20 years ago, The Onion mocked Rep. Mark Foley and Teri Hatcher (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Onion’s Website: 20 Years Later, a weekly review of what The Onion published online that wasn’t in the print issue. This week, we’re looking at Sept. 27 to Oct. 3, 2006.If writing this newsletter has taught me anything, it’s that you never know what jokes — or news — will endure. In 2006, the buzzy jokes we’ll revisit today would have been about “Desperate Housewives” star Terri Hatcher, the reopened Superdome in New Orleans, and various athletes and celebrities. All of those stil
20 years ago, The Onion was sickened by a happy young couple (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Onion: 20 Years Later, where we review the print issue from 20 years ago, find out what’s still funny and examine the cultural impact. Today, we revisit Sept. 27, 2006.This issue offers a slew of mid-2000s topical references. Some feel quaint, like the iPod, Blockbuster and Craigslist. But others have proven surprisingly resilient, like U.S.-Iran tensions, food safety, conspiracy theories, and John Bolton making news.Also, why are Columbine High School and Hugh Grant connecte
The Onion mocked Reggie Bush’s internship in September 2006 (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Onion’s Website: 20 Years Later, a weekly review of what The Onion published online that wasn’t in the print issue. This week, we’re looking at Sept. 20 to 26, 2006.Today’s newsletter is dominated by the big sports news of September 2006. We’ll also revisit long-forgotten geopolitical events, including Pope Benedict’s statement about Islam, Thailand’s military coup, North Korea’s ballistic missile tests, and President George W. Bush’s UN General Assembly speech.Glad to have you he
20 years ago, The Onion mocked the Jersey Shore and Lil Wayne (opens the original)
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Welcome back to The Onion: 20 Years Later, where we review the print issue from 20 years ago, find out what’s still funny and examine the cultural impact. Today, we revisit Sept. 20, 2006.This issue is full of “hey, it’s 2006!” jokes involving anti-gay-marriage legislation, Tag body spray, Diddy’s reality show “Making the Band” and the slumping housing market. Nothing ominous in any of that, surely!I’m also excited to discuss the column R
The Onion had Bush declare war on truth 20 years ago (opens the original)
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Welcome to The Onion’s Website: 20 Years Later, a weekly review of what The Onion published online that wasn’t in the print issue. This week, we’re looking at Sept. 13 to 19, 2006.As usual, many of these jokes can’t be found on today’s Onion website, including the president’s weekly radio address and other audio jokes.Thanks for being here. I’m excited to share some of the jokes and cultural references from mid-September 2006 with you.New here? Sign up to revisit The Onion̵
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