Posts Tagged ‘Onion News Network’

The Annoying Fans of Lost

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

With the last of the Lost set to begin tonight (catch up here!), the ever vigilant Onion News Network reports on the the promise that the final season will make fans “more annoying than ever”. I didn’t think it they could get any worse, but have you ever met a Twilight fan? Yeah, neither have I.

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Be Thankful for Your Job/’93 Ford Taurus

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Those fortunate to have jobs this Thanksgiving have much to be thankful for, maybe even more than we realize. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released this visualization of unemployment rates by county “from January 2007-approximately one year before the start of the recession-to the most recent unemployment data available today” and needless to say it’s not a pretty picture. Or in this case not a pretty chart-graph-thing.

For a more in depth look click here.

And after that completely sobering moment, take a sec to lift your spirits with some comedy courtesy of the Onion News Network and their coverage of Ford’s unveiling of the new “car for the modern age”:

Ford Unveils New Car For Cash-Strapped Buyers: The 1993 Taurus

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Victim In Fatal Car Accident Tragically Not Glenn Beck

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Once again proving that they’re the world’s best source for fake news, The Onion’s own Onion News Network (ONN) is reporting today that the victim of a fatal car accident in Olathe, Kansas was tragically not Glenn Beck. So far it’s been a great week for political satire, not so much for Fox News.

Victim In Fatal Car Accident Tragically Not Glenn Beck

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