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Satire in 'The Onion'
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Study Finds Majority Of God's Blessings Burn Up On Entry To Atmosphere
Satirizes the common religious statement that a deity provides blessings and how they often don't seem to manifest in reality.
CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years
Mocks government intelligence failures and bureaucracy.
Employee Using Up Sick Days Before Leaving Company
Pokes fun at the tendency of workers to use all their benefits before exiting a position.
Fun Toy Banned Because Of Three Stupid Dead Kids
Satirizes the reactive nature of safety regulations due to isolated incidents.
Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be
Mocks individuals who vehemently defend their personal interpretation of legal documents without fully understanding them.
Area Mom Raving About Phoenix
Pokes fun at the tendency of some people to become overly enthusiastic about relatively mundane topics or places.
Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence
Targets the justice system's leniency towards the affluent and their ability to avoid repercussions.
Historians Discover First Union Organizers Were Brutally Murdered By James Naismith In 1891
Satirizes historical narratives and their sanitization over time, particularly in relation to labor rights.
More Offices Offering Women Flex-Time To Care For Aging Parents Over Skype
Jabs at the lack of substantial labor policies for caregiving and the insufficiency of 'modern' solutions.
Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt
Parodies the stereotypes and cliches associated with the autumn season and those who embrace them.
Man Who Just Bought 75-Inch TV Worried He's Becoming Disconnected From Reality Of Everyday Americans
Highlights the disconnection between consumer behavior and the awareness of socio-economic realities.
Jurisprudence Fetishist Gets Off On Technicality
Pokes fun at the legal system's occasional emphasis on procedural issues over substantive justice.
Woman's Solo Hiking Trip Shockingly Doesn’t Have To Do With Inner Journey Or Anything
Mocking the assumption that women's activities must always have a profound personal meaning or purpose.
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard
Satirizes the tech industry's push for minimalist design sometimes at the cost of functionality.
Grandmother Doesn't Know Own Grandson Well Enough To Get Him Right Video Game
Highlights generational disconnects and the difficulty of understanding the personal tastes of different age groups.
Company Immediately Calls Job Applicant Upon Seeing 'B.A. In Communications' On Résumé
Satirizes the perceived low value of certain college degrees in the job market.
New SeaWorld Show Just Elephant Drowning In Large Tank Of Water With No Explanation
Criticizes animal entertainment facilities and the treatment of animals within them.
Man Hoping People Notice How Many Folding Chairs He’s Carrying At Once
Mocking the human desire for recognition in performing mundane or minimally challenging tasks.
Funeral Home Patronizes Mourning Family Members By Expressing Sympathy
Mocks the perfunctory and sometimes insincere expressions of sympathy in business settings.
Teen In China Relocates Family To Secure Coveted High School Parking Spot
Satirizes the extreme measures taken in highly competitive environments for seemingly trivial advantages.
Netflix Sends Message To Check If Area Man Okay After Watching Entire Season Of Show In One Sitting
Lampoons the binge-watching culture and the streaming services that enable/enhance this behavior.
God Kills One Of His Own For Second Time In Human History To Save American Football Season
Satirizes the glorification of sports figures and the extreme significance placed on sports in American culture.
New Report Finds Only 5% Of Americans Have Correct Context To Understand How Bad News Actually Is
Exaggerates the lack of understanding or perspective on current events among the general population.
Man's Anxiety Not About To Let Depression Muscle In On Turf
Humorously personifies mental health conditions, highlighting the struggle of dealing with multiple conditions.
New Ouija Board App Just Auto-Corrects To 'Satan'
Pokes fun at the modernization of classic activities and the sometimes humorous implications of technology like auto-correct.
Cookies Named After What You'd Have To Do To Burn Them Off
Highlights society's obsession with calorie counting and the corresponding guilt associated with enjoying food.
Price Of Gold Increases Every Time Man Wonders How Much Gold Costs
Mocks the seemingly arbitrary nature of financial market changes and our human tendency to feel personally connected to large scale phenomena.
Economists Warn Anti-Business Climate Will Hurt Nonexistent Small Shop Owners
Satirizes the inflated rhetoric surrounding economic policies and the imagined impact on small businesses.
6-Day Visit To Rural African Village Completely Changes Woman's Facebook Profile Picture
Targets the superficial engagement with and romanticization of poverty by people from affluent countries.
Thousands Of Roomba Robots Escape Testing Facility
Pokes fun at the fears of artificial intelligence and robot uprisings.
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