Entries from LAist tagged with 'onion'
November 27, 2007
The Onion has published a companion Google map to promote their new laugher of a world atlas, Our Dumb World. Click on the markers in the map below for gems like Brazil ("Boasting some of the sexiest people ever to be stabbed repeatedly at night..."), France ("Heated conversation that will ultimately end in sex..."), and Mexico ("Now Hiring 2.4 Million Busboys"). View Larger Map In other Google Maps news, a new "terrain" layer has been......
Continue Reading "Explore the Dumb World of the Onion"February 12, 2007
With headlines like "Local Police Arrest Man With Large Organ" accompanied with a photo of an old man playing a church organ, and stories like "Local Stripper Opens Euthanasia Clinic" where the entrepreneur encourages people to "go out with a bang", the Sierra Madre Cumquat is a poor man's Onion. A very poor man's Onion since the Onion is free. But it is mildly amusing, and the headlines and pictures are good, and it's......
Continue Reading "Area Senior Citizen Outraged that Sierra Madre Mayor Enjoys Local Satirical Website"August 3, 2006
Blogebrity Editor Kyle Bunch sends in this tip that The Onion will bloom in LA next week in over 1,000 locations. Currently their website says that today is the day that the nation's best satire newspaper should hit the streets but, you know, the Internet's tubes are sometimes incorrect. We'll be keeping our eyes peeled for any sightings of the actual rag out there on street corners, but if you find them before we......
Continue Reading "Area Man Spots Finest Newspaper Ever Coming to Area"