The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume I
by Scott Dikkers, The Onion
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Book Summary Information
Author: Scott Dikkers, The OnionReader: P.S. Mueller
Edition: Audio Cassette
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Published: 2000-04-04
ISBN: 0375410155
Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Reviews of The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume I
Book Review: Good collection of Onion reprints
Summary: 4 Stars
Reading The Onion 'newspaper' as it comes out should be a part of the regular education of anyone who can read English, as it is consistently and outrageously funny. The Onion has issued a series of what are mostly reprints in book form, of which this is one. It's not quite as good the second time around, especially if you remember the stories from when you first read them - but if a friend of yours has never seen them in the original, this is a great gift or coffee table book or whatever to shove their way.
The book is technically broken down by chapters, each of which has a lead-in article or editorial by the centenarian 'editor' Zweibel, which for reasons unknown are basically very, very lame attempts at humor, by far the weakest part (and only original part) of the book. Oh well.
The rest of the articles are a jumble of stuff, much of it hysterically funny, some of it not so much, depending on your taste. If you like the Onion but only see it once in a while, you should have this book. Maybe leave it in your bathroom or at bedside or something; best read one or two pages at a time, after that the recommended adult dosage may be exceeded.
Summary of The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume I
From the editors of the most hilarious periodical around comes The Onion's Finest News Reporting, a collection of stories and commentaries with a sublime satirical bite. Devotees of the Madison, Wisconsin, weekly will erupt with laughter at each turn of the page, while newcomers will wonder how they have done without such headlines as "Civil War Enthusiasts Burn Atlanta to Ground," "Saddam Hussein Steps Down Following Sex Scandal," "Lyndon Johnson Jr. Sworn in as George Editor," "Nation's Educators Alarmed by Poorly Written Teen Suicide Notes," and "Massive Oil Spill Results in Improved Wildlife Viscosity." The brilliant parodies following the headlines are consistently smart, irreverent, and hysterical. Some selections are masterworks of absurdity, such as op-ed pieces written from the perspectives of pylons, chemical plants, or appliances. The book also contains some choice picks from the magazine's "What Do You Think?" column, in which ordinary citizens sound off on timely topics such as the teaching of evolution in schools ("I am against evolution being taught in schools. I am also against widespread literacy and the refrigeration of food.") and the cloning of animals ("I can't believe it--imagine a whole field of sheep that all look alike!"). As with all effective satire, this volume seeks to hit society's raw nerves: homophobia, racism, sexism, even Canada--"Perky 'Canada' Has Own Government, Laws" reads one headline. But buyer beware: if Dave Barry is about your speed, you may find some of these stories (and the language) to be tasteless, if not offensive. Others will love this book for those very reasons. --Shawn CarkonenOne cassette / 90 minutes
Everyone who follows the news and has a sense of humor won't be able to resist The Onion's Finest News Reporting, Volume 1.??After all, who wants to be left out of the loop on such important stories as these?
--Clinton Deploys Vowels to Bosnia:??Operation Vowel Storm Will Make Countless Bosnian Names More Pronounceable
--Jesus Christ Returns to NBA
--Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes
--I Can't Stand My Filthy Hippy Owner, by Thunder the Ferret
The two million people who log on to The Onion web site each month, the 360,000 readers of The Onion weekly newspaper, all the readers who made Our Dumb Century a bestseller are sure to make this audiobook a huge success.
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