Re:Thanks a lot, jerks (Score 1)

I live here in Madison currently, and to me, the Onion, like chocolate chip cookies and Margaritas on the rocks with fresh lime juice, is a pure good. They are the best at what they do; if it was different, it would be something else, and it would of course be criticized for being derivative. Sure, sometimes the phone rings and the cookies get a little overdone, and likewise, sometimes the Onion reruns articles and just isn't jampacked with comedy gold like those issues you remember. But taking broad general shots at it is pretty ineffective, and does nothing for you personal appearance. I have encountered people here in Madison that, when the Onion comes up in conversation, like to tell you they don't think it is teh awsum, because I guess it makes them feel cooler-than-thou. The best is when those comments are immediately followed by dropping the names of various friends that work for the Onion.

The AV Club interviews are predictably fascinating and informative, the media reviews are cynically truthful, and I'd wager that most everyone can find at least one thing on the front page alone that will make them chuckle (I just wondered if maybe it comes across as more funny if you read the paper version like I do?).

Anyway, so what do you want for nothin'? Rubber Biscuit!