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...of SCIENCE!
Apr 26, 2008

by Fluffdaddy

It's called ASMR, it's a fetish/special snowflake thing the internet likes to pretend is an actual psychological phenomenon even though there's no real scientific evidence of it.

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Evil Mastermind
Apr 28, 2008

BiggerBoat posted:

I've always been a big fan of columnists Jim Anchower and Jean Teasdale. I even bought Jean's book, "A Book of Jean's Own"

Is the book just a collection of her articles or is it new material?

Farecoal
Oct 15, 2011

There he go

...of SCIENCE! posted:

This is a meme from like two years ago.

Jesus who gives a poo poo dude

Ishamael
Feb 18, 2004

You don't have to love me, but you will respect me.

...of SCIENCE! posted:

It's called ASMR, it's a fetish/special snowflake thing the internet likes to pretend is an actual psychological phenomenon even though there's no real scientific evidence of it.

Yeah the whole thing is creepy as hell and reddit seems obsessed with it, so that tells you where it lies on the internet scale, I think.

...of SCIENCE!
Apr 26, 2008

by Fluffdaddy

Farecoal posted:

Jesus who gives a poo poo dude

because the entire reason I like the Onion is that it isn't Reddit's warmed-over poo poo like every other website

copy-pasting the bing bong theory meme is like if The Onion had an article that was a picture of a shiba inu and the text was "Such headline, much text, wow", it's lazy poo poo and deserves to be made fun of

Graviija
Apr 26, 2008

Implied, Lisa...or implode?
College Slice
Beyoncé Makes Susan B. Anthony Look Like A poo poo-Sucking Gutter Feminist

I actually had to take a quick walk to the bathroom halfway through this because I was laughing too hard in the office.

Don’t get me wrong—I love Susan B. Anthony. I think she was an incredibly brave and inspiring person, and all American women are indebted to her fight for suffrage. It’s just that, compared to Beyoncé, Susan B. Anthony is a garbage queen who eats and shits trash.

Big Grunty Secret
Aug 28, 2007

Just one question, though. Is there a way to take off my pants?
Lifeguard Would Save Drowning Man, But Who Is He To Play God?

I like how the lifeguard's name is a nice tip to Nation’s Blakes Cruise Easily Through Lifeguard Tryouts

Florida Betty
Sep 24, 2004



quote:

AP Reporter In Gaza Needs Another Term For ‘Blood-Soaked’

GAZA CITY—Saying that he doesn’t want to use the same phrasing yet again in his latest article, Associated Press journalist Marcus Lambert, who has been stationed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of this month’s most recent outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian violence, told reporters Wednesday that he is having trouble finding another term for “blood-soaked.” “I’m trying to find a way to describe the scene after today’s airstrikes, but I’ve used ‘blood-soaked’ two times already,” Lambert said while writing his latest update, adding that he had also used up the phrases “blood-drenched,” “bloodstained,” and “saturated with blood” in the same dispatch. “Blood-spattered is close, but it’s not quite right. The problem is that there are only so many expressions to describe this kind of thing. And you can’t just say ‘a whole lot of blood’ or ‘more blood than ever before’—that’s not AP style. Maybe I could describe the blast site as ‘crimsoned?’ Man, this is a tough one.” At press time, following heavy shelling of Gaza’s Bani Suhaila region, Lambert was also intently seeking synonyms for “bombed-out,” “wailing,” and “orphan.”

SpiderHyphenMan
Apr 1, 2010

by Fluffdaddy
Israel: Palestinians Given Ample Time To Evacuate To Nearby Bombing Sites

doug fuckey
Jun 7, 2007

hella greenbacks

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Rough Lobster
May 27, 2009

Don't be such a squid, bro

Graviija posted:

Why I Stopped Watching Porn And So Should You

The site has been around, what, two months? But I've literally never laughed out loud more often on a website than on Clickhole, even with the Onion proper.

This is loving funny.

Zesty Mordant posted:

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THE BLOOD HAS YOU

Strudel Man
May 19, 2003
ROME DID NOT HAVE ROBOTS, FUCKWIT

...of SCIENCE! posted:

It's called ASMR, it's a fetish/special snowflake thing the internet likes to pretend is an actual psychological phenomenon even though there's no real scientific evidence of it.
Hm? I never heard of it having a name before now, but it's certainly something I've experienced. What do you mean, no evidence of it?

DoctorWhat
Nov 18, 2011

A little privacy, please?

Strudel Man posted:

Hm? I never heard of it having a name before now, but it's certainly something I've experienced. What do you mean, no evidence of it?

IT BEGINS

Lovechop
Feb 1, 2005

cheers mate
hoo boy can't sleep without my dose of ASMR no sir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTZqX4WWz4E

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Other Than The Ever-Looming Threat Of Annihilation, We’re Not So Different, You And I

quote:

Do you love food? I love food! Most days, I accompany my mother to the local marketplace, which is not unlike your grocery stores. They are somewhat unlike your grocery stores in the sense that, at literally any instant, my tiny body could be shredded by a car packed with explosives, and you also must haggle to get a fair price, which I understand is not part of American culture.

Stairs
Oct 13, 2004
Things you never thought you'd see posted:
Clickhole just made me cry.

Tracula
Mar 26, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE
Comic-Con Exclusive: Michael Bay Gives Fans Sneak Peek At Ninja Turtles’ Hyper-Realistic CGI Genitals

Double May Care
Mar 28, 2012

We need Dragon-type Pokemon to help us prepare our food before we cook it. We're not sure why!


Well that's 15 minutes I can't get back.

:heysexy:

bilperkins2
Nov 22, 2004

Fashion for Dogz
:france:

So much research had to have been done on that.

edit: that was goddamn hilarious. Probably the best Onion video outside of Peter Rosenthal stuff.

bilperkins2 has a new favorite as of 01:02 on Jul 25, 2014

Last Chance
Dec 31, 2004

bilperkins2 posted:

So much research had to have been done on that.

No kidding, I think the fact that The Onion did so much work for a two minute video is hilarious in its own way.

Say Nothing
Mar 5, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

Dr. Arbitrary
Mar 15, 2006

Bleak Gremlin
Which One Of Those Shape Guys Are You, With The Hats?

Make sure to look at the tags.

Okuteru
Nov 10, 2007

Choose this life you're on your own
Nation’s Gratuitously Sexual Couples Announce Plans To Wait In Line At Six Flags

As someone who used their meal breaks to study for Community college classes, this was hilarious.
Frustrated Employee No Longer Even Trying To Hide GRE Study Books

Evil Mastermind
Apr 28, 2008

No article, but: Roger Goodell To NFL Players: "Murdering Your Wife Will Result In Automatic 4-Game Suspension"

Kuvo
Oct 27, 2008

Blame it on the misfortune of your bark!
Fun Shoe
Executioner Enters Lethal Injection Room With Bag From Home Depot

clown shoes
Jul 17, 2004

Nothing but clowns down here.
I'm embarrased at the number of friends who have shared this on Facebook. The article is funny though.
http://empirenews.net/body-found-under-motel-bed-police-claim-its-been-there-5-years/

Tracula
Mar 26, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE

wordsauce posted:

I'm embarrased at the number of friends who have shared this on Facebook. The article is funny though.
http://empirenews.net/body-found-under-motel-bed-police-claim-its-been-there-5-years/

Egh, I know EmpireNews is satire but theres something so click baity about their headlines that really rubs me wrong.

Tracula has a new favorite as of 19:12 on Jul 26, 2014

Full Battle Rattle
Aug 29, 2009

As long as the times refuse to change, we're going to make a hell of a racket.
If the joke is supposed to be that the rooms are so dirty that nobody noticed a dead body, I'm sorry, you failed.

Tracula
Mar 26, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE
Yeah, Empire News is kinda terrible. They also have a sports one that ran this: WWE Legend The Undertaker Found Dead In Texas Home.

It's kind of a tasteless thing to do in the first place but it was three loving days after Ultimate Warrior passed away as well so a bit too soon and as I said there's no real 'satire' to it, just clickbait bullshit.

Supersonic Shine
Oct 13, 2012
The Onion Looks Back At "The Shining"

This was a while ago, but I enjoy Pete's bitterness. The actual actor who played Danny Torrance retired from acting when he was 9 and has since become a science teacher.

Tracula posted:

Yeah, Empire News is kinda terrible. They also have a sports one that ran this: WWE Legend The Undertaker Found Dead In Texas Home.

It's kind of a tasteless thing to do in the first place but it was three loving days after Ultimate Warrior passed away as well so a bit too soon and as I said there's no real 'satire' to it, just clickbait bullshit.
This would have been so much better if they said he was found undead instead.

Yip Yips
Sep 25, 2007
yip-yip-yip-yip-yip
I honestly can't tell if Empire News is trying to be funny. There's no jokes in the stories, but why else would they write them? Just for clickbait? (probably)

Softface
Feb 16, 2011

Some things can't be unseen
ClickHole, at least, continues to post absolutely sublime articles.

Lysidas
Jul 26, 2002

John Diefenbaker is a madman who thinks he's John Diefenbaker.
Pillbug
:stare:

5 U.S.-Backed Regimes That Failed So Hard They Won

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Supreme Court Issues 7-1 Decision To Find Scalia's Killer

That took me a minute to get.

twerking on the railroad
Jun 23, 2007

Get on my level

This one could have been in the regular onion

calandryll
Apr 25, 2003

Ask me where I do my best drinking!



Pillbug

I bet Ginsburg was the dissenting vote.

Tracula
Mar 26, 2010

PLEASE LEAVE
Is it just me or has The Onion/Clickhole just been getting consistently better and better? I have a few old favorite articles but everything seems so perfectly on point when it's relevant to real news and their fun/silly things are only going up in quality too.

Full Battle Rattle
Aug 29, 2009

As long as the times refuse to change, we're going to make a hell of a racket.

That is such a genius headline. The beauty of that joke is simply sublime.

Calaveron
Aug 7, 2006
:negative:
I don't get it :shobon:

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Kenny Logins
Jan 11, 2011

EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A WHITE WHALE INTO THE PEQUOD. IT'S HELL'S HEART AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I STRIKE AT THEE ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, ISHMAEL.

Calaveron posted:

I don't get it :shobon:
The killer would obviously be the dissenting judge. :ssh:

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