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LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

Came here to post this exact one, drat you.

More goodness for the masses:

Christ Kills Two, Injures Seven In Abortion-Clinic Attack

Drew Brees Casually Wonders Aloud If He Really Could Get Away With Murder In This Town

PNC Park Threatens To Leave Pittsburgh Unless Better Team Is Built

Gin-Soaked Craig Kilborn Shows Up Broke, Homeless At SportsCenter Studio

Washed-Up Air Bud Signs With Greek Pro Team

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LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
This thread inspired me to check through the site a bit and good Christ they have not missed a step.

Best Part Of Gay 12-Year-Old's Day Half-Hour Spent Eating Lunch Alone On Staircase

Alien World To Help Out Syria Since This One Refuses To

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Cocksucker Beats Up Motherfucker

Careless Blazers Goofing Around With Basketball Shatter Greg Oden Into Thousand Pieces (contains one of the better Photoshops they've ever made)

Shaq Shows He Can Still Dominate Around Basket Of Fries

Ebert Victorious (just a headline; made after the death of Gene Siskel)

Another Disadvantaged Black Youth Drops Out Of School (sports fans will get this one)

No One Admits To Singing, Writing, Producing Nation's No. 1 Song

LARGE THE HEAD has a new favorite as of 09:57 on Mar 22, 2012

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Oh my God, I just now found this: Letter D Pulls Sponsorship From Sesame Street

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Paula Deen Sponsors .05K Walk For Diabetes Research

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

Came here to post this. The article is fantastic.

e: Two more!

NBA Arrested For Marijuana Possession

More And More Athletes Using Social Media To Confirm Every Stereotype Greater Public Had About Them

LARGE THE HEAD has a new favorite as of 08:27 on Jun 14, 2012

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Alabama School System's Lone Textbook Falling Apart

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

Beautiful.

They've really been hitting the Penn State scandal hard too:

Penn State To Also Remove Statue Of Showering Sandusky

Details of Paterno Family's Report (Sportsgraphic)

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
They just released Herman Cain Lifts Suspension Of His Presidential Campaign. Will be :f5: -ing Literally Unbelievable like none other tomorrow.

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

SpiderHyphenMan posted:

I can't help but wonder how this one went over in the writer's room.

I would imagine dead silence, followed by some nods across the room.




Ryan Begins Attacking Romney's Record As Massachusetts Governor

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

Oh Hell No posted:

I think the title came from one of the first popular "Facebook idiot responds to The Onion" screenshots.

Precisely. It's also one guy who takes submissions.

Some of them are pretty weak but every so often that you get one response to an article that is just too overwrought to be meta-satire, and it makes the whole site worth it as a result.

His other site, Least Helpful, is a loving riot. I can't think about this entry without bursting out laughing.



Actual content: Ground Emerges As Tim Tebow's Favorite Target

e: gently caress-Buddy Becomes gently caress-Fiance

Bush Urges Iraqis To Pass Amendment Banning Gay Marriage

LARGE THE HEAD has a new favorite as of 10:38 on Aug 19, 2012

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

Would've been perfect with just that first paragraph, but, well, yeah.

College Newspaper Endorses Barack Obama

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Neil Armstrong Becomes 115 Billionth Man To Die On Earth

Strongside/Weakside: Gabby Douglas (this may be my favorite regular feature of theirs)

LARGE THE HEAD has a new favorite as of 10:06 on Aug 29, 2012

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
What Is Your Amateur Porn Telling Employers About You?

Supreme Court's New Agent Already Getting Them Better Cases (glad they're still running with this)

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

Chexoid posted:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/ask-an-elderly-black-woman-as-depicted-by-a-sophom,29855/

Holy poo poo. The onion found a time portal back to me from three years ago.

Incredible. But I think I enjoy this one a little more.

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Obama Takes Out Romney With Mid-Debate Drone Attack

Kudos to whoever Photoshopped this image.

e: God, The Onion was on FIRE yesterday.

Weeping Obama Breaks Down, Admits Bin Laden Still Alive And Out There Somewhere

^Literally Unbelievable click fodder for sure, but an incredible article. Especially the last three paragraphs.

LARGE THE HEAD has a new favorite as of 08:49 on Oct 23, 2012

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Loved Ones Recall Local Man's Cowardly Battle With Cancer

Another great last line, too.

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

I have a new favorite. Incredible.

Garrison Keillor Fully Deflates After Massive Sigh

Gin-Soaked Craig Kilborn Shows Up Broke, Homeless At SportsCenter Studio

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
They've really gone away from their columnists. I'm surprised that's even a section of the site anymore.

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Third Amendment Rights Group Celebrates Another Successful Year

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

The reference probably goes over the heads of most people here but that is fantastic.

List of Politically Achievable Reforms Down to Just Three Minor Changes to Traffic Code

LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden
Minnesota Lynx World's Richest NBA Team With Value of $4

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LARGE THE HEAD
Sep 1, 2009

"Competitive greatness is when you play your best against the best."

"Learn as if you were to live forever; live as if you were to die tomorrow."

--John Wooden

A couple of the people named in this article have acknowledged it on Twitter. Real life owns.

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