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I don't get it

March 15, 2006

As a long-time Onion lover, I know a lot of people who say that they "don't get" the Onion. I couldn't imagine what that might be like--- to me it's some of the most consistently awesome, gettable satire humor on the web. What could be wrong with you if you don't like The Onion?

But then my RSS reader started showing me Onion Sports. And boy oh boy, do I not have a fucking clue what any of the jokes mean. So I apologize to all of you non-onion readers out there--- I guess the Onion has something to alienate everyone.

Posted by rus at 11:47 PM

Comments

I'm with you my brother. In this case, from your screenshot, I am guessing that the "intangible" would be what Larry Bird has that Shaq, Kobe, Charles, Magic, Dr. J, Denzel, and Halle don't.

Posted by: Josh Richau at March 16, 2006 07:43 AM

Well, maybe this was a bad example, because after reading the entire text of the article I did eventually get it. But (a) ordinarily the headlines are enough and (b) most of the other Sports articles are just totally mystifying from start to finish.

Posted by: Rus at March 16, 2006 09:03 AM