The Onion

Americans Want Expanded Public Transit to Make Driving Easier

5 July 2008 - 12:00pm
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The Onion reports on a study showing that a vast majority of Americans want further investments in public transit so everyone else can get off the road and make their drive faster.

Friday Funny: Creepy Mansions Not Exempt From Housing Market Slump

13 June 2008 - 1:00pm
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The recent housing slump is now showing its face in the "creepy mansion" market, where sales have plummeted, according to this article from The Onion.

Friday Funny: San Diego Maximum Security Zoological & Convict Reserve Opens

16 May 2008 - 1:00pm
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Facing a tight budget, officials in California have found an innovative way to mix uses and save money -- by combining a zoo and a prison into one efficient facility.

Friday Funny: County Surveyor Remains Humble, Despite Awesome Power

2 May 2008 - 1:00pm
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A lot of power comes with the title of County Surveyor. Lucky for the people of Wayne County, Maryland, elected county surveyor Robert Pelaski vows not to let this awesome power get to his head.

Friday Funny: The New Gentrification

4 April 2008 - 1:00pm
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The nation's gentrified neighborhoods are threatened by new trend.

Friday Funny: China Celebrates Status as World's Top Polluter

28 March 2008 - 12:00pm
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This Onion TV news segment highlights Chinese pride in the country's status as the world's top producer of air pollution

Friday Funny: DOT Plans Special Lanes for Dangerous Drivers

14 March 2008 - 12:00pm
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The Onion reports on an innovative new infrastructure plan from DOT: self-cleaning special lanes for reckless drivers.

Friday Funny: Man Stumbles Into 'Some Sort of China Town'

29 February 2008 - 2:00pm
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In this article from The Onion a New York man wandering through town suddenly finds himself in a very Chinese part of town.

Friday Funny: Tiny Green Space Revitalizes Detroit Neighborhood

15 February 2008 - 2:00pm
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The Onion reports on the miraculous transformation of a run-down neighborhood in Detroit, thanks to the installation of a towel-sized, $150.00 plot of grass.

Friday Funny: The 'Transcontinental Straw' and Other Urban Water Supply Strategies

11 January 2008 - 2:00pm
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The satirical newspaper The Onion lists some dubious water conservation strategies being contemplated in American cities.

Friday Funny: Crumbling Infrastructure Likely Means 'Something'

21 December 2007 - 2:00pm
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This article from The Onion looks back at the infrastructure problems that defined 2007, asking what they signify for the country.

Friday Funny: Onion Infrastructure Report

17 August 2007 - 1:00pm
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Aging gerbils unable to generate electricity and ancient curses add to America's infrastructure woes, according to the Onion.

Friday Funny: Dallas-Fort Worth Killed in Pileup

27 July 2007 - 1:00pm
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The Onion reports on the tragic loss of two cities in a senseless pileup.

Friday Funny: Vicious, Intractable Neighborhood Development War Inspires Mirth

29 June 2007 - 1:00pm
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Think your neighborhood disputes are rancorous? With ample swearing, The Onion pokes diabolical fun at NIMBYism and "short-sighted, profit-oriented renewal."

Friday Funny: FEMA's Job Here Is Done

2 February 2007 - 2:00pm
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Louisiana recently a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the successful end of their cooperative efforts to restore devastated New Orleans back to its pre-hurricane squalor.

Friday Funny: Caution!

26 January 2007 - 2:00pm
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A road sign goes too far in explaining road hazards.

Friday Funny: Accessibility To The Extreme

22 December 2006 - 2:00pm
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The Onion, America's "Finest News Source", brings this image of an office building that takes the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) a little too far.

Friday Funny: South Dakota Reopens To Handle U.S. Overpopulation

8 December 2006 - 2:00pm
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The state of South Dakota -- closed to the public since 1931 -- will be reopened to help the United States cope with its steadily rising population.

Friday Funny: California Intersection Site of 'Wicked' Accidents

20 October 2006 - 1:00pm
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The Onion reports on how an 'insane' California intersection is the most likely site of 'awesome' car crashes.
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