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The Onion's Biden character really didn't age well, huh (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 10 months ago by BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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[–] citrussy_capybara@hexbear.net 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Onion 2019 180 still works 5 years later

Jill Biden Urges Democratic Voters To Ignore Which Candidates Are Mentally Sharp Enough To Finish Complete Sentences For Good Of Party

‘Help! Help! Who Am I? Where Am I? Who Are You People?’ Says Biden In Embarrassing Campaign Gaffe

Biden Declares Self Only Candidate Who Can Defeat George Bush In 1988 Election

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago

Rare Onion L

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

A former Onion writer actually apologized for that one.

[–] DirtyPair@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

it's not that it didn't age well, it was never good to begin with

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 8 points 10 months ago

It was always cringe, but it got even worse the more Biden was a public figure.

[–] Owl@hexbear.net 7 points 10 months ago

Wait it sounds like they accidentally made up Hunter Biden as a bit.

[–] Findom_DeLuise@hexbear.net 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Accusing Genocide Joe of driving a working class overpowered-engine-in-a-tin-can-with-no-brakes shitbox like a Pontiac Trans Am (flag-trans-pride) is ackshually an excellent dig at his Corvette-owner classism.^*^

^*^With the caveat that they probably should have tied that into his hard-on for anti-busing legislation back in the 80s.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 3 points 10 months ago

At least we have the Tim Duncan character:

https://www.theonion.com/tim-duncan-offers-to-do-taxes-for-entire-spurs-team-1819569755

https://www.theonion.com/tim-duncan-sternly-reminds-spurs-about-maximum-occupanc-1819578872

https://www.theonion.com/gregg-popovich-invites-tim-duncan-to-address-team-usa-o-1837874242

and the greatest:

https://www.theonion.com/tim-duncan-releases-decade-worth-of-pent-up-emotion-aft-1819568758