Comedy ahead of its time

Screenshot of The Onion, 22 June 02056

Parody newspaper The Onion has a sterling back-issue (fore-issue?) online dated 02056, satirising future tropes left and right. It came out (in June 02005) before this blog got started, but even if you've seen it before, it's worth revisiting [link]...

• Democratic Middle Eastern Union Votes To Invade U.S.


• Final Installment of Frogger Trilogy poised to sweep Oscars


• Leather-Clad Nomads Seize Power In Australia


• Remainder of Ross Ice Shelf Now in Smithsonian Freezer


• Opinion™ - We Need A Fourth Law of Robotics: Stop Fingering My Wife

Priceless.

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(via Noise Between Stations)