Local Archives - The Onion https://theonion.com/local/ America’s Finest News Source Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:38:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://theonion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-site-icon.png?w=32 Local Archives - The Onion https://theonion.com/local/ 32 32 234789167 Customer Service Discloses Call Will Be Monitored For Sadistic Amusement https://theonion.com/customer-service-discloses-call-will-be-monitored-for-sadistic-amusement/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851693092 NEW YORK—As part of what the telecommunications giant characterizes as an ongoing commitment to transparency, Verizon’s customer service line began informing users this week that their calls would be monitored for the company’s sadistic amusement. “By staying on the line, you consent to being roundly mocked by a boardroom of executives who cackle maniacally over […]

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NEW YORK—As part of what the telecommunications giant characterizes as an ongoing commitment to transparency, Verizon’s customer service line began informing users this week that their calls would be monitored for the company’s sadistic amusement. “By staying on the line, you consent to being roundly mocked by a boardroom of executives who cackle maniacally over 26-year-old single malt scotch every time you beg to ‘speak to a human’ like a pathetic, shit-sniffing dog,” a pleasant automated voice now says, assuring submissive customers that their call is important because every torturous minute they’re forced to wait while listening to tinny Michael Bublé Christmas music fills the Verizon C-suite with unspeakable satisfaction. “As you wince in mounting discomfort, please know your suffering helps us better understand the limits of the human tolerance for pain. Each whimper, sigh, and expletive-laden tirade is carefully reviewed by senior management for its unparalleled erotic potency. We particularly savor your agonized reaction when, 90 minutes in, we inform you that you’ll need to call a different number, so please remember to scream that delicious scream of yours directly into the microphone—yes, just like that. Remember, at Verizon, your squirming, wormlike humiliation isn’t just data to us. It’s pure ecstasy.” Sources confirmed each call to Verizon customer service concludes with a brief survey to help the system refine its ability to degrade future callers into total, prostrating submission.

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As Featured In Film https://theonion.com/as-featured-in-film/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694695 The actual house where Illinois State University sophomores Andy Webber and Tina Gomez shot their 19-minute student film, Rest In Pete. Reference #90835

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The actual house where Illinois State University sophomores Andy Webber and Tina Gomez shot their 19-minute student film, Rest In Pete.

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Harris Thompson and Brad Chase https://theonion.com/harris-thompson-and-brad-chase/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694698 Guests spent the evening wondering why, if Chase’s family is so loaded, there’s only one guy working behind the bar.

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Guests spent the evening wondering why, if Chase’s family is so loaded, there’s only one guy working behind the bar.

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Man Humiliates Himself At Holiday Party By Telling Coworkers He Appreciates Them https://theonion.com/man-humiliates-himself-at-holiday-party-by-telling-coworkers-he-appreciates-them/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:53:35 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694637 CINCINNATI—Saying the man’s reputation was unlikely ever to recover from the embarrassment, sources confirmed Tuesday that local accountant Josh Hunter had completely humiliated himself at his company’s holiday party by telling his coworkers he appreciated them. “It’s normal to have a couple of drinks during the festivities, but Josh made a total ass of himself […]

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CINCINNATI—Saying the man’s reputation was unlikely ever to recover from the embarrassment, sources confirmed Tuesday that local accountant Josh Hunter had completely humiliated himself at his company’s holiday party by telling his coworkers he appreciated them. “It’s normal to have a couple of drinks during the festivities, but Josh made a total ass of himself by telling everyone in the room what he really thought of their admirable work ethic and superior communication skills,” said Hunter’s colleague Lisa Gallegos, adding that the shameful anecdotes about him insisting they were the most talented people he had ever had the opportunity to work with would be repeated behind his back for years to come. “It was kind of funny at first, but things quickly spiraled out of control when he said he appreciated our moral support as he went through a difficult time earlier in the year. We had to put him in an Uber after he repeatedly made disturbing remarks about how he considered us to be some of his best friends.” At press time, the company’s HR department was reportedly fielding multiple complaints from employees who claimed Hunter had deliberately affirmed them as coworkers and as people.

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Hometown Unveils Disappointing Microbrewery https://theonion.com/hometown-unveils-disappointing-microbrewery/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851689658 BOERNE, TX—Providing an underwhelming new dining option for those returning to visit family in the area, people who grew up in a small Texas suburb were informed this week that their hometown had unveiled a disappointing local microbrewery. “You like those IPAs, right? They supposedly got lots of those,” said one family member, revealing that the […]

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BOERNE, TX—Providing an underwhelming new dining option for those returning to visit family in the area, people who grew up in a small Texas suburb were informed this week that their hometown had unveiled a disappointing local microbrewery. “You like those IPAs, right? They supposedly got lots of those,” said one family member, revealing that the Tree Ring Brewing Company had a large but disappointing selection of craft beers along with outdoor seating amidst the scenic backdrop of Interstate 10. “And if you’re hungry, they’ve got a full menu of [cooked-from-frozen food with zero vegetarian options]. You’ll love their cute metal holders for tacos. So neat. Plus, this guy you went to high school with plays live music on Thursdays. He mostly does covers [something you’ll be grateful for when you hear his originals]. We can dine a little later because they stay open until 8 p.m.!” At press time, family sources confirmed they would suggest going to the underwhelming microbrewery every single time you were in town.

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Japanese Monk RacksBrain For Haiku That Will KnockThem On Their Asses https://theonion.com/japanese-monk-racksbrain-for-haiku-that-will-knockthem-on-their-asses/ Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694652 HIRAIZUMI- CHŌ, NISHIIWAI, IWATE, JAPAN— Struggling to decide whether one on fall or spring would rock their shit more, Zen monk Ken Ito strained for a haiku to knock them on their asses. “I could mess them up with that Bashō one about the full moon’s splendor,” the Buddhist monk said Wednesday, seeing a tour […]

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HIRAIZUMI-

CHŌ, NISHIIWAI,

IWATE, JAPAN—

Struggling to decide

whether one on fall or spring

would rock their shit more,

Zen monk Ken Ito

strained for a haiku to knock

them on their asses.

“I could mess them up

with that Bashō one about

the full moon’s splendor,”

the Buddhist monk said

Wednesday, seeing a tour group

on the temple grounds,

trawling through his mind

for the best contemplations

on life’s fleetingness

in syllabic sets

of five-seven-five that could

blow their fucking minds.

“Then again maybe

I hit them with Ryōkan

on the transient

dew on lotus leaves

in the darkened mountainside.

Bet that fucks them up.”

At press time, after

the monk had found the perfect

haiku, he remarked,

“Ah, summer grasses! 

All that is still remaining  

Of warriors’ dreams,” 

only to see that

the group had gone, leaving him

feeling like an ass.

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Great Home For Hand Soap https://theonion.com/great-home-for-hand-soap/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694584 This 3-by-4-inch plastic dish is a perfect place for you to sleep and live if you are a block of hand soap. If you are not a block of hand soap, this would likely not be a good place for you, unfortunately. Contact now! Reference #57675

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This 3-by-4-inch plastic dish is a perfect place for you to sleep and live if you are a block of hand soap. If you are not a block of hand soap, this would likely not be a good place for you, unfortunately. Contact now!

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Reyna Cobb and Luke Butler https://theonion.com/reyna-cobb-and-luke-butler/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694464 The bride and groom want to call what happened on Saturday a wedding, but it wasn’t even in a church—and they both wore tennis shoes!

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The bride and groom want to call what happened on Saturday a wedding, but it wasn’t even in a church—and they both wore tennis shoes!

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Man Totally Nerding Out About Superiority Of White Race https://theonion.com/man-totally-nerding-out-about-superiority-of-white-race/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694299 COLUMBIA, MO—In a display of enthusiasm that revealed a deep familiarity with the subject, local man Luke Price was said to be totally nerding out Thursday about the idea of white supremacy. According to sources, the 26-year-old sales associate and self-described Übermensch rattled off a dozen esoteric theories of racial hierarchy and eagerly asserted the […]

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COLUMBIA, MO—In a display of enthusiasm that revealed a deep familiarity with the subject, local man Luke Price was said to be totally nerding out Thursday about the idea of white supremacy.

According to sources, the 26-year-old sales associate and self-described Übermensch rattled off a dozen esoteric theories of racial hierarchy and eagerly asserted the biological superiority of white people, admitting he was “a bit of a geek” when it came to the topic of purging Caucasian blood of its impurities. In an exchange that began as a casual conversation about dogs, Price reportedly went on a tangent about falling white birth rates for 15 minutes straight. 

“It’s amazing to see how passionate Luke becomes when the topic of white power comes up—he gets completely absorbed,” said girlfriend Sarah Hovey, 20, who explained that while she considered herself more of a casual racist, she didn’t mind Price’s frequent monologues about IQ scores and genetics, or his lengthy quotations from Arthur de Gobineau’s mid-19th-century Essay On The Inequality Of The Human Races. “If someone mentions immigration, for instance, his whole face lights up as he starts in about shifting demographics, great replacement theory, and how this country rightfully belongs to whites.”

Hovey told reporters there was “something kind of adorable” about how excited her boyfriend becomes when he recaps the latest white supremacist diatribe from a Stew Peters podcast or Nick Fuentes live stream. She acknowledged her mind often wanders when Price goes into nerdy detail about scientific racism—rambling on about brow ridges and skull measurements, or the difference between Australoids and Mongoloids—but said she’s just glad he has something that makes him happy. 

“Everyone has their thing,” Hovey said. “Luke has white supremacy. I like to watch Friends.”

Price spoke at length about how, as a teenager, the internet allowed him to connect with a community of people who shared his intense conviction that inferior people were diluting the blood of the country. Though his parents anticipated he would grow out of his youthful obsession, he said his love of all things Aryan has only deepened with age. He chuckled when confessing he sometimes goes on eBay and spends “way too much” on pricey collectibles like authentic Nazi paraphernalia or a rare first edition of The Turner Diaries.

“In high school, I was really into the Proud Boys, Bronze Age Pervert, and that whole alt-right scene that was coming out back then,” said Price, describing himself as the kid who wore a Pepe the Frog T-shirt to class and scribbled the “14 words” on the front of all his notebooks. “But pretty soon I got into edgier stuff, like Mike Enoch’s blog, and older stuff, too—influential guys like Madison Grant, who was writing a century ago about racial hygiene and the superior Nordic stock of America’s founders.”

“Yep, I’m a big ol’ dork when it comes to the idea of establishing a white ethnostate,” he continued, throwing up his hands in a gesture of mock helplessness. “What can I say?”

While he reportedly has very few friends in the town where he lives, Price said his Discord server is home to dozens of likeminded individuals of pure European heritage whom he chats with “basically 24/7.” In typical nerd fashion, he added, they sometimes attend in-person meet-ups where they dress up in vintage David Duke–era Ku Klux Klan robes. Price showed off a photo from a white nationalist con he attended, Fuentes’ America First Political Action Conference, where he got his photo taken with “real-life superhero” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Price confirmed his passion for preserving the white race has alienated him from people with more mainstream hobbies, remarking that no matter how popular white supremacy becomes, there will always be those who look down on him just because he’s part of the fandom. 

“Some people think it’s lame,” he said. “They’d probably call me a weirdo or a loser for devoting so much of my time to this. I don’t let it get me down, though. It’s 2025, for God’s sake! We’re cool now! There are even people like me in the White House.”

“The haters out there are probably just insecure,” he added. “Or secret Jews.”

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Mike Gomez https://theonion.com/mike-gomez/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851694305 Mike Gomez, 50, died Friday after learning that even a saltwater crocodile can be pushed too far.

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Mike Gomez, 50, died Friday after learning that even a saltwater crocodile can be pushed too far.

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Single Woman Tired Of Looking For Mr. Bean https://theonion.com/single-woman-tired-of-looking-for-mr-bean/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851693791 SPOKANE, WA—Lamenting that she still hadn’t found the bug-eyed man-child of her dreams, area bachelorette Louise Perkins confirmed Tuesday that she was growing tired of constantly looking for Mr. Bean. “It seems like all my friends are settling down with buffoonish, mishap-prone men, but no matter how many dates I go on, I just can’t […]

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SPOKANE, WA—Lamenting that she still hadn’t found the bug-eyed man-child of her dreams, area bachelorette Louise Perkins confirmed Tuesday that she was growing tired of constantly looking for Mr. Bean. “It seems like all my friends are settling down with buffoonish, mishap-prone men, but no matter how many dates I go on, I just can’t seem to find a Mr. Bean of my own,” said Perkins, adding that she longed for the day when a goofy, tweed-jacketed man would get down on one knee and say “Bean?” to her in a bizarrely low-pitched voice. “I don’t think I’m being too picky. I just want a guy with a digital calculator watch, a teddy bear he treats as a sentient being, and a citron green and black British Leyland Mini he can drive from an armchair strapped to the roof. But every time a date is chock-full of quirky escapades and it seems I might have finally found my Mr. Bean, he’ll throw up a major red flag by turning a light off at the switch instead of shooting out the bulb with an air pistol. It’s exhausting. I know they say Mr. Bean finds you when you least expect it—deviously poking his head out from behind a postbox, perhaps, or dangling from a flagpole as a result of a childish misunderstanding of how to do laundry—but at this point, I’m starting to worry that I’ll never find the man who makes me feel like Irma Gobb.” At press time, Perkins had reportedly swiped left on a dating profile belonging to Rowan Atkinson.

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Look Who You’ve Become https://theonion.com/look-who-youve-become/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://theonion.com/?p=1851693974 You used to dream of couch-surfing across the world, untethered and unbothered, and now here you are, seriously considering an HOA townhouse. Reference #17806

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You used to dream of couch-surfing across the world, untethered and unbothered, and now here you are, seriously considering an HOA townhouse.

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