The Onion Web review

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04592ce0.gif" border=0 width="146" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="0518ebe0.gif" border=0 width="142" height="190" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="04695c40.gif" border=0 width="149" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>The Onion Web review</B></div> <div> Venesia Stroud</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theonion.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theonion.com"><U>www.theonion.com</U></A> is one of the web's best satirical current affairs sites around. It takes current affairs and basically makes a complete joke of them,as well as inventing humourous stories involving politicians and God. As well as being featured on the web, The onion is also available by subscription in print format and they publish 47 issues a year.</div> <bR> <div> The site dares to satairise even the most controversial stories, such as September. 11th, below is an excerpt from that issue,which,by the way was named the 'holy fuc*ing shit issue' ...</div> <bR> <div>           <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >The headline for this story reads 'Hijackers surprised to find selves in Hell'</FONT></div> <div>                                  <IMG SRC="04940d40.gif" border=0 width="320" height="468" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theonion.com/onion3734/hijackers_surprised.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theonion.com/onion3734/hijack"><U>Read the rest here...</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Athough I couldn't find anything on the history of The onion,i did find some demographics on onion readers and how often the site is accessed...</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="566" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF HEIGHT= 458 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="278" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="272"><div> <B>Gender</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Male</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>63.50%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Female</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>36.50%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="278" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="272"><div> <B>Age</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>18 - 24</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>26.70%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>25 - 34</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>32.50%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>35 - 44</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>17.90%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>45 - 54</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>16.60%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>55 - 64</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>4.50%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>65+</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>1.80%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="278" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="272"><div> <B>Household Income</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>$0 - $24,999</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>10.20%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>$25K - $34,999</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>9.90%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>$35K - $49,999</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>17.00%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>$50K - $74,999</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>25.10%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>$75K - $99,999</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>16.90%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>$100K - $149,999</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>13.20%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>$150K+</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>7.80%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF WIDTH="4"><div>  </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="278" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="272"><div> <B>Education</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>High School Grad or Less</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>10.90%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>High School Grad</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>10.30%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Some College</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>27.90%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>College Grad</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>37.70%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Post Grad</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>22.70%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Some College/College Grad/Post Grad</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>88.30%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 53 ><NOBR><div> <B>College Grad/Post Grad</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>60.40%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="278" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER COLSPAN=2 BGCOLOR=#000000 HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="272"><div> <B>Occupation</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Prof/Managerial</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>41.80%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Sales/Retail</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>3.90%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Secretarial/Clerical</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>5.00%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Services/Labour</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>7.10%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Self-Employed</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>8.60%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Student</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>16.50%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Homemaker</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>1.80%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="192"><div> <B>Retired</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD WIDTH="79"><div> <B>3.60%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#AAAAAA HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>Any Employed Woman</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD><NOBR><div> <B>25.40%</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> The layout for the onion page is pretty simple,you are greeted by the current issue with links to each full story. There is also an archive system which can be used to access back issues of The Onion.</div> <div> Overall the site is really easy to navigate, you can usually find what you're looking for when it comes to different using the archive feature as all the subjects covered have their own links to each story.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>LINKS</U></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.theonion.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.theonion.com"><U>The offical Onion site</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ckymusic.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ckymusic.com"><U>Visit the best band in the world - CKY</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hotmail.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hotmail.com"><U>Get free web-based email with Hotmail</U></A></div> <div>                              </div> <div>                                     </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                 </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> r, Islam's Hell.</div> <div>  "I was promised I would spend eternity in Paradise, being fed honeyed cakes by 67 virgins in a tree-lined garden, if only I would fly the airplane into one of the Twin Towers," said Mohammed Atta, one of the hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11, between attempts to vomit up the wasps, hornets, and live coals infesting his stomach. "But instead, I am fed the boiling feces of traitors by malicious, laughing Ifrit. Is this to be my reward for destroying the enemies of my faith?"</div> <div>  The rest of Atta's words turned to raw-throated shrieks, as a tusked, asp-tongued demon burst his eyeballs and drank the fluid that ran down his face.</div> <div> According to Hell sources, the 19 eternally damned terrorists have struggled to understand why they have been subjected to soul-withering, infernal torture ever since their Sept. 11 arrival.</div> </td> </tr></table></body>