NSR The funniest thing I've read in a while

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02-04-2005, 01:14 PM
Mulletizer

NSR The funniest thing I've read in a while

A buddy who is an expat journo in Mosco put me onto this gem:

http://www.exile.ru/

Possibly the most satirical paper I have ever read. Worth a look IMO. Lots that you need to be there to understand but a load of other really funny stuff. Clearly written by people so degenerate that they could be maggots. ;)

Beware, much is NSFW and deeply distasteful. In particular I was impressed by the distastefulness of "Germany Pledges $700 Million To Tsunami Sex Tourism Relief"
02-04-2005, 01:35 PM
Superstar Punani

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mulletizer

A buddy who is an expat journo in Mosco put me onto this gem:

http://www.exile.ru/

Possibly the most satirical paper I have ever read. Worth a look IMO. Lots that you need to be there to understand but a load of other really funny stuff. Clearly written by people so degenerate that they could be maggots. ;)

Beware, much is NSFW and deeply distasteful. In particular I was impressed by the distastefulness of "Germany Pledges $700 Million To Tsunami Sex Tourism Relief"

Cool. I'll bookmark that. The Onion hasn't been doing it lately.

The Chaser is kinda similar to Exile, with stories like these.
02-04-2005, 01:40 PM
Will

I'm not clicking on your link 'cause I'm at work, but I'm pretty sure that a bunch of folks who used to work for the Exile ended up here in NYC running the NYPress (www.nypress.com).

I worked there for a while as a fact-checker and despite the unpaid nature of the job, I had a ball. The Press has a mean, libertarian, "fuck-you" sort of ethos. They're willing to take a swing at anyone for no other reason than "why not". It's pretty clear that they don't take themselves too seriously about 70% of the time, but based on the letters they get I don't think their readers know that.
02-04-2005, 03:21 PM
Mulletizer

I think that the only think these people should do that they haven't already done is recruit Bad_Roo. Then they will be made.

Quote:

Originally Posted by exile.ru

Top 10 Reasons Why Moscow Should Be Chosen as the Site of the 2012 Olympics

1. Russians pay the biggest bribes
2. Only city with a Night Flight
3. Long gap in Olympiskii Stadium's schedule between the annual Uriah Heep and Maxidrom concerts
4. We will do whatever Maria Sharapova asks us to
5. They'll totally fuck it up, hopefully ending this vastly overrated event for good
6. Every second Muscovite is a security guard, meaning safety is "no problem"
7. Sheremetyevo's remodeling should be ready by then
8. Russian commentators will no longer be able to blame Russophobia if their teams lose
9. Strict visa regime will mean lots of empty seats and cheap tickets from scalpers
10. Expected massive influx of Ukrainian whores to service Olympics will lead to supply glut and post-Olympics Games firesales of whores, like "Crazy Vasya's Clearance Sale -- We're Givin' 'Em Away!"
02-04-2005, 04:55 PM
skea 457

www.satirewire.com is no longer updated but their huge archive is still available and absolutely hilarious.
02-06-2005, 04:24 PM
OldLarry

I'm partial to http://www.wreckedhighway.com/, put out by one ff my boys in Boston (is it spam if you admit you know the proprietors?). The Yuppie Douchebag series should strike a chord with a few of the NYC mags here-