The Onion and Truth

The humor that comes from The Onion is rooted in the fact that an element of truth is at the basis of all its stories.

But sometimes, the stories are 100% true, and written in honest language without the need of exaggeration or parody. Sometimes, they're dead-on. And these are the articles I think are the most well-written from The Onion; they're simultaneously funny and sad.

Like these two environmentally-themed articles:

Sunken Oil Tanker Will Be Habitat For Marine Life, Shell Executives Say With Straight Face

HOUSTON, TX-A Shell press release read without a trace of irony claims the Global Explorer will host countless fish and marine vegetation.

GE Ad Trumpets Company's Government-Ordered Environmental Cleanup

PITTSFIELD, MA-A new television commercial from General Electric, unveiled Tuesday, proudly trumpets the company's federally mandated cleanup of a river it polluted.