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The Onion's original post-9/11 issue (web.archive.org)
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An oral history of The Onion's 9/11 Issue

What the front page looked like

The most iconic story

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[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 33 points 2 years ago

Not Knowing What Else To Do, Woman Bakes American Flag-Shaped Cake

That is still one of the realest Onion stories of all time. Always gets me how well they were able to point out the absurdity of so many Americans' reactions in the hours and days after, while also obviously feeling the same reaction themselves.