The Onion tipped 10% and talked about starting a band 20 years agoOn Oct. 25, 2006, The Onion mocked a 10% tip, starting a band, Martin Scorsese's Oscar drought, DNA exonerations, the iPod Red, Jared Fogle, the Mars Rover and more. Oct 25 26October 25, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion’s Tim Duncan character crashed his car in October 2006From Oct. 18-24, 2006, The Onion joked about Tim Duncan, Allen Iverson, Laura Bush, Democrats, the Knicks, Madonna’s adoption, “America’s New Vietnam,” and more Oct 21 26October 21, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
Here are 50+ Tim Duncan jokes written by The OnionTim Duncan is a basketball legend — and also one of The Onion’s greatest characters. Here are 50+ jokes about him. Oct 21 26October 21, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion mocked "Studio 60," Jennifer Aniston fans in October 2006On Oct. 18, 2006, The Onion joked about North Korea, Iraqi violence, Jennifer Aniston, Mark Foley, “Studio 60,” Barbra Streisand, Bob Costas and more. Oct 18 26October 18, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion mocked the Yankees’ playoff loss, player death in October 2006From Oct. 11-17, 2006, The Onion's website joked about Justin Timberlake, pretty balloons, the Yankees, Terrell Owens, Mark Cuban, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Oct 14 26October 14, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, Stan Kelly’s Sicko debuted in The Onion (I think)On Oct. 10, 2006, The Onion featured Stan Kelly, Jackie Harvey, letters to the editor, jokes about Bin Laden’s mom, Public Enemy and Mark Foley, and more. Oct 11 26October 11, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion joked about American hubris 20 years agoPlus, more web-only jokes from Oct. 4-10, 2006, including about American hubris, Netflix, North Korea, KISS, Tiger Woods, Sen. Russ Feingold and bird flu. Oct 07 26October 07, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion mocked Boston's college scene in October 2006On Oct. 4, 2006, The Onion boycotted pope products, plus jokes about President Bush, Boston, Britney Spears, parents as role models, young stars and more. Oct 04 26October 04, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, The Onion mocked Rep. Mark Foley and Teri HatcherFrom Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2006, The Onion's website joked about Mark Foley, Terri Hatcher, TSA’s liquids policy, Uwe Boll, the Ryder Cup, Terrell Owens and more. Sep 30 26September 30, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, The Onion was sickened by a happy young couplePlus, jokes about U.S.-Iran tensions, John Bolton, Craigslist, a young couple in love, “The Scream,” “Gilmore Girls,” sexism in business and much more. Sep 27 26September 27, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion mocked Reggie Bush’s internship in September 2006From Sept. 20-26, 2006, The Onion mocked Reggie Bush, autumn, George W. Bush, Pope Benedict XVI, Manny Ramirez, Kobe Bryant, Willie Nelson, and much more. Sep 23 26September 23, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, The Onion mocked the Jersey Shore and Lil WaynePlus, jokes about Fat Joe and Lil Wayne, priests, sharks, Mister Rogers, Diddy, go-karting, brunch and more Sep 20 26September 20, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion had Bush declare war on truth 20 years agoFrom Sept. 13-19, 2006, The Onion joked about Bush's war on truth, plus LeBron James, Ben Roethlisberger, Rick Moranis, Charlie Sheen, Michael Phelps and more. Sep 16 26September 16, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, America wasn’t prepared for the apocalypseOn Sept. 13, 2006, The Onion warned about apocalypse prep. Plus, a real-life photo controversy, jokes about Steve Irwin, Jimmy Buffett, Paul Reiser, and more. Sep 13 26September 13, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
That time The Onion mocked A-Rod with 14 jokes in one weekFrom Sept. 6-12, 2006, The Onion wrote 14 jokes about A-Rod! Plus, President Bush speaks about secret prisons, a gender-reassignment joke and more. Sep 09 26September 09, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, The Onion marked 5 years since 9/11 by criticizing the WTC sitePlus, Stan Kelly weighs in on Pluto, and jokes about “Macho Man” Randy Savage, an Area Picnic, airport security and more Sep 06 26September 06, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
Bush shot birds and chased true love in The Onion 20 years agoFrom Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2006, The Onion joked about the Crocodile Hunter, Bush, Darfur, Terrell Owens, Katherine Harris, football, tennis, "Spawn" and more. Sep 02 26September 02, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
The Onion published a back-to-school special issue in September 2006On Sept. 1, 2006, The Onion published a special back-to-school newspaper that was 60 pages long! Let's look at the handful of new jokes and some of the pages. Sep 01 26September 01, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, Smoove B declined his ex’s wedding invitationOn Aug. 30, 2006, Onion columnist Smoove B returned! Plus, jokes about President Bush, Al-Qaeda's leaders, “7th Heaven,” police dogs, Adam Carolla and more. Aug 30 26August 30, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
20 years ago, The Onion talked about the Yankees-Red Sox rivalryFrom Aug. 23-29, 2006, The Onion joked about Yankees-Red Sox, Bush learning to read, steroids, Tiger Woods, “Survivor,” the Camaro and more. Aug 26 26August 26, 2026Article at The Onion: 20 Years Later
