National Lampoon Sunday Newspaper Parody

ISBN: 1590710371

Author: O'Rourke, P. J.

Condition: New

The sequel to National Lampoons 1964 High School Yearbook and considered the Rosetta stone of news parody, National Lampoons Sunday Newspaper is a cult classic of puerile genius.--------------------------------Dateline:Dacron, Ohio, Sunday, February 12, 1978 (Motor Home Capital of the World)Now in a vibrant tabloid format, the Dacron, Ohio Republican-Democrat, one of Americas newspapers, returns with a complete Sunday edition of all the news thats unfit to print. With stories and photos that are as remarkably plausible today as they were in 1978, the Republican-Democrat is littered with grade-A-quality humor.Including National News, Local News, and More Local News, a Sports Section, Entertainment, Television Listings, Travel, Real Estate, Gardening, Your Pet, Womens Pages, Classified Ads, a Swillmart Discount Store Advertising Supplement, a Parade Magazine Parody, a Sunday Week Local Magazine, and Eight Pages of Comics, it will take you back in time even if you were never there to begin with.Any fan of The Onion will discover its recipe for success-take National Lampoons Sunday Newspaper, rejigger the news to reflect todays absurdity, and maintain the National Lampoons pitch-perfect mimicry of editorial and design. Ask any comedy writer at work today, and she or he will tell you that National Lampoons 1964 High School Yearbook and National Lampoons Sunday Newspaper are the sine qua non of written humor.