Onion: Astronauts Train with Simulator to Survive Larry King

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1 rain of lead  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:34:03pm

wth?

2 Ward Cleaver  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:34:50pm

So they re-animated Larry King? I always thought he was dead.

3 shug  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:35:46pm

another famous toolbag

4 rain of lead  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:36:13pm

"That larry king is a killer"
"look at the bones"

"fetch the holy hand grenade"

5 Walter L. Newton  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:28pm

Ok, we're batting zero on the humor tonight, IMHO.

6 jcm  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:37:59pm

re: #2 Ward Cleaver

So they re-animated Larry King? I always thought he was dead.

Weekend at Larry's, The Series.

7 Meremortal  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:38:13pm

With Larry King, survival is not an option.

8 Sharmuta  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:38:17pm

We can always count on the media to be laughable.

Sorry Iowahawk- the Onion wins this round.

9 Long Nics are Looonnng  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:38:38pm

re: #4 rain of lead

The "Flaming Thumbtacks"? Really?


(go cowboys)

10 Sharmuta  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:39:08pm

re: #5 Walter L. Newton

Ok, we're batting zero on the humor tonight, IMHO.

I thought it was funny.

11 rain of lead  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:39:39pm

re: #9 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

monty python
holy grail
(sorta)

12 Sharmuta  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:40:46pm

Because if we can't laugh at the media- who can we laugh at?

13 shug  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:40:50pm

re: #5 Walter L. Newton

Ok, we're batting zero on the humor tonight, IMHO.

4 updings already.

you can make several million a year in MLB with that batting average

14 Charles Johnson  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:40:51pm

I liked the caption: "King's rambling anecdotes cause many astronauts to pass out or vomit."

15 Walter L. Newton  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:41:01pm

re: #10 Sharmuta

I thought it was funny.

Maybe I'm not in the mood to laugh. I thought the Iowahawk entry was in bad taste, this early in the game.

16 Karridine  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:41:42pm

Obvious torture, at the 'intense heat of his breath on your face'...

17 Long Nics are Looonnng  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:41:53pm

re: #11 rain of lead

yer nic, silly!

18 carefulnow  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:42:54pm

Not funny. Just not funny.

19 Look At My New Grandbaby!  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:43:52pm

re: #3 shug

another famous toolbag

Douchebag, not toolbag.

20 Noam Sayin'  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:44:12pm

I actually laughed out loud.

21 Noam Sayin'  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:44:52pm

Don't know why some of you didn't find this one funny.

22 Noam Sayin'  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:16pm

Stepping out to play with the new table saw...

BBL.

23 gop_patriot  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:17pm

I thought it was hilarious! "I don't know... what you want me... to say..." X)

And I love the computer screen: Questions- randomness, awkward- dead silence, stare -intensity.

LMAO! Where do they get the budget for this stuff? It is so well done.

24 rain of lead  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:21pm

ok ya'll want funny I got your funny right here
the best comedy bit ever
who's on first
(if you have never seen it, watch and learn)

25 Walter L. Newton  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:32pm

re: #22 Noam Sayin'

Stepping out to play with the new table saw...

BBL.

Now that was funny!

26 Sharmuta  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:40pm

re: #21 Noam Sayin'

I LOLed too. Randomness factor- lol.

27 Long Nics are Looonnng  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:41pm

re: #22 Noam Sayin'

Stepping out to play with the new table saw...

BBL.

Count your fingers!

28 snowcrash  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:45:50pm

"Human biology has not adapted to the pressures faced on Larry King Live" or the pain experienced by the viewing audience if forced to watch his show! Very funny video.

29 Karridine  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:46:26pm

re: #21 Noam Sayin'

Don't know why some of you didn't find this one funny.

Because 'funny', like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder
(Or the ear of the listener)... finding something UN-funny is NOT a character smear

30 WitchDoctor  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:46:51pm

The look on the guy when he got out of the simulator was priceless. Looked like he'd been through hell!

Re: Iowahawk: yeah, probably a little too soon. Hit the nail on the head though.

31 Meremortal  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:46:53pm

OK, the simulater image of King was funny.

I'm off to play some music, carry on lizards.

32 Shug  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:50:03pm

Like the vacuum of space, Larry King sucks

33 albusteve  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:50:28pm

re: #22 Noam Sayin'

Stepping out to play with the new table saw...

BBL.

watch yer limbs bro...

34 Noam Sayin'  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:51:35pm

re: #29 Karridine

finding something UN-funny is NOT a character smear

Didn't say it was. Just making an observation.

35 Ward Cleaver  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:52:45pm

The Onion used to be one of my weekly must-read sites, when they nly published on Wednesdays.

36 Slumbering Behemoth  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:58:13pm

Hmm. A post about terrorists (possibly) on LSD, then one on Larry King, brings forth an old memory.

One night, when I was a teenager, I dropped five hits. I was well into peaking territory while flipping through the channels when I saw Larry for the first time in my life. I laughed hysterically for over half an hour. At the time, I thought he was the funniest looking person I had ever seen. Acid is a helluva drug.

37 Sharmuta  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 5:59:13pm

Now THIS is funny!

9-YEAR-OLD REVEALS DATING SECRETS

He's only 9, but this pint-sized pickup artist already knows plenty about pleasing the ladies.

"It is easy to spot pretty girls because they have big earrings, fancy dresses and all the jewelry," he writes in Chapter Three.

"Pretty girls are like cars that need a lot of oil."

38 Mr Spiffy  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:08:23pm

re: #29 Karridine

Because 'funny', like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder

beauty is in the eye of the beer holder

39 Arby Dwiar  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:28:42pm

And now, let's all go for some corned beef sandwiches at "Duke Ziebert's" restaurant after the show...

(Old LK sing-off line...)

40 NY Nana  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:36:34pm
41 Mich-again  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:39:31pm

I am ROFLMAO over that clip from the Onion.

42 Mich-again  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 6:43:41pm

ESPN the Magazine has a regular piece called "What if Larry King Wrote for Us? It goes like this.


Happy 11th birthday, Ryan Sheckler!…You gotta think Tiger Woods has pretty good health insurance…Baron Davis and Nicky Fazekas on the same team? Doesn't seem fair…If I ever get the reggae band back together, I'm naming it Rampage Jackson…Crushed that Ed Wade and Shawn Chacon are no longer chums…Pacman Jones can change his first name all he wants, but his middle name will still be Trouble to me…

Just saying: I'd watch Ben Sheets throw beanbags…It's pretty much impossible for a catcher to toss away his mask without seeming really angry…I had no idea Venus and Serena were sisters…A fella offered me his Jon Kitna jersey for my Wes Welker one, and I said no before he finished his sentence…When Jaromir Jagr signed with that Russian squad, a part of me died…If you ask me, they should hold the College World Series every year…Got fined $50 for flopping in a game at the Y. Not sure if I'm gonna pay up.

43 [deleted]  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:13:54pm
44 Jimmah  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:40:49pm

That was hilarious. It's a relief to find that so many Americans find LK unbearable.

45 Jimmah  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:49:41pm

re: #36 Slumbering Behemoth

True story - well so I'm told. A friend of a friend of mine dropped some acid in a pub in London one time back in the early eighties, then got chased by some skinheads and escaped by climbing into the back of a big van which was dark inside. Unfortunately he started tripping - badly - in the back of this van which happened to be owned by the BBC and was full of - yes, you've guessed it - daleks. To be honest though - between that and LK, I think I'd take my chances with the daleks.

46 Claire  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:50:47pm

Between this video and Taxfreekiller's last comment, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time!

47 Miss Molly  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 7:52:47pm

Why can't Larry just go get a job at McDonalds and leave us alone.

48 gruvin  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 8:06:22pm

It's time someone started skewering this old idiot. Why couldn't he have stayed on radio, so you wouldn't have to look at him? I guess he's just like Babawa Wawa. He'll find a vehicle somewhere, somehow, just to convince himself he's relevant. We'll be forced to watch this old bastard until he's dead. Maybe after that.

49 kynna  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 8:20:55pm

I love the Onion pieces that have been posted here. Verra funny. The Obama supporter piece is still my favorite. Their on-air talent is excellent.

They could give the Daily Show a run for their money. (hope, hope, hope)

50 Daisy  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 8:58:18pm

re: #44 Jimmah

That was hilarious. It's a relief to find that so many Americans find LK unbearable.

You said it!

51 lesbianrainforest  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 9:17:02pm

...he just mentioned Marlon Brando. This isn't good. Larry King is gonna spin into an out of control, name-dropping vortex.

Excellent!

52 mfarmer1  Tue, Dec 2, 2008 10:10:27pm

Iowahawk and The Onion tag team...too much for one sitting.

53 grumpy old codger  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 2:34:10pm

Does anyone remember Larry's comments, re phosphorescent doggie dodo, on WBZ-AM from the '50's in Boston?

54 teleskiguy  Wed, Dec 3, 2008 8:42:00pm

Larry King has a fan underneath his desk, blowing air away from his desk. Why, you ask? He's got legendary gas! He doesn't want to flatulate his guests away! He's a goddamned gasbag! Although I'll give the guy credit for doing the first television tribute to the late George Carlin.

55 TheHardHat  Thu, Dec 4, 2008 7:17:22am

How does one win this game? Or does he just keep coming back to life. Like a zombie?

I wonder?


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