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SubJeff on 12/5/2014 at 10:12

I do love a bit of satire and parody in my news feed and imho this is nothing better on the internet today than The Daily Mash. If you haven't had the good fortune to read it do so now. Like all comedy its sometimes on the money and sometimes not, but even when not its still better than almost anything else. The Onion was good back in the day but the paywall nonsense is just that. Plus The Mash is topical, especially, for Brits - the stories are all related to national or international news.

The Mash is pretty dark, in a very English way, so if you're a little sensitive you probably won't like it. Try this article and see what you think:
(http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/everyone-elses-life-better-than-yours-2014051286439)

I love the way they rip into the British middle class: (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/health/mango-shortage-puts-middle-class-kids-in-danger-of-real-sweets-2014042886035)

And because they are actually really sensible: (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/health/homeopathy-replaced-by-fagsopathy-2014041185661)

And get onto topical stuff with a hilarious angle: (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/callous-monster-not-tweeting-about-boko-haram-2014051286464)

I leave you with this recent one that I enjoyed very much: (http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/dealers-prepare-bad-acid-for-glastonbury-metallica-set-2014050986402) Dealers prepare bad acid for Glastonbury Metallica set. And I like Metallica.

nickie on 12/5/2014 at 11:44

That's the first I've heard of the Daily Mash - excellent stuff. I've now wasted an hour wandering from link to link.

SubJeff on 12/5/2014 at 12:51

What? The first you've heard of it?! I thought you were British!

Ye gads!

nickie on 12/5/2014 at 13:24

If I came across it before then I've forgotten. And I'm mostly English.

Yakoob on 12/5/2014 at 18:09

Ooh i dig th dark and dry sense of humor. Gotta add it to my reading list. Thanks for bringing it up!

faetal on 13/5/2014 at 10:15

Anyone who enjoys news satire needs to immediately acquire and watch The Day Today and Brass Eye if they haven't already.
It's pretty much the best satire in existence IMHO.

SubJeff on 13/5/2014 at 10:28

Seconded.

The Paedophile special is unlikely to ever be broadcast on UK TV ever again now. Which is a shame, because it really is fabulous. The drugs episode was amazing too. Actually, they all are.

Chris Morris is a genius. Gone off the boil recently though...

faetal on 13/5/2014 at 11:02

He's made the wise decision to go into writing for other people I think. It's a good move. He left a great legacy and probably decided he couldn't better it. Nathan Barley is also a great lampooning of Shoreditch media subculture.

SubJeff on 13/5/2014 at 11:22

Nathan Barley is great too. The phone they made up for it was brilliant for the time. It's also pretty dark in places and some of the humour is very close to the bone re: underage girls.

nicked on 13/5/2014 at 12:08

If you like Chris Morris, you should definitely listen to Blue Jam. Just be prepared to feel really weird afterwards.