Friday, December 19, 2008
The Onion's 2008 In Review: Entertainment
This year, tabloid mainstays like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton were largely out of the limelight. What do you think?
Arvid Bell,
Insurance Salesman
"That is because the world had bigger things to deal with, like Miley Cyrus, and another Angelina Jolie baby."
Gene Edmonds,
Unemployed
"I'm glad the media finally heeded those poor girls' repeated pleas for privacy."
Kate Billey,
Visiting Nurse
"I was hugely surprised by this, especially because we found out this year that Lindsay is a giant lesbian. Who doesn't like a cover story about a giant lesbian?"
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