Sadly, I read the Onion just as often as the regular newspaper and find it MUCH more interesting. This just goes to show how 'off' our media is. It's always the same-"MURDER" "ONE MILLION FIRE IN THE CITY TODAY- ARSON", etc...At least the Onion throws in some good/funny/ridiculous stories once in a while (all the time).
Side note: my friend is a friend of a writer for the Onion. That'd be a cool job (random words, yes).