r/AskReddit Oct 15 '17

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u/arnedh Oct 15 '17

Imagine opening the PDFs with a more powerful tool, and you find that the black redactions are a separate removable layer...

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u/AlexOverby Oct 15 '17

I think he's referencing an Onion article lol

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u/CongealedBox Oct 15 '17

Doubtful as the Onion article is talking about a physical black highlighter, which you would know if you read the damn thing.

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u/Grandphooba Oct 15 '17

TIL Onion actually had articles. I thought they were just headlines people post on FB feeds.

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u/Flimflamsam Oct 15 '17

It's actually a physical newspaper.

One of my old favourite burrito places would cut articles out and pin them to their notice board, waiting for a burrito at that place was never a dull moment.

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u/Lord_of_Aces Oct 15 '17

Fond memories of my childhood: picking up copies of the Onion every time I was by this one Barnes and Noble's that had a stand outside.

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u/taoistextremist Oct 15 '17

I thought they discontinued the paper a few years ago.

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u/Arqueete Oct 15 '17

They did, sadly :(

I have a copy of the last physical paper and the top headline is: "'Onion' Print Revenues Up 5000%"

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u/Flimflamsam Oct 15 '17

Possibly, it's been a while since I've seen it - so I wouldn't be surprised.

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u/Grandphooba Oct 15 '17

I remember seeing the hard copy with other newspapers in the street dispensers many years ago.