The Onion

I thought many of these articles were funny, but the ones i thought were the funniest were "DHS Sets Security Alert Level To Green For 8 Seconds" and "George W. Bush Chuckles To Self Upon Thinking About How He Was President Of The United States For Almost A Decade." The first one i find funny because it really shows how scared our country is of terrorist attacks, and how it hasn't been that low since September 11th. It shows our alert and how we always are on the safe side. They achieved their affect on the article by saying that they changed it for only 8 seconds and how it got changed back to red because a terrorist group drove a truck full of explosives into the Seattle Space Needle. They are mocking how the United States hasn't felt safe since September 11th. They are making serious funny by saying how it was only 8 seconds. The second story, "George W. Bush Chuckles To Self Upon Thinking About How He Was President Of The United States For Almost A Decade." is funny because it shows how people think President Bush was, and how he laughed things over and sounded stupid. The story achieved it's affect by stating how he kept saying that he couldn't believe it over and over again. Its mocking how George W. Bush spoke and acted. They are making serious funny by making jokes of how he talked and acted, without saying anything too serious.