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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Area Man Chuckles While Reading Suburban Headlines from The Onion

Wisconsin-based satirical newspaper often pokes fun at Milwaukee suburbs...here are some of our favorites.

You may have heard about the woman accused of attacking her husband after she found copies of The Onion in the trunk of his car. The story, first reported by Menomonee Falls Patch, has been featured on FOX News, The Huffington Post and other websites around the country. However, it's not The Onion website. And why should it be? After all, it's all true. That story got us to thinking about how often our Milwaukee suburbs have been mentioned in stories that have appeared in the satirical newspaper. Here are some of our favorites: According To Nutritional Information, Local Man Just Had 16 Servings Of Fritos Waukesha, WI — According to the nutritional information on the back of a bag of Fritos, area resident Jerry Ploeg just ate 16 servings …

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