# Joe Biden Onion articles **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-onion-articles/642500 "2012-11-29T18:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-onion-articles/642500/1 "2012-11-29T18:54:31Z")
I love the Joe Biden Onion articles, they capture the seeming silliness and unapologetic zest of a grandpa enjoying every minute of senility. The man seems to reflect that kind of warm homely charm in real life too. See if you can guess which one of the below is NOT from the Onion! 😃 [Biden says life better than 4 years ago, but nothing can touch summer of '87](http://www.theonion.com/articles/biden-says-life-better-than-it-was-4-years-ago-but,29477/) [Joe Biden hitchhikes to Democratic Nation Convention](http://www.theonion.com/video/joe-biden-hitchhikes-to-democratic-national-conven,29426/) Biden to honor fallen soliders by jumping motorcyle over Vietnam Memorial [Biden criticized for appearing in Hennessy ads](http://www.theonion.com/video/biden-criticized-for-appearing-in-hennessy-ads,14392/) [Shirtless Biden washes Trans Ams in White House driveway](http://www.theonion.com/articles/shirtless-biden-washes-trans-am-in-white-house-dri,2718/) [Biden receives lifetime ban from Dave & Buster’s](http://www.theonion.com/articles/biden-receives-lifetime-ban-from-dave-busters,17285/) [Biden introduces trio of sexy bodyguards](http://www.theonion.com/video/joe-biden-introduces-trio-of-sexy-bodyguards,20921/) [Biden to cool his heels in Mexico for a while](http://www.theonion.com/articles/biden-to-cool-his-heels-in-mexico-for-a-while,17996/) [Gaffe-prone Biden embarrasses nation yet again by sneezing during meeting](http://www.theonion.com/video/gaffeprone-biden-embarrasses-nation-yet-again-by-s,14377/) [Biden pins up guitar lesson flyers on White House bulletin board](http://www.theonion.com/articles/biden-pins-up-guitar-lesson-flyers-on-white-house,27148/) [Biden hits new D.C. Costco: “I’m looking for pies”](http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/biden-hits-d-c-costco-grabs-tv-logs-161157734--politics.html) [Biden asked White House visitor if he wants to check out roof](http://www.theonion.com/articles/biden-asks-white-house-visitor-if-he-wants-to-chec,26171/) [Bounced Joe Biden check still taped up in Delaware liquor store](http://www.theonion.com/articles/bounced-joe-biden-check-still-taped-up-in-delaware,18287/) [Biden’s eBay feedback rating dips below 35 percent](http://www.theonion.com/articles/bidens-ebay-feedback-rating-dips-below-35-percent,29103/) [Biden now a purple belt](http://www.theonion.com/articles/biden-now-a-purple-belt,17132/) [spoiler]The real article is the one about Costco, but some of the writing sounds EXACTLY like it was from the Onion: > [@](#): > > Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise shopping blitz through the brand-new Washington, D.C., Costco store on Thursday, emerging with a 32-inch Panasonic flat-screen TV, some kids’ books, a big apple pie and Duraflame logs. He then brought his loot back to the White House compound. > [@](#): > > “In all honesty, I didn’t have my own card. Jill wouldn’t let me have one,” he said. “I went to get my wife’s card, and she said, ‘No, No, get your own card.’” > [@](#): > > Shoppers snapped photos of the vice president as he took a spin through the store, including the frozen food section. However, he declined entreaties to check out the tires. “Hey man, I don’t need tires,” he told the Costco employees in that department. [/spoiler] ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-onion-articles/642500/2 "2012-11-29T19:10:00Z")
Biden is America’s answer to Prince Philip. Maybe a little more racially sensitive though. Honestly, I skipped your first paragraph, so I just clicked by what sounded most interesting. The first one that drew my gaze and I clicked is the spoilered one. It does sound fake. Also, the Bidens know you can share those things, right? ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-onion-articles/642500/3 "2012-11-29T20:38:44Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > Also, the Bidens know you can share those things, right? If I want to know where to find it in the morning I don’t let Joe Biden borrow it the day before. The places that man has left things, and the condition they’re in when you finally find them… Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Dignan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-onion-articles/642500/4 "2012-11-30T02:52:24Z")
I saw the headline for the real one today, and thought maybe this was about the real news picking up a story from The Onion. Nope, real after all. During the VP debates, I went over to The Onion to check out the Biden stories. There was a smaller “news” item about Biden’s drunken buddies getting kicked out of the debate hall for heckling. I also like the “advice” that “Biden” gave to Obama before his debate. Really good stuff by The Onion. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-onion-articles/642500/5 "2012-11-30T12:32:00Z")
Oh, I love those Onion articles on Biden! They’re both very funny and kinda touching, in a strange way. ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-onion-articles/642500/6 "2012-12-01T03:48:38Z")
I guessed right! What do I win?