# Sometimes the Onion comes too close to the truth **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 21, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-onion-comes-too-close-to-the-truth/628963 "2012-07-21T15:33:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-onion-comes-too-close-to-the-truth/628963/21 "2012-07-28T15:55:07Z")
Hate to break it to you, but you are a first-class hipster if you use The Onion or South Park to gain insight into anything. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-onion-comes-too-close-to-the-truth/628963/22 "2012-07-28T18:13:16Z")
> [@LC\_Strawhouse](#): > > Hate to break it to you, but you are a first-class hipster if you use The Onion or South Park to gain insight into anything. That must be devastating news to someone, somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-onion-comes-too-close-to-the-truth/628963/23 "2012-07-28T19:21:25Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > That must be devastating news to someone, somewhere. I think he was giving somebody a compliment. I am not sure what a ‘1st class hipster’ is but it sounds like one of the best ranks to have. I love The Onion and South Park but I know compliment wasn’t directed at me because I am neither a hipster nor 1st class. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-the-onion-comes-too-close-to-the-truth/628963.md?page=1)