# UK version of the Onion? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131 "2003-04-07T18:59:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shill)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/1 "2003-04-07T18:59:02Z")
I’ve searched around a little and I’m pretty sure this site hasn’t been mentioned before. It’s called the Rockall Times and is satirical in the same vein as the Onion, whilst not causing problems for people like me who think the words ‘color’ and ‘favorite’ look funny ;). [http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/](http://www.therockalltimes.co.uk/) Articles of note: The product review of the House Sparrow™, Celebrity Coffin Match, and the continuing coverage of the war ( **Warning: there’s a definite anti-war bias, don’t read it if you’re inclined to get upset by that kind of thing** ). There’s a new issue out today (Monday). And it has puffins on the front page! Rach ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/2 "2003-04-08T00:48:01Z")
So, “whilst” doesn’t look funny? ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/3 "2003-04-08T01:52:44Z")
Not bad, but not as funny as the Onion. ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/4 "2003-04-08T06:24:54Z")
[The Onion, Norn Iron style](http://www.portadownnews.com/index.htm). ---
**Author:** ![owlstretchingtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/958977/32.png) [@owlstretchingtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlstretchingtime)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/5 "2003-04-08T11:17:21Z")
There’s the Framley Examiner, which I love, but it’s only similarity to the Onion is in it’s small stories: [http://www.framleyexaminer.com/](http://www.framleyexaminer.com/) It is very close to a typical English local paper. ---
**Author:** ![Shill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shill)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/6 "2003-04-08T13:39:44Z")
**Cardinal** : Well, I claim ‘whilst’ as a proper word because _I_ use it, whilst (hah!) anything I don’t agree with is a crazy American spelling and so beneath my notice. Or something… 😉 (_Braces herself for grammar/spelling mistakes to be pointed out_) ---
**Author:** ![Shill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@Shill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shill)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/7 "2003-04-08T13:49:25Z")
**Cardinal** : Well, I claim ‘whilst’ as a proper word because _I_ use it, whilst (hah!) anything I don’t agree with is a crazy American spelling and so beneath my notice. Or something… 😉 (_Braces herself for grammar/spelling mistakes to be pointed out_) ---
**Author:** ![Kendo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Kendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kendo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/8 "2003-04-08T14:27:32Z")
There used to be a UK site that labelled itself exactly as the OP did, called **Laughsend** - which closed early last year. Apparently it’s being re-built right now as **TheSpoof** , but I don’t know when that’s going to go ‘live’. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-version-of-the-onion/167131/9 "2003-04-08T14:29:20Z")
There is only One Portadown News, however. [Portadown News](http://www.portadownnews.com/)