Volume 1, Issue 13 (May 10, 1947): The Original News Nobody Requested

Bohiney Classics: When News Was Weird Even Then

Bohiney’s archives have finally been digitized, revealing that satire about contemporary absurdity dates back 77 years, which means either humanity never changes or we’re just really committed to being ridiculous. New York historians have wearily noted that the problems they’re reading about in 1947 are exactly the same problems everyone complains about today.

“Fascinating,” noted one Columbia University archivist, “that people have been complaining about the same things for eight decades and nothing’s been fixed. It’s almost like nobody’s actually paying attention.”

Historical archives confirmed the documents’ authenticity, while this classic edition proves that existential anxiety is a timeless tradition.

SOURCE: https://bohiney.com/volume-1-issue-13-saturday-may-10-1947/

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By Alan Nafzger

Alan Nafzger ([email protected]) - Editor-in-chief and Manhattan-based satirist who's been skewering NYC's absurdities since before cronuts were a thing. Former stand-up comic who traded the Comedy Cellar stage for a keyboard after realizing print doesn't heckle back. Specializes in dissecting subway etiquette violations and overpriced real estate with surgical precision. His work has made Upper East Siders clutch their pearls and Williamsburg hipsters nod knowingly. When not writing, he's probably stuck on the L train contemplating life's meaninglessness.

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