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''Our Dumb Century'' is a mock 20th-century retrospective by the writers of ''[[The Onion]]''. It consists of fake front pages whose look and feel parodies that of each era of the century, with headlines and articles making fun of news stories throughout the century.▼
| title = Our Dumb Century: The Onion Presents 100 Years of Headlines from America's Finest News Source
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| author = Scott Dikkers
| author2 = Mike Loew
| central theme =
| elevator pitch = A satirical look at the 20th century, presented as a series of fictional newspaper front pages
| genre = [[Satire]]
| publication date = March 23, 1999
| wiki URL =
| wiki name =
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▲'''''Our Dumb Century''''' is a mock 20th-century retrospective by the writers of ''[[The Onion]]''. It consists of fake front pages whose look and feel parodies that of each era of the century, with headlines and articles making fun of news stories throughout the century.
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* [[Antiquated Linguistics]]: Utilized quite profusely in the earlier parts of the book.
* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: "Holy Shit, Man Walks on Fucking Moon"
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