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Title: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: VampireWeekday on February 12, 2008, 02:37:42 PM: This is old, so maybe everyone knows about it already, but I just saw that The Onion borrowed our favorite host's name for an article on the military:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bush_bravely_leads_3rd_infantry

Hey, I thought it was funny.
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: todd on February 12, 2008, 02:55:27 PM: Definitely not an accident - Tom was a contributing writer for The Onion.
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: Joe Don from Astoria on February 12, 2008, 03:01:55 PM: Hey, Jon Benjamin gets a mention too.
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: VampireWeekday on February 12, 2008, 03:22:29 PM: Quote from: todd on February 12, 2008, 02:55:27 PM
Definitely not an accident - Tom was a contributing writer for The Onion.

I knew that. I just thought it was funny that they gave him a shout-out like that.
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: Matt on February 12, 2008, 03:50:04 PM: The Onion also did a feature on a guy named Roger Dittman, who looks eerily similar to our Mr. Scharpling.

(http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/onion_news648.jpg)
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: Joe Don from Astoria on February 12, 2008, 03:52:29 PM: That panera bread doesn't look like it's doing much business.
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: VampireWeekday on February 12, 2008, 03:55:42 PM: Quote from: Matt on February 12, 2008, 03:50:04 PM
The Onion also did a feature on a guy named Roger Dittman, who looks eerily similar to our Mr. Scharpling.

Ha! Do you have a link to the article to which that photo corresponds?
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: Stupornaut on February 12, 2008, 04:12:12 PM: This one. (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/38708)
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: TremblingEagle on February 13, 2008, 09:58:08 PM: Damn, Tom stays busy
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: Matthew on August 30, 2009, 12:02:40 AM: I just stumbled on this today myself.

This is awesome.

Quote from: Matt on February 12, 2008, 03:50:04 PM
The Onion also did a feature on a guy named Roger Dittman, who looks eerily similar to our Mr. Scharpling.

(http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/onion_news648.jpg)
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: Pastor Josh on August 31, 2009, 09:50:24 AM: I didn't know he wrote for the Onion. Is here anything he can't do? I suggest that no, there is not.
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: Christina on August 31, 2009, 12:49:52 PM: Quote from: Matthew on August 30, 2009, 12:02:40 AM
I just stumbled on this today myself.

This is awesome.

Quote from: Matt on February 12, 2008, 03:50:04 PM
The Onion also did a feature on a guy named Roger Dittman, who looks eerily similar to our Mr. Scharpling.

(http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/onion_news648.jpg)

He's totally making the "area man" face, too.
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: kittykittymeowmixhead on August 31, 2009, 03:23:53 PM: Teehee

"See, even lesbian relationships have their problems."
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: fonpr on August 31, 2009, 06:48:08 PM: "I wear a sailor's suit and cap."
Title: Re: Pvt. Tom Scharpling, U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry
Post by: namethebats on October 14, 2009, 01:17:48 PM: I choose to believe this last paragraph is a Best Show reference:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/report_majority_of_newspapers_now (http://www.theonion.com/content/news/report_majority_of_newspapers_now)