Category Archives: Satire

Tolls to Increase at Post-Mortem Tollbooths

This article first appeared in the Onion Dome on January 17, 2003 SAN FRANCISCO – In a move that has yet to be analyzed by anybody, the Archangel Gabriel announced today that tolls at the post-death tollbooths on the way … Continue reading

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Parishioners Exhausted after Nine-hour Agape Vespers Service

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Parishioners here at the multi-ethnic Church of All Saints of North America Originally from Somewhere Else were exhausted on Pascha afternoon after a 9-hour Agape Vespers service. In keeping with an ancient and widely-observed Orthodox tradition, All … Continue reading

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Borscht Soup for Orthodox Soul

ANAXIOS TV – This is a transcript of the first installment of Anaxios TV’s blockbuster new show, A Chat with an Orthodox Librarian. AR: Hello viewers, and welcome to Anaxios TV’s blockbuster new show, A Chat with an Orthodox Librarian. … Continue reading

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Ask Father Vasiliy

This installment was first broadcast on April 1, 2006. After a lengthy hiatus, Father Vasiliy’s warm and personal touch once again graces our pages with another question-and-answer sesssion. Father Vasiliy is parish priest at Saints Boris and Gleb and Vladimir … Continue reading

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Laxative Use Among Orthodox Christians Skyrockets Immediately After Pascha

Originally posted on May 9, 2003. SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – In a move presumably predicated primarily upon lack of movement, retailers the world over report that Orthodox Christians bought unusually high amounts of laxative medications in the first week after … Continue reading

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