"'The Onion' (http://www.theonion.com/content/index)" is a satirical
newspaper that appears in NYC each week. The end-of-the-year edition
included their twenty best short articles of 2005. This short
originally piece ran in the July 26th Onion:
Media Ignores Cancer Struggle of Champion Unicyclist
Key West, FL
While seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong's battle with
cancer has been well-covered in the media, his counterpart in the more
insular world of unicycling has garnered very little attention.
"Three-time Tour de Farce champion Nick Ienatsch's battle with mouth
cancer is no less real than Armstrong's, and he should be considered
just as powerful a symbol of triumph," said Mitch Boehm,
editor-in-chief of Unicyclist magazine and Ienatsch's biographer. "He
may be a wobblier, somewhat less-dignified symbol, but inarguably, one
of hope." Ienatsch, known for his brash, outspoken manner and his
smokeless-tobacco sponsorship, claims he is not a hero. "I'm just
fighting cancer as any other human-powered-vehicle enthusiast would,"
he said. "Be he bicyclist, unicyclist, recumbent bicyclist, or
pogoist."
I was laughing so hard as I read this, I almost fell off my unicycle.
[Funny coincidence, really.]
--
David_Stone
Dictator for Life,
NYUC
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