The Moth Presents Todd Hanson: The Triumph of Apathy

A veteran of The Onion recounts his slacker twenties and the life-altering moment that shaped his personality.

Todd Hanson is a 20-year man at The Onion, America's Finest News Source, where he has worked since 1990 and gotten paid since 1997. Born and raised in the midwest, he now lives in the beautiful borough of Brooklyn with his two cats, James Boswell and Dr. Samuel Johnson.

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[PkSage89]

this is so much reflecting my reality it burns... :|

[prjulie]

TODD HANSON IS A SEXXXY MOTHERFUCKER>

[mootrack]

Todd is underestimating himself somewhat. Me, and all the people that hung out at the Toilet Paper Museum, with Todd and Carol saw them both as incredibly talented people. Yeah, Todd worked some crud jobs (I worked one with him) but before and after those jobs he was putting in long long hours working on The Onion.

[mootrack]

@ogamizen

RIP Kleistie and the Down Below Lounge

[rybpo7]

@darklittlepoet Thanks! That sounds very pleasant. I'll do my best.

[darklittlepoet]

@rybpo7 Go fuck yourself.

[TheTwillerZone]

that sucks about the spiderman kite. shit.

[MrRectalAnarchist]

@prjulie Well you are a mother so I suppose you're right...

[MrRectalAnarchist]

I don't know what I think of this messy haired fucker. He looks like a right Wankaaa to me.

[ogamizen]

I dedicate my username to the memory of a very good friend Patrick Kleist. Bless his soul. What are the pacifist left to do short of self immolation. Who will stand up for them?

[FerociousBhudda]

Todd Hanson is a brave Mo-Fo. You get in front of a camera and share some of what you feel are your own failings. Cowards sit at a keyboard and criticize anonymously.