Parody Website RealLATimes.com Has No Paywall

The latest article is up at reallatimes.com, a modest parody website launched April 1, 2012. With a headline that makes the destination’s Onion-esque intent perfectly clear: “Local Resident Contemplating Adding Avocado To Sandwich For $1.”

The wishes-to-remain-anonymous (for now) owner tells FishbowlLA via email that all it cost to start the online joke sheet was a $7.99 payment to godaddy.com. “For the most part, it’s a one-person operation,” Mr. X says. “Though on some days, it’s a zero-person operation.”

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