Satire is at its best when that biting humor has more than a ring of truth to it: The Onion has created an empire with its stories of dubious validity. But that venerable humor site isn’t alone when it comes to poking at our foibles. The state of Alabama has its very own satirical genius in the form of Matt Mitchell, better known as the Alabama Ostrich.
The Ostrich began his online presence with jagged twitter barbs involving Walker County in general, and Jasper particularly. While that is still a staple of his witticism, Mitchell was eventually snatched up by Alabama Media Group and expanded into a full weekly column about rural southern living (insert Holly Hunter bona fide voice).