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“One of America’s great web sites.” Brian O'Neill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The city’s equivalent of The Onion.” Ian Urbina, The New York Times

“Carbolic Smoke Ball's rise to greatness is a tale as old as time -- which, according to Sarah Palin, is only about 6,000 years.” Randy Baumann, WDVE-102.5, Pittsburgh

“This stuff is better than The Onion.” Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“They’re some of the world’s funniest men, and they deserve our attention.” Rick Sebak, PBS/WQED Multimedia

“One of Pittsburgh's most popular blogs, and it's gaining a growing national audience.”
Pittsburgh Magazine

“Nothing is sacred for the guys who run Carbolic Smoke Ball. Nothing.” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

How Carbolic started an urban legend. Snopes.com

Carbolic Pays the Bills

Carbolic Smoke Ball Staff

Tim Murray, Founder, Editor-in-Chief
Bob Haas, Co-Founder, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Chad Hermann, Editorial Director
Sean Cannon, Dean, College of Cardinals
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Neal Rosenblat, Writer/Designer
Todd Shaffer, Staff Writer
Timothy Stefko, Illustrator
The Voice, Audio Correspondent
The Mayor, Audio Personality
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The Hon. Judge Rufus Peckham, Founder Emeritus

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