Ten Years of Mr. Autumn Man

October 10, 2022 9:54 AM

Ten years ago this day, Mr. Autumn Man strode forth from the pages of The Onion. Earlier this year, Erik Adams reflected on his biggest claim to fame: being the face of Mr. Autumn Man.
posted by Hypatia (14 comments total)

From an Onion feature to the mayor of New York City...what a journey!
posted by mittens at 10:17 AM on October 10, 2022 [10 favorites]

How does he feel about....decorative gourd season?
posted by wenestvedt at 10:30 AM on October 10, 2022 [4 favorites]

hinging entire personalities on butternut squash soap

That's taking Mr. Autumn Man a bit too far, IMHO.
posted by dlugoczaj at 10:36 AM on October 10, 2022 [1 favorite]

In retrospect, it was obvious he was being set up to be the fall guy.
posted by zamboni at 10:56 AM on October 10, 2022 [89 favorites]

How does he feel about....decorative gourd season?

He doesn't want to squash anyone's enthusiasm for it.

I’ve said it before, but it’s a bit like being a part of a beloved holiday special on TV, in a perennial niche carved out alongside the McSweeney’s classic “It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers.” To be able to participate in something of such lasting appeal shouldn’t be taken for granted.

posted by zamboni at 11:00 AM on October 10, 2022 [5 favorites]

USA today: America's gourd addiction: Why President Biden must mandate a one-gourd-per-household rule
posted by indexy at 11:26 AM on October 10, 2022 [1 favorite]

In retrospect, it was obvious he was being set up to be the fall guy.

Okay, let's call today over, it's not going to get better than this.
posted by curious nu at 11:51 AM on October 10, 2022 [8 favorites]

Okay, let's call today over, it's not going to get better than this.

/me sadly looks at “Autumn Man Empire” joke notes, shuffles off dejectedly
posted by notoriety public at 12:29 PM on October 10, 2022 [29 favorites]

The Onion article gets sent to me every year because I am also Mr Autumn Man. I embrace it wholeheartedly.
posted by dismas at 1:18 PM on October 10, 2022

According to reports, Mr. Fall will then put on a down jacket with a fur-trimmed hood, buy a lift ticket at a local ski slope, and start getting short with people at work because the early sunset “affects his mood,” thus signaling the completion of his metamorphosis into Mr. Wintertime Asshole Man.

I feel this so deeply.
posted by Toddles at 8:47 PM on October 10, 2022 [1 favorite]

In retrospect, it was obvious he was being set up to be the fall guy.

you autumna leave
posted by not_on_display at 9:48 PM on October 10, 2022

The original article is so true it's painful(ly funny)!
posted by domdib at 3:23 AM on October 11, 2022

Oh wow I can’t believe that I saw this the day after I made this post but it must go here:

“I live a duality of lives. I run a startup tech company and then on the side I am a self-dubbed donut reviewer,” Schwartz, a self-described "Cider Donuteur," said.
posted by Hypatia at 6:17 AM on October 11, 2022 [1 favorite]

Mister Autumn Man
Mister...Autumn Man
They've given you pumpkin spice lattes
And taken away your name
posted by kirkaracha at 9:05 AM on October 11, 2022