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North Korea furious at South's Christmas lights plan
Seeded on Tue Dec 13, 2011 3:10 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
North Korea has warned South Korea of "unexpected consequences" if it lights up a Christmas tree-shaped tower near their tense border. The North's state-run Uriminjokkiri website said it would amount to a form of "psychological warfare".
Assante: I DO NOT LEAK!
Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:12 PM EST
NWWN Wire Service by: Emily Nutella, staff reporter Semi-aging semi-handsome semi-actor Armand Assante vehemently denies any leaks, and while he is certainly no June Allyson, paparazzi seem to have caught him, if not with his pants down, with his Pull-ups up.
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Santa and Satan Walk Into A Bar (Satire)
Fri Dec 3, 2010 5:30 PM EST
So Santa and Satan walked into a bar together... sounds like a setup for a joke doesn't it? But this was no laughing matter. Rather it was a nostalgic affair for both of them. "What can I get you two?" the waitress in the Washington D.C. bar asked.
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How About A Santa/Satan Satire Challenge?
Fri Dec 3, 2010 12:08 PM EST
Yesterday, for the first time in a month, I had what I thought a novel concept for a satire piece and I typed it up and published it both independently here and over here where we're collecting holiday related fiction and satire pieces. I just posted this at facebook:
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Rudolph The Reindeer Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against RadioShack
Thu Dec 2, 2010 10:11 PM EST
Rudolph the Rhendeer, he of the famous and oh so catchy song, has filed a lawsuit against RadioShack, alleging one of its million new products being hawked in malls across the nation is a direct rip-off of his famous bright nose.
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Adam Savage: TSA saw my junk, missed 12" razor blades
Seeded on Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:34 AM EST (Ars Technica)
Savage was put through the full-body scanner, and while he joked that it made his penis feel small, no one seemed to notice the items he was carrying on his person. The video tells the rest of the story.
Life From the Perspective of A Thanksgiving Carving Knife
Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:29 PM EST
Over here I posted a challenge: To write a satirical piece about thanksgiving and/or one about Christmas. I've instead opted for a fictional route for the story below Please go by that link, though, and read Minnie's great story
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Republicans' New Web Site Not Exactly What They Hoped It Would Be
Seeded on Thu May 27, 2010 8:53 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
"A 'teacher' told my child in class that dolphins were mammals and not fish!" a third complains. "And the same thing about whales! We need TRADITIONAL VALUES in all areas of education. If it swims in the water, it is a FISH. Period! End of Story."
Monkeys pay for Porn
Seeded on Wed May 19, 2010 8:54 AM EDT (News at Nature)
. The discovery, made by neurobiologists at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, supports the theory that monkeys will make sacrifices to gain socially useful information, much as a human might spend money on a newspaper.
British Royal Family Link to Reptilian Aliens Possibly Exposed
Seeded on Thu Mar 18, 2010 10:06 AM EDT (people magazine daily)
The painting by an unknown artist of the hideous dead queen has been unearthed from archives at the National Portrait Gallery in London to accompany the exhibit Concealed and Revealed: The Changing Faced of Elizabeth I, on show from Mar. 13 to Sept. 26.
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