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    CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years

    News • ISSUE 41•48 • Nov 30, 2005 • +4214 view on reddit
    LANGLEY, VA—The most crucial passages of U.S. intelligence have been emphasized with indelible black highlighters.

    Special Olympics T-Ball Stand Pitches Perfect Game

    Newswire • Oct 7, 1998 • +3640 view on reddit

    Fun Toy Banned Because Of Three Stupid Dead Kids

    News • ISSUE 36•28 • Aug 16, 2000 • +3495 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON, DC—Wizco Toys recalled 245,000 Aqua Assault RoboFighters after three dumb kids managed to kill themselves with it.

    Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People

    News • ISSUE 35•45 • Dec 8, 1999 • +3436 view on reddit
    AL JIZAH, EGYPT—A team of British and Egyptian archaeologists made a stunning discovery Monday, unearthing several intact specimens of "skeleton people"—skinless, organless humans ...

    Black Guy Asks Nation For Change

    News • ISSUE 44•12 • Mar 19, 2008 • +3146 view on reddit
    CHICAGO—Some residents reported seeing the black guy waving wildly and quoting from the Bible, while others said they spotted him shouting about global warming.

    Jurisprudence Fetishist Gets Off On Technicality

    News in Photos • ISSUE 33•19 • May 20, 1998 • +2866 view on reddit

    DNA Evidence Frees Black Man Convicted Of Bear Attack

    Newsroom • ISSUE 45•14 • Mar 30, 2009 • +2779 view on reddit
    Georgia police were so confident Marshall was the man who killed young Janet Kelly in a state bear preserve, they didn't investigate other suspects.

    Autistic Child Ruins Marriage He Was Born To Save

    News • ISSUE 46•09 • Mar 6, 2010 • +2666 view on reddit
    HOUSTON—With the challenges accompanying his developmental disorder widening the already vast gulf between his parents, autistic child Evan Thomas, 3, continued this week to ...

    Judge Rules White Girl Will Be Tried As Black Adult

    Onion News Network On IFC • ISSUE 47•03 • Jan 22, 2011 • +2486 view on reddit
    The court ruled a white teen who stabbed a classmate to death will face the jury as a 300-pound black man.

    Winner Didn't Even Know It Was Pie-Eating Contest

    News in Photos • ISSUE 37•02 • Jan 24, 2001 • +2441 view on reddit

    Why Do All These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?

    Commentary • ISSUE 34•13 • Oct 28, 1998 • +2416 view on reddit
    By Bruce Heffernan

    Buddy System Responsible For Additional Death

    News in Photos • ISSUE 38•29 • Aug 14, 2002 • +2284 view on reddit

    Thousands Of Girls Match Description Of Missing Sorority Sister

    Newsroom • ISSUE 46•42 • Oct 19, 2010 • +2260 view on reddit
    Ohio police have been inundated with false sightings of college-age girls with dyed blond hair, Ugg boots, purple nail polish, and oversized sunglasses.

    Study: Dolphins Not So Intelligent On Land

    News • ISSUE 48•14 ISSUE 42•07 • Feb 15, 2006 • +2212 view on reddit
    GAINESVILLE, FL—Despite theories that dolphins are excellent communicators, they responded to questions on land with only labored wheezing and shrill, distressed screams.

    Man Dies After Secret 4-Year Battle With Gorilla

    News • ISSUE 45•44 • Oct 26, 2009 • +2135 view on reddit
    ROANOKE, VA—"He fought that terrible gorilla with every last ounce of strength he had, but in the end, David's body just couldn’t ...

    Mexicans Sweeping The Nation

    News in Photos • ISSUE 40•18 • May 5, 2004 • +2115 view on reddit

    Fall Canceled After 3 Billion Seasons

    News • ISSUE 44•27 ISSUE 43•45 • Nov 7, 2007 • +2097 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON, DC—Autumn, which had been slotted between summer and winter, will be replaced by stifling humidity, constant sunshine, and little precipitation.

    Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex

    News • ISSUE 47•50 ISSUE 47•20 • May 18, 2011 • +1872 view on reddit
    TOPEKA, KS—Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday the grand opening of its long-planned $8 billion Abortionplex, a sprawling abortion facility that will allow the organization to ...

    Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny's

    Newsroom • ISSUE 48•31 ISSUE 45•24 • Jun 8, 2009 • +1870 view on reddit
    Obama will abandon complex policies on emissions, clean coal and refocus on achievable goals like applying deodorant daily, learning what to say when you burp.

    Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'

    News • ISSUE 43•01 ISSUE 37•01 • Jan 17, 2001 • +1828 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON, DC—Mere days from his inauguration, president-elect Bush vowed to undo the damage not done by the Clinton Administration.

    Washington Redskins Change Their Name To The D.C. Redskins

    Sports News in Brief • ISSUE 49•41 • Oct 9, 2013 • +1719 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—Following an outpouring of criticism from across the country, the Washington Redskins announced Wednesday that they are officially changing the team’s name to ...

    President Lincoln Sick Of Time Travelers

    Newswire • Feb 20, 2002 • +1479 view on reddit

    Man Doing What He Loves For A Living Needs To Borrow 50 Bucks

    Newswire • ISSUE 48•05 • Feb 1, 2012 • +1325 view on reddit

    Ceiling Fan's One Burning Ambition To Come Loose And Murder Everyone In Denny's

    News in Photos • ISSUE 47•02 • Jan 15, 2011 • +1212 view on reddit

    Biden Scores 800 Feet Of Copper Wire

    News • ISSUE 49•04 • Jan 24, 2013 • +1103 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—Calling it a “major-ass haul” that would provide “some much-needed scratch,” Vice President Joe Biden reportedly scored over 800 feet of copper wire from ...

    Eminem Terrified As Daughter Begins Dating Man Raised On His Music

    News • ISSUE 49•26 • Jun 27, 2013 • +1095 view on reddit
    ROCHESTER, MI—Hip-hop artist Marshall Mathers, a.k.a. Eminem, said he was left wholly terrified today after meeting his daughter Hailie’s new boyfriend ...

    Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be

    News • ISSUE 46•26 ISSUE 45•46 • Nov 14, 2009 • +1079 view on reddit
    ESCONDIDO, CA—Provoked by a presidential administration he believes is guilty of numerous transgressions, self-described American patriot Kyle Mortensen, 46, has become a vehement defender ...

    African-American Neighborhood Terrorized By Ask Murderer

    Newswire • Jan 21, 2004 • +1068 view on reddit

    Homesick Kid On Sleepover Needs To Just Tough It The Fuck Out

    News • ISSUE 48•13 • Mar 27, 2012 • +1062 view on reddit
    MEDFORD, OR—Considering that everyone else at Kevin Brown's sleepover party is having a great time and not freaking out about missing their mommies ...

    Scientists Successfully Teach Gorilla It Will Die Someday

    Newsroom • ISSUE 46•13 • Mar 29, 2010 • +901 view on reddit
    Tulane University researchers say Quigley is now able to experience the crippling fear of impending death previously only accessible to humans.

    Mumford And Sons Can't Believe They All Got Each Other Mandolins For Christmas

    News in Brief • ISSUE 48•50 • Dec 12, 2012 • +864 view on reddit
    LONDON—According to sources close to the English folk-rock quartet Mumford and Sons, the band’s members were surprised to discover during their annual Christmas ...

    Israelis, Palestinians Agree To Share Headline

    News • ISSUE 39•27 • Jul 16, 2003 • +833 view on reddit
    AQABA, JORDAN—In an agreement that marks a key first step in the Mideast news-piece process, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and new Palestinian Prime ...

    New Heart Device Allows Cheney To Experience Love

    News • ISSUE 43•40 • Oct 3, 2007 • +780 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON, DC —"He broke free from the straps that secured him to the bed as he normally does after heart surgery. But then he hugged ...

    Free-Thinking Cat Shits Outside The Box

    News in Photos • ISSUE 39•20 • May 28, 2003 • +777 view on reddit

    Supreme Court Rules Supreme Court Rules

    News • ISSUE 46•26 ISSUE 43•27 ISSUE 31•02 • Jan 22, 1997 • +690 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON, DC—In a landmark decision Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that it rules.

    School Bully Not So Tough Since Being Molested

    News in Photos • ISSUE 38•07 • Feb 27, 2002 • +681 view on reddit

    Study: Depression Hits Losers Hardest

    News • ISSUE 31•08 • Mar 5, 1997 • +637 view on reddit
    PALO ALTO, CA—According to a report released Monday by Stanford's Institute For Psychotherapeutic Study, depression, America's leading mental illness, hits losers worse ...

    Man On Cusp Of Having Fun Suddenly Remembers Every Single One Of His Responsibilities

    News • ISSUE 49•22 • May 30, 2013 • +617 view on reddit
    GAITHERSBURG, MD—Local man Marshall Platt, 34, came tantalizingly close to kicking back and having a good time while attending a friend’s barbeque last ...

    I'm Like A Chocoholic, But For Booze

    Commentary • ISSUE 36•41 • Nov 15, 2000 • +611 view on reddit
    By Ralph Chadwick

    Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job

    News in Brief • ISSUE 44•45 • Nov 5, 2008 • +582 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—African-American man Barack Obama, 47, was given the least-desirable job in the entire country Tuesday when he was elected...

    Scalia, Thomas, Roberts, Alito Suddenly Realize They Will Be Villains In Oscar-Winning Movie One Day

    News in Brief • ISSUE 49•26 • Jun 26, 2013 • +563 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—Shortly after turning in dissenting opinions in landmark federal rulings today that struck down the Defense of Marriage Act and conferred full federal benefits ...

    Jenna Bush's Federally Protected Wetlands Now Open For Public Drilling

    News in Photos • ISSUE 37•23 • Jun 20, 2001 • +548 view on reddit

    NASA Completes 52-Year Mission To Find, Kill God

    News • ISSUE 47•50 ISSUE 47•08 • Feb 23, 2011 • +509 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—After more than five decades of tireless work, brave exploration, and technological innovation aimed at a single objective, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...

    Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades

    Commentary • ISSUE 40•07 • Feb 18, 2004 • +494 view on reddit
    By James M. Kilts, CEO and President, <br>The Gillette Company

    God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule

    News • ISSUE 37•34 • Sep 26, 2001 • +497 view on reddit
    NEW YORK—Responding to recent events on Earth, God, the omniscient creator-deity worshipped by billions of followers of various faiths for more than 6,000 ...

    Ninja Parade Slips Through Town Unnoticed Once Again

    Newsroom • ISSUE 43•44 • Oct 29, 2007 • +478 view on reddit
    Modesto, CA residents turned out for the city's annual Ninja Parade, where no ninjas were seen for the 30th year in a row.

    Even CEO Can't Figure Out How RadioShack Still In Business

    News • ISSUE 46•52 ISSUE 45•01 ISSUE 43•17 • Apr 23, 2007 • +413 view on reddit
    FORT WORTH, TX—After a thorough review of its operations, RadioShack CEO Julian Day could provide no real explanation for the analog- riddled company's ...

    Field-Trip Mishap Fulfills Child's Wish To Be Oscar Mayer Wiener

    News in Photos • ISSUE 38•20 • May 29, 2002 • +365 view on reddit

    42 Million Dead In Bloodiest Black Friday Weekend On Record

    News • ISSUE 48•48 • Nov 26, 2012 • +359 view on reddit
    NEW YORK—According to emergency personnel, early estimates indicate that more than 42 million Americans were killed this past weekend in what is now believed ...

    Surgeon General Warns Teens Cinnamon Challenge Is Not For Pussies

    News in Brief • ISSUE 49•17 • Apr 23, 2013 • +343 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—According to an announcement Tuesday by the Surgeon General’s office, the “cinnamon challenge”—a new fad in which teens attempt to swallow spoonfuls ...

    Gymnast Shawn Johnson Put To Sleep After Breaking Leg

    Today Now! • ISSUE 45•25 • Jun 15, 2009 • +344 view on reddit
    After gym doctors confirmed the injuries were career-ending, Johnson's trainers said there was no reason to keep her alive.

    Buddhist Extremist Cell Vows To Unleash Tranquility On West

    News • ISSUE 49•47 • Nov 20, 2013 • +333 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—In a 45-minute video posted on Tibetan websites Thursday, Tsuglag Rinpoche, leader of the Buddhist extremist group Kammaṭṭhāna, threatened to soon inflict a wave ...

    National Funk Congress Deadlocked On Get Up/Get Down Issue

    News • ISSUE 35•39 • Oct 27, 1999 • +332 view on reddit
    CHOCOLATE CITY—The bitter "get up/get down" battle has polarized the nation's funk community.

    After Checking Your Bank Account, Remember To Log Out, Close The Web Browser, And Throw Your Computer Into The Ocean

    Commentary • ISSUE 49•18 • Apr 30, 2013 • +325 view on reddit
    By Karen Seubert, Privacy And Security Expert, Chase Bank

    Man Says 'Fuck It,' Eats Lunch At 10:58 A.M.

    News With Video • ISSUE 49•17 • Apr 24, 2013 • +317 view on reddit
    CHICAGO—Reasoning that he’s a grown adult who can eat food whenever he damn well pleases, local man Kyle Dunedin, 30, reportedly decided at ...

    U.S. Vows To Defeat Whoever It Is We're At War With

    News • ISSUE 37•34 • Sep 26, 2001 • +308 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON, DC—In a televised address to the American people Tuesday, a determined President Bush vowed that the U.S. would defeat "whoever exactly it ...

    War On String May Be Unwinnable, Says Cat General

    News in Photos • ISSUE 41•30 • Jul 27, 2005 • +307 view on reddit

    Johnson & Johnson Introduces 'Nothing But Tears' Shampoo To Toughen Up Newborns

    News • ISSUE 48•26 ISSUE 44•33 • Aug 15, 2008 • +291 view on reddit
    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The new shampoo features an all-alcohol-based formula and is as gentle on a baby's skin as "having to grow up and ...

    Neighbors Confront Alcoholic Child-Abuser About His Lawn

    News • ISSUE 35•15 • Apr 21, 1999 • +290 view on reddit
    ARLINGTON, TX—Child-beater Glen Oberst's unkempt lawn and untrimmed hedges have caused alarm among his neighbors.

    'What You're Doing Is Weird And Wrong,' Small Voice In Back Of Kim Jong-Un's Head Reports

    News • ISSUE 49•12 • Mar 19, 2013 • +271 view on reddit
    PYONGYANG—While performing his duties as Supreme Leader of North Korea Tuesday, Kim Jong-un reportedly heard a small voice in the back of his mind ...

    Eric Clapton Wows Audience With Even Slower Version Of ‘Layla’

    News in Brief • ISSUE 49•43 • Oct 24, 2013 • +265 view on reddit
    DULUTH, GA—Debuting yet another arrangement of the classic song Wednesday night, singer-guitarist Eric Clapton reportedly treated a sold-out crowd at the Gwinnett Center to ...

    Study: Multiple Stab Wounds May Be Harmful To Monkeys

    Newsroom • ISSUE 43•29 • Jul 16, 2007 • +250 view on reddit
    Repeatedly stabbing monkeys with sharpened objects may have an adverse effect on their health, according to a new study.

    No One Murdered Because Of This Image

    News in Brief • ISSUE 48•37 • Sep 13, 2012 • +243 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—Following the publication of the image above, in which the most cherished figures from multiple religious faiths were depicted engaging in a lascivious sex ...

    Prague's Franz Kafka International Named World's Most Alienating Airport

    Newsroom • ISSUE 45•13 • Mar 23, 2009 • +223 view on reddit
    Business Week ranked the airport last in customer satisfaction due to long delays, bureaucratic employees, and overall oppressive atmosphere.

    Al Qaeda Also Fed Up With Ground Zero Construction Delays

    Newsroom • ISSUE 43•22 • May 28, 2007 • +220 view on reddit
    By Brandon Armstrong
    With the reconstruction of Ground Zero finally underway, anchor Brandon Armstrong invites two guests to discuss the progress.

    Area Bassist Fellated

    Radio News • ISSUE 48•50 • Dec 14, 2012 • +205 view on reddit

    Sumerians Look On In Confusion As God Creates World

    News • ISSUE 45•51 • Dec 15, 2009 • +203 view on reddit
    In one of Christianity's most momentous events, members of the earliest known civilization, the Sumerians, looked on in shock and confusion some 5,600 ...

    Dolphins Evolve Opposable Thumbs

    News • ISSUE 36•30 • Aug 30, 2000 • +170 view on reddit
    HONOLULU—In an announcement with grave implications for the human race, marine biologists said dolphins have evolved opposable thumbs.

    Funyuns Still Outselling Responsibilityuns

    News • ISSUE 36•12 • Apr 5, 2000 • +173 view on reddit
    DALLAS—Funyuns continues to enjoy an "overwhelming sales lead" over competing brand Responsibilityuns, reports Impulse Purchase Quarterly.

    Biden Says Life Better Than It Was 4 Years Ago But Nothing Can Touch Summer Of '87

    News • ISSUE 48•36 • Sep 6, 2012 • +173 view on reddit
    CHARLOTTE, NC—Accepting his renomination at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden countered recent Republican criticisms by asserting that most Americans ...

    Hijackers Surprised To Find Selves In Hell

    News • ISSUE 37•34 • Sep 26, 2001 • +163 view on reddit
    JAHANNEM, OUTER DARKNESS—The hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon expressed confusion and surprise Monday to ...

    Shaq Misses Entire Second Half With Pulled Pork Sandwich

    Sports News • ISSUE 46•51 ISSUE 46•03 • Jan 22, 2010 • +161 view on reddit
    CLEVELAND—Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal suffered a frustrating setback during his team's victory over the Toronto Raptors Tuesday night, when he was sidelined ...

    Patriotic Teen Fails Spanish

    Onion News Network On IFC • ISSUE 47•12 • Mar 22, 2011 • +155 view on reddit
    Jean Anne Whorton goes Beyond The Facts, talking to the high school sophomore who has become a conservative hero for refusing to learn his Spanish ...

    Kitten Thinks Of Nothing But Murder All Day

    News in Photos • ISSUE 42•33 • Aug 16, 2006 • +152 view on reddit

    Romantic-Comedy Behavior Gets Real-Life Man Arrested

    News • ISSUE 35•13 • Apr 7, 1999 • +146 view on reddit
    TORRANCE, CA—Denny Marzano, who went to hilarious lengths to win the love of his dream girl, was arrested for that very reason.

    Entertainment Scientists Warn Miley Cyrus Will Be Depleted by 2013

    Newsroom • ISSUE 44•27 • Jun 30, 2008 • +145 view on reddit
    Unless Americans turn to alternative sources of entertainment, the 'Hannah Montana' star will soon be completely tapped out.

    Microsoft Patents Ones, Zeroes

    News • ISSUE 33•11 • Mar 25, 1998 • +142 view on reddit
    REDMOND, WA—In a step to protect their "intellectual property," the Microsoft Corporation patented ones and zeros.

    Vanquished Foe's Skull Makes Surprisingly Bad Wine Goblet

    News in Brief • ISSUE 38•05 • Feb 13, 2002 • +133 view on reddit
    DEATH MOUNTAIN— The skull of Wynric Lance, failed claimant to the throne of Eirea, does not make as good a wine goblet as Lord Shryke ...

    Tom Hanks Forces Houseguests To Play 'World War II' With Him

    News • ISSUE 46•16 • Apr 24, 2010 • +128 view on reddit
    LOS ANGELES—Two-time Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, 53, once again invited a group of friends to his home and forced them to play a ...

    Redskins’ Kike Owner Refuses To Change Team’s Offensive Name

    Sports News in Brief • ISSUE 49•43 • Oct 21, 2013 • +125 view on reddit
    WASHINGTON—Denying widespread claims that the franchise is being offensive or disrespectful, the Washington Redskins’ kike owner announced Monday that he remains steadfast in his ...

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