Originally Posted By friendofdd I won't post the addy here since it is intended for readers over 18, but you will probably enjoy reading theonion.com. It skewers everything.
Originally Posted By DAR The Onion is actually based in Madison here. It's a very funny publication that gleefully skewers any and all targets. Nobody is safe as evidenced by my all-time favorite headline from them: "Tee-ball stand pitches perfect game the Special Olympics." Wrong on so many levels but screamingly funny.
Originally Posted By mele (I didn't see anything objectionable on this page. Hilarious...) <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/node/52684" target="_blank">http://www.theonion.com/conten t/node/52684</a>
Originally Posted By Shooba I love thier "American Voices" man-on-the-street interviews. Todays: Twin Cities To Host '08 RNC Minneapolis has been chosen as the site for the 2008 Republican National Convention. What do you think? Larry Adamson, Beer Distributor "With all the stress it's under, I understand why the Republican Party would fly into the arms of a predominantly white and doughy comfort state." Rhona Bargeld, Dermatologist "This is a genius move by the GOP. Screw my liberal values. There's no way I'm standing outside in Minnesota to protest." Mick Haney, Garment Worker "This is the problem with Republicans: They plan two years in advance for a convention and two months in advance for a war."
Originally Posted By Shooba On a semi-related note, a couple of amusing Dilbert comics from last week about winning debates on the internet: <a href="http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20061027.html" target="_blank">http://www.dilbert.com/comics/ dilbert/archive/dilbert-20061027.html</a> <a href="http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/dilbert-20061028.html" target="_blank">http://www.dilbert.com/comics/ dilbert/archive/dilbert-20061028.html</a>
Originally Posted By DAR Somebody just forwarded this to me. Yes they skew to the right but FRENCH WAR HEROES by Jacques Chirac THINGS I LOVE ABOUT MY COUNTRY by Jane Fonda & Cindy Sheehan. Illustrated by Michael Moore MY BEAUTY SECRETS by Janet Reno & Whoopi Goldberg ALL THE WOMEN I HAVE LOVED BEFORE by Barney Frank (D-Mass) & Boy George MY CHRISTIAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS & HOW I HELPED AFTER KATRINA by Rev Jesse Jackson & Rev Al Sharpton THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BILL by Hillary Clinton THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HILLARY By Bill CLinton MY LITTLE BOOK OF PERSONAL HYGIENE by Osama Bin Laden THINGS I CANNOT AFFORD by Bill Gates & The 'Donald' THINGS I WOULD NOT DO FOR MONEY by Dennis Rodman THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE by Al Gore AMELIA EARHART'S GUIDE TO THE PACIFIC AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR LAWYERS A COLLECTION of MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES by Dr. J. Kevorkian ALL THE MEN I HAVE LOVED BEFORE by Ellen de Generes & Rosie O'Donnell THE GUIDE TO DATING ETIQUETTE by Mike Tyson DELICIOUS SPOTTED OWL RECIPES by PETA THE AMISH PHONE DIRECTORY MY PLAN TO FIND THE REAL KILLERS by O.J. Simpson HOW TO DRINK & DRIVE OVER BRIDGES by Ted Kennedy And the world's Number One Thinnest Book MY BOOK OF MORALS by Bill Clinton with introduction by The Rev. Jesse Jackson
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder The joke about the Clintons remonded of something Mick Jagger apparently said at the Clinton fundraiser at the Beacon Theater last week. He said "It's nice to have President Clinton here. I see she brought her husband, too."
Originally Posted By Shooba You left out a few World's Thinnest Book titles: WORDS I CAN PRONOUNCE by George W. Bush DUCK HUNTING SAFETY TIPS by Dick Cheney
Originally Posted By mele I'm so sick of the "Janet Reno is ugly" jokes. Cos, you know, all of the other politicians in Washington are downright sexy.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Yeah Mele, because that Dennis Hastert is one hunk of beefcake.
Originally Posted By mele LOL. Well shoot, DAR. I was in the process of typing out a long, insulting post directed at you. What am I supposed to do with it now? ;-)
Originally Posted By DAR I will agree that there certainly aren't a lot of lookers in DC. Though O'Reilly last night had on a "Republican Strategist" that was pretty hot.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>What am I supposed to do with it now?<< Oh, Mele. Never, EVER, ask that question in World Events!!!
