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U.S. Pegs Declining Dollar to Big Mac
WASHINGTON (DPI) – With the Dollar at a 12-year low against British Sterling,
the US Treasury has chosen to tie the value of the dollar to a McDonald's Big Mac.
Not only does this peg the value of the dollar to the popular sandwich, but also
the currencies of a number of Latin American and Asian nations who are tied to
the dollar. For instance, the price of a Big Mac in China will always be 8.2 yuan
now. The European Union views this as a unilateral decision by the U.S. to unfairly
take advantage of a multinational corporation and in response is tying the value
of the Euro to Burger King's Whopper. Other nations are expected to follow, with
the U.K. putting the pound against a bucket of fish 'n' chips, and
the Japanese Yen being tied to a cup of ramen noodles.
(Reported by Stuart Johnson)
Kofi Annan Denies Profiting From Oil-for-Food Program
New Homeland Security Chief Changes Red "Severe" Alert Color to Brown
WASHINGTON (DPI) - Former Police Commissioner and newly appointed Homeland
Security Secretary Bernard Kerik has been head of the department for less
than a week and he's already making sweeping changes to policies and procedures.
Last Monday Kerik announced he is reshuffling the colors of the famed terror
alert level and replacing the severe or red level with brown, a color he thought
was "more appropriate." Kerik said in a press conference, "We've never
had a 'severe' alert since 9/11 and I hope we never do -- but red just
seems too frightening. With the holidays coming up, it also didn't
seem very appropriate. Brown, however, is perfect because I know when a severe
alert is issued, everyone in the entire country will be shitting their pants."
(Reported by Danny Gallagher)
Assault Weapons to be Distributed in Schools
WASHINGTON (DPI) - Congress voted to require public
school health clinics to distribute semi-automatic
assault weapons to any student who requests one.
Explained GOP Majority Leader Tom DeLay, "Students
should be entitled to practice safe citizenship. This
requires that they bear arms and be prepared to defend
themselves against Al Qaeda, the British, or any evildoers
in their area." The controversial measure
allows the students to obtain the firearms without the
knowledge or consent of their parents. Said DeLay, "Many
teenagers are uncomfortable asking their parents for weaponry."
(Reported by Slick Sharkey)
Ridge Leaves Homeland Security Post to Join Cast of SCIFI's Scare Tactics
WASHINGTON (DPI) - Tom Ridge, the nation's first Homeland Security secretary,
announced following his retirement that he would join the behind the scenes
crew of the popular hidden camera television cable show hosted by Stephen
Baldwin, Scare Tactics, to "do what I do best: make people crap their pants."
The show's creators had been trying to lull the Homeland Security chief away from
the Bush administration since the show's creation in 2003, say show creators Scott
Hallock and Kevin Healey. "When it comes to making people believe the
unbelievable is real, he's the master," Hallock said. "And no one's better at scaring
people so naturally than Ridge. The guy's so stiff that I met him in person and
thought the dead had risen again. He'll be perfect for our 'Shaun of the
Dead' reenactment next week in Bloomington, Indiana... crap."
(Reported by Danny Gallagher)
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Ukrainian Election Fiasco Calls Attention to Existence of Ukraine
Popeye Admits to Spinach Use
Iraqi Erections Delayed By Women Voters
Julia Roberts Has Beautiful Set of Twins; Babies, Too
Bush Replaces Cabinet with Folgers Crystals
Peterson Trial Enters Gaseous Phase
Scout Troops Deployed to Iraq
Mrs. Tom Ridge Prepares to Defend Ports of Entry
Julian Bond Denies Steroid Use

Kofi and Kojo: A Conversation
Banality Ridge: Art and Style Critic Jess Hautman Critiques the Homeland Security Secretary's Tenure
Bush Hopes to Boost Economy With Reinstatement of Slavery

I No Longer Give a Shit About the Top 40

Convenience Store Clerk Not Making a Career Out of This
Omaha, Neb. (DPI) - Circle-K convenience store clerk Ryan
Sowell wants everyone to know he's not planning on using
his position as a springboard to a cushy job in the
corporate world. Sowell, who has been manning the register
at the Circle-K since 1995, maintains he's just waiting
for a better opportunity to come his way. "I'm not interested
in working some king of suit-and-tie job -- that's just not for me,"
said Sowell. "I'm just kinda hanging out here and making some
spending money for now. Eventually, something better will come
along, and when that happens, I am outta here." Sowell's regular
customers tend to think otherwise, though. Jamel Anderson,
age 15, said, "Man, Ryan's been working here since I was little
kid. That fool ain't goin' nowhere."
(Reported by Tristan Fabriani)
House Republicans Demand a Sacrifice
WASHINGTON (DPI) - House Republican leaders held up a
vote on an intelligence reform plan until a provision
is added requiring the sacrifice of one Democratic
child every year. "We're really the majority now,"
explained Speaker Dennis Hastert. "We're no longer
going to just pass bills whenever there's bi-partisan
support for it. We won a mandate and we're going to
use it to rub the Democrats' face in our exalted power
until they bleed." A Senate compromise offer in which
a mere savage beating of a Democratic child would
suffice was rejected by House leaders. Said Hastert,
"Be happy we're letting most Democrats live."
(Reported by Slick Sharkey)
Charitable Donations Pouring in for "Burps For Daddy"
MIAMI (DPI) - The sponsors of "USA for Africa" have
created a charity for new fathers unable to get their
infants to burp for them. "Burps for Daddy" collects
burps donated by gaseous infants for fathers of
stubborn babies who refuse to burp for Daddy. So far,
over a quarter-million liters of intestinal gas have been
collected. Fathers seeking to receive donations must
submit an application documenting their efforts to
obtain burps from their infants. Explained campaign
coordinator Michael Francis, "We don't want to
encourage fathers who are afraid to get spit up on to
become burdens on the dutifully belching babies of America."
(Reported by Slick Sharkey)
Blue States Secede
NEW YORK (DPI) - Declaring that "We've had enough of this gun-toting, Jesus-loving
neo-Nazi bullshit," newly appointed Acting Secretary of State Michael Moore
announced that the blue states had officially seceded from the Union to form the
Liberal States of America.
Reaction in the red states was mixed. "New York was part of the United
States?" said Iowa corn farmer Ira Walker. "I had no idea." Acting L.S.A
president Martin Sheen announced efforts to establish diplomatic ties
and possible merger talks with Sweden and Canada. Reacting to reporter's
questions as to whether secession is legal, President Sheen pointed out that
Lincoln was, after all, a Republican.
(Reported by Ishmael Alighieri)
CORRECTION
The Daily Probe reported recently
that Sir Elton John's monthly florist bill exceeds
$40,000. The entertainer's attorney kindly pointed
out that the actual figure is slightly lower.
Nevertheless, John is a pampered fuckwit whose
egotism knows no bounds and whose artistry evaporated
around the same time his hair did.
We apologize for the error.
(Reported by Tristan Fabriani)
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