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BOXERS

Do you like sappy movies?
Do you like sappy movies?  | read this item

Love Letter or Death Threat? Tough Call, Concede Police

By Brooks Sherman
Published: February 11, 2010
LITTLE ROCK – Authorities remain stumped by a mystery note shoved under the front door of local resident Carl Hader earlier this morning. Investigating officers cannot decide whether the anonymous message, which contains such phrases as “I melt when you smile,” “I am always watching you,” and “I want to hold your still-beating, bloody heart in my hands,” is menacing, or just about the most romantic thing ever.
Obamheiser Bush
Obamheiser Bush  | read this item

Turmoil in Middle East Over Proposed “Beer Summit”

By Guest Contributor
Published: December 21, 2009
by Aaron Kase Washington, DC – President Barack Obama thought he had found the solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Encouraged by the success he had earlier this summer
Keystone Koopas
Super Mario Blunders   | read this item

Super Mario Blunders

By Brooks Sherman
Published: December 14, 2009
MUSHROOM KINGDOM – Troubled celebrity and part-time public works contractor Mario was arrested downtown yesterday, following dozens of complaints about his causing havoc in the city’s sanitation system, diving down sewage drains to collect small change and assaulting citizens by jumping or viciously stomping on them.
By Guest Contributor
Published: July 19, 2010
Who you calling weak-minded?
Dude, These Totally Are the Droids We’re Looking For  | read this item
By Stormtrooper Eddie Hey, wait a second, hold on. Frank, what are you doing, man? What the hell was that? “You can go about your business? Move along?” You call that an interrogation? And where do you get off saying we don’t need to see his identification? Has the heat gotten to you?
By Guest Contributor
Published: March 5, 2010
I See Dead People!
I See Dead People!  | read this item
By a Marine Biologist I hope you’re pleased with yourself. No, really, I do. Bet you thought you were pretty clever, cashing in those frequent flier miles to go snorkeling off Martinique? Well, maybe now you’ll learn a little lesson about the consequences of your actions, like what happens when you go around startling skittish yet playful sharks. You might not think to look at it, but that 12-foot great white charging directly for you is probably a lot more scared of you than you are of him.

OP-ED

By Guest Contributor
Published: September 8, 2009
By Raymond Hammet Let me ask everyone reading this a question:  Where the hell do you get off?  You all probably pay taxes, right?
By Guest Contributor
Published: June 1, 2009
By Chas Morris Yorzan Woo doggie, it’s been a while! Sorry I have not written in some time. So much has
By Guest Contributor
Published: February 1, 2009
By Maxwell Cross Hello, sir, madam. How are you both this evening? Have you decided on anything yet? Our specials today are

SPORTS

By Guest Contributor
Published: July 1, 2009
By Michael Catania NASHVILLE – Embattled and mercurial Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young, who recently demanded Titans management either install him as the team’s starting QB or trade him

ARTS

By Jill McKay
Published: August 30, 2009
At the Vanity Fair After-Party...
Troll 2: The Greatest Sequel of All Time  | read this item
Forget The Godfather II. Forget The Empire Strikes Back. And yes, although it might be hard, forget Speed 2: Cruise Control. Without a doubt the greatest sequel of all time is Troll 2.
By Jill McKay
Published: August 30, 2009
Congo: The Greatest Movie About Monkeys with Lasers on Their Heads Ever Made  | read this item
If you like robot gorillas with No Fear backpacks emoting, then this is the movie for you!

ADVICE

By Guest Contributor
Published: December 7, 2009
Dear Sucker...
Ask an Internet Scammer  | read this item
Dear Internet Scammer, Recently, I lost my job. Now the bills are mounting up, and I am finding it increasingly difficult to keep up with all my payments. I got engaged last year, and these financial problems are
By Brooks Sherman
Published: October 20, 2009
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Oh, the Places You'll Go!  | read this item
(KSL.com) — Hundreds line up to apply for a job at In-N-Out Burger

BRIEFS

By Brooks Sherman
Published: January 5, 2010
Hollywood hard at work
Monkey Genius an Idiot, Claim Irate Scientists  | read this item
GENEVA – Following much suspense and promise, the Hack Institute, an elite team of scientists dedicated to testing the possibilities of the Infinite Monkey Theorem, announced today that their most recent experiment has ended in failure.
By Brooks Sherman
Published: December 29, 2009
New, healthy water!
Poland Spring Unveils New, Cholesterol-Free Water  | read this item
Poland Spring now joins the health-conscious trend sweeping America, as it releases its latest innovation in the competitive field of rehydration: cholesterol-free bottled water.
By Jill McKay
Published: November 13, 2009
What a Buttface.
What a Buttface.  | read this item
BALTIMORE – Researchers at Johns Hopkins have concluded that Bobby Wilson is in fact a buttface, confirming the suspicions of his classmates at Westwood Elementary School. “Using a variety of tests, including questionnaires, IQ tests, personality tests,
By Brooks Sherman
Published: November 6, 2009
What is WRONG with you?
Study Finds Most People Do Not Care About You  | read this item
Results of a recent study reveal the troubling fact that more than 99% of the world’s population does not care about how you are doing or feeling on a daily basis.
By Jill McKay
Published: October 30, 2009
Why hellooo, Miss Carmen Electron...
Scientists Fascinated by Newly Discovered TNA  | read this item
CAMBRIDGE, MA – The announcement by MIT scientists Wednesday that they’ve discovered a new type of nucleic acid, trioxynucleic acid, or TNA, has piqued the interest of scientists worldwide.