Nescafé Products Drugged, Says Despot; In Other News, Nescafé Sales Skyrocket

By Brooks Sherman
Published: February 26, 2011
100% Pure Nescafé
Nescafé Products Drugged, Says Despot; In Other News, Nescafé Sales Skyrocket  | read this item

TRIPOLI – Beleaguered food company Nestlé received a surprise PR boost this week from Libyan dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Nestlé, a once-proud corporate giant, in recent years has suffered from disappointing sales, particularly with Nescafé, a brand of instant coffee that is a poor substitute for real coffee and tastes like crap.

Local Woman Finds Twitter, Loses Soul

By Guest Contributor
Published: February 2, 2011
Tweeting the Night Away
Local Woman Finds Twitter, Loses Soul  | read this item

By Robin K. Blum DUBUQUE, IA – Dilettante homemaker Sharon Weedy, 36, announces that she has joined the Twitter community in an effort to promote her new at-home web business, a blog full of free fun projects and crafts for the whole family.

Man Seeks Divorce from Reality, Citing Irreconcilable Differences

By Brooks Sherman
Published: December 2, 2010
Bite me, Reality.
Man Seeks Divorce from Reality, Citing Irreconcilable Differences

Couple Facing Off ca. 2003  | read this item

After nearly 10 years of wedded life, Jeremy Waters of Midtown, IN has filed for divorce from Reality. The move has come as a shock to few who know the couple, asWaters and Reality have been legally separated for the past year, and most did not see much possibility for reconciliation between the two.

Woman Smells It, Concerned That Others Think She Dealt It

By Joel Turner
Published: October 28, 2010
Smellevator
Woman Smells It, Concerned That Others Think She Dealt It  | read this item

DENVER, CO – During a rather lengthy elevator ride to the 27th floor of the 1999 Broadway building, Sandra Raynolds smelled an unmistakable odoriferous funk in the elevator. Certain that one of the other three present in the tightly-quartered elevator was responsible for

Man Touched by Angel Presses Charges

By Brooks Sherman
Published: October 5, 2010
Who's Your Shepherd?
Man Touched by Angel Presses Charges  | read this item

Missoula, MT — A local man has accused his guardian angel of making unwanted sexual advances. Wayne Flekker, 39, told reporters he was asleep in his bed early Tuesday morning when he “felt something touching me.” Upon awaking, he discovered Zerachiel, an androgynous being of energy and light

Shark Attacking You Probably Terrified, Poor Thing

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 [...]

Love Letter or Death Threat? Tough Call, Concede Police

By Brooks Sherman
Published: February 11, 2010
Do you like sappy movies?
Do you like sappy movies?  | read this item

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 [...]

Turmoil in Middle East Over Proposed “Beer Summit”

By Guest Contributor
Published: December 21, 2009
Obamheiser Bush
Obamheiser Bush  | read this item

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

Super Mario Blunders

By Brooks Sherman
Published: December 14, 2009
Keystone Koopas
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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.

Police Break Up Intense Game of Dreidel at Local Bar Mitzvah

By Jill McKay
Published: December 11, 2009
Geltfellas
Geltfellas  | read this item

BROOKLYN, NY – Police broke up a heated match of dreidel today at the bar mitzvah of Abraham Feldstein. When police arrived, several guests were gathered in a circle yelling insults in Hebrew and Yiddish.

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