The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #52446   Message #804690
Posted By: The Pooka
16-Oct-02 - 03:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: Northern Ireland Mess
Subject: RE: BS: Northern Ireland Mess
Since this thread, and this world, imho could use a little anarchic humor in these dark days (as opposed to all the anarchic *actions* bringing the darkness on), I share the following from "The Onion" – forwarded to me by my darling PookaSon from the salt-mines of academe (LOL!) in far Califor-nye-ay. / The superfluous whack-fol-the-diddles following the Onion news bulletin are, of course, mine own.
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Defense Department Typo Results In U.S. Attack On Ira

ARLINGTON, VA — The U.S. Defense Department apologized to Skokie, IL,
dentist Ira Nussbaum Tuesday following a bombing campaign aimed at
removing the 37-year-old from power.

"Apparently, the intelligence source who drafted the attack plan against Iraq failed to strike the 'Q' key hard enough," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. "The 'Q' was always a little stubborn on that keyboard. Sorry."

This marks the first military action taken against Nussbaum since a malfunctioning shift key prompted Ulster Unionists to detonate his Ford Taurus in 1998.

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"Tell her how the I-r-a
Had to run like hell, oy veh!.."
--from "Come Out Ye Blackened Hams", official song of the Sein-Finn Multidenominational Party; recorded by The Wolfblitzers on their album "Hebron, Baghdad, Pork or Donegal"

>> OK. Hope yez liked it. Now, back to the serious discussions.