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The Carnival of Satire (#62)

By on January 18, 2007 in Carnival of Satire

The Carnival of SatireWelcome to The Carnival of Satire. This week our satirists tackle politics, technology and the gastro-intestinal track. Yep, just another day at The Skwib. We hope you enjoy it.

Mad Kane’s Political Madness has political poetry to start us off: Bellicose Bush.

On a related note, we found this amusing spoof of Bush and Blair’s relationship, on YouTube, and that electronic crack, Sid Meier’s Civilization (Warlord).

Damian G. has fake news from the fecal front: President to request surge of 21,500 restroom attendants in wake of Athens embassy bombing.

Now, this satire from Avant News would be much funnier if Mark hadn’t actually survived amoebic dysentery: Organic Windows Vista Virus Can Target Computers Even When Powered Down.

Keeping with technology for the moment, Guns’n’butter has the top ten features of the new iPhone (the Mac version).

Back to the loo! At Genius Types you’ll find a cogent argument for why a man needs a cave: A Man’s Last Refuge.

Madeleine Begun Kane has a related marital limerick Marriage Catch. Continue Reading →

Irony Police Taser Hospital Patient

By on January 12, 2007 in Monkeys!, Skwibby fiction

YEOVIL, UK (The Skwib) — The Irony Police mistakenly tasered a patient at the Yeovil District Hospital today after learning of an infringement of Britain’s Excessive Irony Act.

Sherry Black, 34, was in hospital receiving treatment for a migraine, when a bedside television broke away from its wall fixture and fell on her head.

The Irony Police were alerted immediately.

Unfortunately, their equipment also malfunctioned, and they were told that Ms. Black was exhibiting an act of aggressive irony, when in fact, she was entirely passive. They burst into her hospital room and shot her with tasers.

Ms. Black was unavailable for comment, as she remains unconscious.

The Irony Police squad sent to arrest Ms. Black is also unavailable for comment, as they are currently helping the Irony Police’s Office of Internal Investigations with their inquiries.

The Carnival of Satire (#61)

By on January 11, 2007 in Carnival of Satire

The Carnival of Satire (with pic of Dick Cheney)Welcome to the 61st edition of the Carnival of Satire. Enjoy! (Or there will be wailing, and gnashing of teeth.)

The Richmond Democrat has unearthed a copy of The text of Cheney’s speech to the General Assembly. (We were surprised by the amount of stage directions in the notes — those Vice Presidential speech writers don’t leave anything to chance.)

Big Picture Guy as a harrowing tale of the “bistro blabber” and the dangers of Sex Appeal.

Divided We Stand United We Fall has parody with Nancy Pelosi tempted by the One Ring.

Arun has ruminations on how the American male is out of wooing ideas in Bar Culture: Expensive for Tools, Free for Women!

Madeleine Begun Kane presents limerick for your delectation: O’Donnell v. The Donald.

Long or Short Capital posits a disturbing theory about climate change in Cephalopod Positions Rising from Underwater. Continue Reading →

The Devil’s Dictionary: The Skwib Updates: T

By on January 10, 2007 in The Devil’s Updates

The Devil's Updates

TELEPHONE, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

Skwib Update:

TELEPHONE, n. A portable device invented so that you can inflict your banal conversations on everyone around you, not only the person at the other end of the line.