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The Carnival of Satire (#51)

By on October 19, 2006 in Carnival of Satire

The Carnival of Satire (#51)Welcome to The Carnival of Satire, one week away from our first anniversary. For next week, we’d like to try something a little different — we’d like you to find some satire (and it doesn’t have to be from a blog) that is written by someone else. It can be anything! To start with, let’s look an example:

While technically not a blog, this gem from McSweeney’s IS funny satire: Back From Yet Another Globetrotting Adventure, Indiana Jones Checks His Mail and Discovers That His Bid for Tenure Has Been Denied. Thanks to Ahistoricality for showing us how it’s done.

And now back to more bloggish work.

If you skip the preamble, you’ll find an adroit satire from Stephen Littau, titled: Personal Attack Ad…Against Myself! We’re just bitter that this appeared in the Carnival of the Vanities first. Damn you Kehaar!

While thinking political thoughts, you should check out Madeleine Begun Kane’s latest limericks: Trade Deficit, Budget Deficit, Truth Deficit.

David Williams is happy to announce that the State of Florida Says ‘Yes’ to Boobs. We respectfully submit that Mr. Williams shouldn’t get too excited about this. Some years ago they ruled that women could go topless here in the Province of Ontario, but there was no subsequent wave of fleshy sunbathing. Boo!

Kristi at Here in Idaho has an Abramoff-related post with Seriously. Diary pages just fall from the sky in Idaho. Continue Reading →

Ask General Kang: If my foreign policy is a failure, do I have to admit it?

By on October 17, 2006 in Ask General Kang, Parody & Satire

Ask General KangHell no!

If you can’t blame the failures of your policy on some flunky (or opposition party, if you’re unlucky enough to be ruling in a “democracy”) then what kind of leader are you?

The best option is to say that your policy is a rousing success, in spite of all evidence. (That is, if you can’t suppress the evidence.)

Of course, as a intergalactic overlord, I’ve always felt that the best foreign policy comes from the “offer them a Stay-Fresh Snakin’ Cake … and carry a plasma weapon” school. Here on Earth you face the challenge of multiple opponents/allies who are impossible to defeat militarily, without destroying your biosphere, that is. (What is it with your human fascination with those quaint nuclear weapons? Don’t you realize they can wipe out everything?)

So no. Don’t ever take ownership of a mistake! I mean, if you admit to a mistake, then you might actually learn something, and do better the next time.

How the hell am I going to conquer you people if you start learning things?

Next time: Henri Bergson described time as something we experience as a duration, in a flow of consciousness, not as a series of events. So what gives with knock, knock jokes?

French strike back against EuroDisney

By on October 16, 2006 in But is it art?, Parody & Satire

Goofy before gettin' it onPARIS (The Skwib) — It has taken them years, but the French people have finally got their revenge for the “cultural Chernobyl” of EuroDisney.

In a video released last week, multiple Disney characters were seen engaging in “simulated” sex acts. (Though shortly after the video was taken, Pierre Lapoutine — who was wearing the Goofy costume — was later seen smoking a cigarette and looking very satisfied.)

“The behavior shown on the video is unacceptable and inexcusable,” Disney said in a statement.

But the behavior is part of a well-orchestrated plot by the Mascottes Pelucheuses Contre L’Impérialisme Culturel (Fluffy Mascots Against Cultural Imperialism), who have been planning the outrage against the Disney corporation for some time.

In an interview with The Skwib, their leader, Helen De Tropism, said: “We ‘ave ‘ad it with ze Americans. Next, we fluffy ones are planning a joint exercise with ze Black Beret Squad to attack yet anothair American icon.”

Jerry Lewis was not available for comment.

‘Inspired’ by:
The Goofy Gets It On Mouse Orgy Video | pic by gotomattex

Monday Carnival-y Stuff

By on October 16, 2006 in General Skwib

There’s some great stuff to go have a look at while we create some content this morning. To start with, go check out the Greatest Show in the Galaxy, featuring science fiction-y stuff. And there is an excellent Carnival of the Insanities this week. I like this edition’s flow-y-ness.

And this week, there is a new host for the Best of Me Symphon-y. From now on, you’ll find it at Dodgeblogium.

If you’re looking for things historical-y, check out the History Carnival.

The Carnival of Satire (#50)

By on October 12, 2006 in Carnival of Satire

The Carnival of Satire -- image of explosion and N. Korean 'leader'Well, it sure looks like we jumped the gun putting Monsieur Foley on the banner last week. Yep, this week’s Carnival of Satire is dominated by satire about Foley, from both sides, which we present. That said, wethinks one side dost protest too much. And then there was the weekend “explosion.”

But to start on a really fluffy note, every few years Weird Al returns to give us more subtle parody. (Yes, sarcasm.) And we like the way this video of “You’re Pitiful” works on so many levels; we especially like the way it makes fun of us for being drooling worshipers in the cult of celebrity. Thanks to the folks at Sorry I Got Drunk for putting this together. You can jump straight to the video here.

Ahistoricality returns to the carnival this week, and finds some more dark satire. This time, we have an answer for the racially loaded question: should I use blackface on my blog? (posted at EbogJonson). Warning: this post contains 95 percent spreadsheet!

We have a new satirist on the roster this week, from a blog called Here in Idaho. Kristi Harrison suggests that Americans aren’t the only ones with messed-up, crazy leaders.

La Cage Aux Foley

Stiknstein has a collection of pics that will bust your gut in Welcome to the Congressional Page Tip Line

Mad Kane’s Political Madness has Foley-related doggerel with Dirty Denny.

Conservathink has an exchange of ideas (that have nothing to do with beavers) in I did not have sexual relations with that man, Mr. Foley. Continue Reading →