NEWS BRIEFS
Tragedy As 4 Helicopters Crash Covering Earlier Crash Of 2 Helicopters

Dual tragedies struck the city of Phoenix, AZ earlier today as total of 6 news choppers crashed in two separate fiery crashes. First, 2 news helicopters crashed while covering a high speed police chase near central Phoenix. Firefighters and ambulances rushed to the scene, but were unprepared for what happened next.

“I saw the first fireball and the helicopters go down,” said Juan Perez, who lives with 13 other families in a single bedroom apartment near Phoenix Central Park. “Then about four other news choppers started circling the wreckage. You could see they were jockeying for position.”

Observers say overeager pilots and cameramen inched dangerously close to each other for a better view of the crash when four additional helicopters simultaneously collided, raining flaming debris onto the already wreckage strewn park.

A local station manager was nearly speechless over the tragedy. “What words are there to express the pain and anguish when a senseless tragedy like this ruins a ratings bonanza like a high speed chase?” he said. “I only hope that we can find solace when the overnights come out.”

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Dobson Snubs Thompson: "I Don’t Think He’s A Christian"

James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, publicly questioned Fred Thompson’s Christianity, saying “Everyone knows he’s conservative and has come out strongly for the things that the pro-family movement stands for, [but] I don’t think he’s a Christian; at least that’s my impression.”

Mark Corallo, a spokesman for Thompson, called the charge ludicrous, and more importantly beside the point, as “the real question in this race is whether Jesus is a Fredist.”

He said that Thompson would be making a public statement to counter the charge later in the day, after he finished attending “Wednesday Services,” which the spokesman explained involved Thompson throttling a filthy war protester with his left hand while he panfried some porkchops for lunch with his right.

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Chavez Says Castro "Almost Jogging", Depending On Slope Of Cliff

Venuezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his friend, ailing Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has been walking, “almost jogging”, in recent days.

Despite widely-reported rumors of failing health, the 80-year old strongman’s doctors have devised a regimen of vigorous physical therapy involving variously sloped terrain that Castro “can scale down incredibly quickly”, depending on the percentage grade.

“Fidel seems to really love the steep ones,” said one doctor. “We can’t keep up with him. Almost as soon as we let go, he’s bounding down energetically with his arms and leg flailing and tumbling. Eventually we catch up, finding him sprawled out, quietly meditating at the foot of the slope, his arms and legs twisted behind his back. He’s eternally youthful.”

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Quinnipiac Poll Finds "Quinnapeeack" Most Popular Spelling

The latest Quinnipiac poll of Connecticut residents finds spelling challenger Quinnapeeack two points ahead of Kwinnapeiak among voters, 48-46. Quinnipiac, the actual spelling of the poll, is preferred among just 6% of respondants.

It is believed the contentious spelling of Iraq is driving the surprising results, as bitter divisions as to whether to call the nascent democracy, which may or may not be in a state of civil war, Irak, Irack, or Eyerach have split the Connecticut electorate and created an unexpected three- way race.

The poll also asked opinions on the Lieberman- Lamont matchup, but those results were largely boring, it being like at least two months until the election, which means that the poll is virtually meaningless.

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Filthy Jews Flood Streets Of Kiryat Shemona

Hundreds of filthy Jews wandered around the streets of Kiryat Shemona on Thursday, after a Ketusha rocket fired by Hizb’Allah struck a laundry detergent factory, setting it ablaze.

A Hizb’Allah spokesman said the strike was “just vengeance” for the continued attacks by Israel which have “killed no one but innocent civilians excersizing their 2nd Amendment rights, destroyed baby formula and medicine factories that I’m afraid are too dangerous for you to enter and inspect, and damaged playgrounds where our children play in spider holes and underground bunkers.”

When asked if Hezb’Allah would be ridiculing their Israeli enemies as “filthy Jews” after striking their supply of laundry detergent, he responded: “I don’t get it. What is that?”

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Archive for June, 2006



Weekend Open Trackback: Gathering Storm

Friday, June 30th, 2006

For the last week, I have been convoking my unused satire into the Imperial Cranium; biding my time until the moment is right.
Next week, when I emerge from my cocoon-like state, I will unleash such a beast of satire that the world will tremble before it. So great will be my puns and parodies, double-entendres […]




Gore Warns Of Global Wettening Crisis

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Looks Out Window, Finds Disturbing New Climate Trend Gore blames Americans– who are nearly 75% water– for “a bloated excess of wetness” that has spawned a global crisis

Al Gore warned Thursday that the Earth was entering a dangerous new weather pattern that he dubbed “Global Wettening.” The climatological shift would most likely result in massive […]




SMACKDOWN: Supreme Court Hamdan Decision Bars al-Qaeda Attacks Against Civilians

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Court Emphatically Rebukes Bin Laden For Overstepping Executive Authority

Limousine operators hailed the Hamdan decision as a “victory for drivers everywhere.”

Radical Islamists worldwide reacted favorably to the Hamdan decision, calling it “a major blow against the Great Satan,” and “a triumphant blessing from Allah.” But legal experts poring through the massive ruling have emerged with […]




Supremes "Not Meddling" By Reversing Meddling In One Of 31 Texas Districts

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Squiggly Lines More Attractive With Loops, Say Justices

DeLay’s Texas redistricting was inspired by Jackson Pollock’s Lavender Mist, reproduced here.

The Supreme Court mostly upheld the 2003 redistricting of Texas engineered by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. In the 5-4 decision, only the disputed 23rd district was sent back to a Texas court for redistricting. At odds […]




Hundreds Perish Plunging Over Burning Wreckage Of Gaza Bridge

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Palestinians’ Failure to Recognize Israel Creates Tragic Blind Spot

“Not a pipe,” says Magritte.

As Jew- controlled tanks rolled into the once peaceful Gaza Strip, hundreds of Palestinians perished as their passionate refusal to recognize Israel resulted in fatal encounters with the bombed structure of the Mohammad al-Dura Memorial Bridge. The bridge, connecting north and south […]




Keller’s Heroes

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

From the vast Point Five movie archive:

Synopsis: Bill Keller stars as a former op-ed columnist for the New York Times, whose illusions about the glory of America, if he has any, are lost when he is busted in rank to executive editor. After talking to a friendly leaker, Keller learns of the existence of […]




Weekend Open Trackback: Great White Elephant Edition

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

I have finally returned from my triumphant safari to the highlands of Rancho Cucamanga and bagged the Great White Elephant. It truly is a magnificent beast, so beautiful and exalted that I had to honor its death by making its feet into umbrella stands and wallpapering my favorite room with its skin.

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Vindication: Rising Circulation At NY Times

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Sudden Rush Of Orders Follows Latest Revelation “I like to curl up on my weekend mornings with a cup of my favorite coffee– and the Sunday Edition of the New York Times”

Just one day after a story by Eric Lichtblau and James Risen exposed yet another secret program used to track terrorism worldwide, the NY Times […]




500 Scoop Dessert "Not Really A Sundae", Say Dems

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Toppings, Nuts, Sprinkles Insufficient To Bolster Pre-War Claims “No vanilla– no sundae,” say Dems. “And French Vanilla, Russian Vanilla and Chinese Vanilla don’t count.”

Release of a formerly classified document detailing the assembly of an enormous dessert in Iraq containing 500 scoops of ice cream was met with mostly disinterest on Wednesday, when Pennsylvania Senator Rick […]




5 Dead As “Eco-Friendly” Engine Explodes

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

Powered by Aborted Babies and Good Intentions The last fateful moments before the explosion

A new “eco-friendly” engine exploded today, when the second stage of its hybrid design was activated. The engine was being shown to a group of liberal activists outside of UC Berkeley in a global warming awareness event sponsored by Al Gore, promoting his […]