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 December, 2006



Weekend Open Trackbacks: 9:43 AM Pacific Time Edition

Saturday, December 30th, 2006

Yes, that’s right, I’ve posted this edition of Weekend Open Trackbacks at exactly 9:43 AM Pacific Time.

This may just be the most exciting moment of my life.

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Please link back to this post.

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Making A Break For It

Friday, December 29th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Friday Night

I don’t know how I am still alive, but I must get out of this cave of horrors.

The bears have been mauling me for hours on end, each one taking turns biting and slashing my face or groin while the other ones hold me down. They have also been tending to […]




Separated

Friday, December 29th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Friday Afternoon

Fritz & Deiter, ever-malicious, treacherous, malignant cancer on the Imperial Pride. The fools have once again conspired through their buffoonery to ruin my vacation.

For three days I have been forced to listen to their catty remarks and exaggerated complaints about the great weight of the Imperial sound system that they were […]




Please Help Me

Thursday, December 28th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Thursday Afternoon

I’m so sorry if I misspell a few words, but my right hand has had most of the muscle tissue torn off of it.

I could make a run for it, if only the tendons in my legs weren’t completely severed.

I am in a great deal of pain right now. The bears […]




An Inconvenient Bear Attack

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Wednesday Night

Only the barest remnants of my entourage remained as we finally broke camp long after nightfall. We did so with a greater understanding of the harsh dangers of the forest world.

The bears I encountered in these mountains are quite different than the ones I am accustomed to. While in the […]




Disaster!

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Wednesday Morning

Forgive me if my words seem weak, but the pain is nearly unbearable.

We appear to be at the bottom of a ravine of some sort. I suspect that most of my Imperial entourage is dead. But still fair fortune has smiled upon me in some small way: the Imperial […]




BETRAYAL!

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Tuesday Night

It was to be the single greatest moment in the history of blogging. But because of the pitiable imaginations of small minds, I have been forced to pull the plug.

To think that such frivolous postings could have seen the front page of Point Five!

I can’t believe what a mess this […]




1000th Blog [Updated]

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Tuesday Afternoon

Hey everybody, I’m John.

I’m putting this post up to commemorate the 1000th blog I’ve become a contributor to.

Now, I may not exactly be on “vacation” with the Emperor, but whenever there is a new technology at the forefront of blogging, I can’t help taking a shot at it.

But sadly the Emperor […]




Financing Adventure [Updated]

Monday, December 25th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Monday Night

Hello, readers. I’m Hans Von Strupel, Imperial Finance Minister. To save on costs, I’ve worked out a schedule to share this laptop with Klaus Ziegler, the Imperial Justice Minister.

It will be my pleasure to blog about the fascinating world of accounting and financial planning that goes on behind the […]




Ver Pictures!!! [Updated]

Monday, December 25th, 2006

The Adventure Begins Here

Monday Afternoon

Fritz was thinking he is positively gorgeous!!!

Hello, everyvun!!! It is we, Fritz & Deiter!!!

Ve are the vuns who carrying the large speakers for the Evil Emperor, so dat he can be hearing his beloved Wagner at all times.

We are so thanking our Emperor to be finally posting the words on Point […]