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Category Archives: Humor
‘Then I Found Out He’s Coming Back’
‘It Burns Much Cleaner’
A Message From Your Friendly ECHELON/Total Awareness/Boundless Informant Surveillance System
“J.Q., you don’t know me but I know you. I am your friendly ECHELON/Total Awareness/Boundless Informant Surveillance System–actually, an automated response feature of the system. You may wonder why you are receiving this email, and you may attribute it to the email you sent an associate stating that the theater play you attended ‘bombed.’ Since enemies of America use code phrases rather than overt words like ‘bombed,’ that email was noted but not considered actionable. I’m not authorized to reveal what did attract my attention about your communications.”
http://charleshughsmith.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-message-from-your-friendly.html
Indignant Outrage
U.S. Flag Recalled After Causing 143 Million Deaths
“Millions of U.S. flag–related injuries and fatalities have been reported over a 230-year period in locations as far flung as Europe, Cuba, Korea, Gettysburg, PA, the Philippines, and Iraq. In addition, the company found that U.S. flag exports to Vietnam during the late 1960s and early 1970s resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths, a clear sign that there was something seriously wrong with its product. Despite fears about the flag’s safety—especially when improperly used or manipulated in ways not originally intended—sales continued unabated over the years, potentially putting billions of unsuspecting people in danger.”
http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-flag-recalled-after-causing-143-million-deaths,17248/
Facebook CIA Project: The Onion News Network [2011]
U.S. Seemingly Unaware Of Irony In Accusing Snowden Of Spying
“At a press conference to discuss the accusations, an N.S.A. spokesman surprised observers by announcing the spying charges against Mr. Snowden with a totally straight face. ‘These charges send a clear message,’ the spokesman said. ‘In the United States, you can’t spy on people.’ Seemingly not kidding, the spokesman went on: ‘The American people have the right to assume that their private documents will remain private and won’t be collected by someone in the government for his own purposes.’ ‘Only by bringing Mr. Snowden to justice can we safeguard the most precious of American rights: privacy,’ added the spokesman, apparently serious.”
U.S. Promises Smooth Transfer of Quagmire from Afghanistan to Syria
“Supporters of the United States’ twelve-year quagmire in Afghanistan cheered the news today that the U.S. would strive to achieve a seamless transfer of that quagmire to Syria, effective immediately. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sought to reassure those who were concerned that the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan signalled a wavering of the nation’s commitment to being mired in open-ended military muddles: ‘I am confident that we could be involved in Syria for many, many years before figuring out why we are there.'”