Which president is which? In a major political gaffe Democratic Senator Harry Reid mixed up the identities of South African President Jacob Zuma and American President Barack Obama. The incident occurred at a plenary session of the United Nations, as...
Food giant KFC has entered into an acrimonious dispute with Johnson and Johnson over the name of a new dessert. KFC Corp, based out of Louisville, KY, has long been associated with the Kentucky name and believes that they should have unrestricted...
An ABC spokesperson has declared that Chaz Bono will not in fact be participating in Dancing with the Stars this season, and that he will be replaced by famed physicist Dr. Stephen Hawking. The decision represents a significant reversal that some...
In response to the recent wave of scandals regarding sexual abuse by priests, the Catholic church has decided to outsource the job. "It makes perfect sense", claims Monseignor Balfour of the Archdiocese of Rome. "Every time one of the priests gets...
Michele Bachmann has done it again. Hot on the heels of her claim that hurricane Irene was God's message to America, the controversial congresswoman has received a second revelation that the recent eruptions of Mt. Etna in Italy are a sign of God's w...
Fans of the 2008 World Cup will remember the stunning track record of Paul the Octopus, who predicted 8/8 World Cup final results by selecting mussels out of one of two boxes. Shortly after his predictive victory Paul was declared dead and his remain...
In a surprise move Michele Bachmann organized an intervention to try to "pray the Mormon out" of presidential candidate Mitt Romney. "God ordered me to do it", stated Bachmann. "He unexpectedly called me to watch an episode of South Park in my hot...
In an effort to streamline US Homeland Security efforts Secretary Janet Napolitano has asked immigrants to "get real names". The move follows a number of cases in which the same individual has appeared at different places bearing different names, or...
The oil producing facilities of Libya were unexpectedly saved by rats, which chewed through wiring attached to a "Doomsday Device", according to sources in Tripoli. The elaborate underground facility constructed and run by Col. Gadaffi included a...
Former president Bill Clinton was contacted by Chinese officials from the People's Academy of Science with an offer to provide a clone of himself for use as a replacement body. "The clone is an exact duplicate of Mr. Clinton, currently 28 years old a...
A Mexican hotel maid underwent successful surgery to restore her face three months after a brutal attack by the legendary Chupacabra. The 19 hour surgery involved complete reconstruction of facial bone and cartilage, as well as transplantation and gr...
The president of the United States wrote a Fatwah against the INS following the detention and threatened deportation of nine close personal relatives. The Obama clan's trouble with immigration authorities began with Zeituni Onyango, Obama's patern...
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and possible presidential hopeful, is said to be investing in a Smart Car in a bid to create a public profile for herself as an eco-friendly candidate. Palin's reputation on environmental issues has draw...
Representatives from the Libyan provisional government have announced that the next dictator of Libya will be selected using a competitive format modelled upon the American reality show "American Idol" The surprise decision is designed to build cl...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn apologized to the staff of the IMF in a visit to the institution on Monday and was greeted with warm applause. Strauss-Kahn, who was recently acquitted of sexual assault by a New York court, returned to France last Friday.
Dr. Marcus Bachmann, president and owner of Bachmann & Associates, has announced a new therapy for assisting men in "curing their homosexuality". Bachmann's controversial clinic has attracted attention for its claims to cure gay men by means o...
In a surprising turn of events President Barack Obama has issued a formal request to examine the birth certificate of real estate magnate Donald Trump. The question of Trump's paternity arose recently following the so-called "birther" debate surr...
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