It was announced today that a stressed out banker has thrown a sicky, at least until Christmas, and been placed in a medical facility in order to aid his recovery from fatigue and exhaustion. The banker, who in certain circles has been described as...
Washington--Republican James Sensenbrenner made his money the old fashion way, he crafted laws that lowered his taxes on the money he invested. "I had to craft legislation to lower my taxes, because how else was I going to make any money in Congr...
Washington, DC - The United States has begun talks of eliminating the dollar bill and replacing it with fish in the case that the dollar coin, of which there are millions sitting in vaults, will not take off because no one wants to be bothered with c...
The institutions and regulators of the global financial system today made an unprecedented joint announcement that will change the underlying basis of the global economy. These institutions and regulators, which include the International Monetary...
World financial markets have had a Global Warning, far worse than Global Warming as it affects the developed world much more than the less developed. Getting ready for a Double Dip in the English Channel George Osborne's scrimpy trunks slipped to...
Economist Samuel Snip has come up with the answer to the world's economic problems - print more money. 'The quantity will ease the situation and recessions will be a thing of the past' he claimed. 'Now when any country goes into deficit it can pri...
There has been a massive upturn in the world economy as Europe, Japan, China, India, the US, Russia and others who thought they were heading for a recession now are heading for a "BOOMING" time ahead. Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, UK and US fin...
The financial world is reeling at the announcement that the US of A is not quite as good at borrowing money as it was yesterday. This surprise news comes just days after the US decided that it could borrow even more money by raising its debt ceili...
In the face of global panic, stock market analysts today warned of further problems to come. "This is no doubt a serious situation," warned fiscal analyst Hernst Sprank, of Deutsch Bank Der Bolloks "for sure, there has been a 62.3% rise in the mea...
A very tight Scottish couple have won 161 million GBP on the Euromillions lottery and have promised not to alter their lifestyle. They are devoted scrooges and winning the millions will not change a thing. Scottish people are renowned for their ti...
It can't have escaped your notice that domestic fuel prices are about rise sharply. Don't despair, read our useful guide to saving energy and money. By following a few simple tips you could save enough money to buy a gallon of petrol. Believe it or not it's cheaper to buy second hand clothes at a local boot sale than it is to wash yours, even at low temperatures. The average washing machine...
The Prime Minister announced this morning that the bronze halfpenny coin is to be reintroduced into Britain's currency. It will become legal tender again - after a period of thirty years - from 1st January 2012. Though the halfpenny will be iden...
Flying ants eh? What do you do with them? Good question. On the face of it, flying ants are fucking useless. But are they? We sent Skoob Magazine's very own Martin Shuttlecock out to investigate. He unearthed the following facts down the pub: * The best way to deal with them, is to stamp on them, or hit the fuckers with a rolled up newspaper. *If there are literally millions of the bug...
Welcome to the first, and probably the last edition of Crap Tips and Money Saving Ideas - with Mickey Thomas. We are hoping to make this a regular feature in the Magazine Section of the Spoof.com, although it will probably never catch on. Any similarity between this and other tips and helpful hints columns in the TV Times, Viz Comic, or The Economist is purely coincidental. Honest! It is! Micke...
The worst kept secret pertaining to Chelsea's new manager has been divulged and Roman Abramovich has chosen a cautious path by appointing "A Special One Mark II" hoping he can knock Sir Alex off of his pedestal, stuff Barcelona and become the best cl...
Grapevine, TX - A laid-off Verizon employee, Stephen Hunter, 32, has begun charging his friends the pleasure of his company in order to make ends meet. He decided to try this the day after getting his walking papers. A salesman by trade, he figured...
There is no doubting the limitless ambition of a rejuvenated Manchester City, nor that of club owner Sheikh Mansour - but are City prepared to gamble £500 million in order to acquire Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid? And would he want to return...
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