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Funny story: Saudi Arabia Off Sick Today

Saudi Arabia Off Sick Today

As international pressure and questions increasingly mount on Saudi Arabia regarding the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi, they have announced, through a third party, that everyone is sick today. Clown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to have "...

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Funny story: Pensioner surfaces ‘alive and well’ after being brutally murdered

Pensioner surfaces ‘alive and well’ after being brutally murdered

Residents of a sleepy Bognor street began last week mourning the violent death of a popular retired teacher. Bernard Stoat, 92, was discovered by his wife battered to death on their doorstep at 10.30 on Tuesday morning. The bloodstained weapon – a ha...

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Funny story: Journalist found dead in pool after Trump press conference

Journalist found dead in pool after Trump press conference

Following President Trump's extraordinary press conference this week, new measures are to be introduced at the White House to accommodate journalists. As in aircraft, they will be shown where the nearest exit doors are, prior to commencement. Oxygen...

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Funny story: General Election Red Herring: Piers Morgan Wins Alex Salmond Nationalism Award

General Election Red Herring: Piers Morgan Wins Alex Salmond Nationalism Award

Piers Morgan is not only one of the UK's most lovable and highly respected journalists; he has now been given an award from Alex Salmond for his sterling contributions to the Scottish Nationalist cause. Salmond groans: "Personally, when I say...

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Funny story: House Intelligence Chair to lead parade of tanks with drone escort as warning to criminal journalists

House Intelligence Chair to lead parade of tanks with drone escort as warning to criminal journalists

A representative for Representative Mike Rogers (R-MI) indicates new, dramatic action about to be taken by this congressman related to campaigning for defense of America. Mr. Rogers' latest idea is to lead a parade of 100 Abrams tanks through New...

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Funny story: We like Fracking and We like to Frack

We like Fracking and We like to Frack

Another day another punning newspaper headline about shale gas extraction. The industry has been a godsend for copywriters everywhere. Said one fleet street hack, "the great thing about Fracking is that it's possible to replace the word 'fuck', with...

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Funny story: 'The Spoof' Facing Backlash After Damning Leveson Report

'The Spoof' Facing Backlash After Damning Leveson Report

Earlier today Lord Leveson revealed the conclusion of his public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press. His report is particulary scathing when it comes to satirical website 'Thespoof.co.uk'. Describing the website...

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Funny story: Journalists Beaten Up? Does Them Good, Says Respected Reporter

Journalists Beaten Up? Does Them Good, Says Respected Reporter

A world-famous newspaper journalist wants to know what all the fuss is about when journalists are beaten up by autocratic regimes. His controversial views follow criticism of corporate authorities in Azerbaijan as it gears up to host the Eurovisio...

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Funny story: Spoof Writer Dashes Off Piece Of Nonsense In Fear Of The Number Of The Beast

Spoof Writer Dashes Off Piece Of Nonsense In Fear Of The Number Of The Beast

A local media magnate and contributor to satirical news web site TheSpoof has admitting writing a piece of complete tosh in order to avoid summoning Satan. Ellis Ian Fields, head of the global EIF News & Features organisation, filed the nonsen...

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Funny story: Journalist writes entire story from quotes found on twitter

Journalist writes entire story from quotes found on twitter

A journalist has caused controversy by writing an article entirely made up of quotes found on twitter and other Internet forums. The journalist, who cannot be named because it is not in the public interest, recently tweeted "Well that's another 40...

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Funny story: Tabloid journalists left depressed by Gary Speed suicide

Tabloid journalists left depressed by Gary Speed suicide

Tabloid journalists have been advised to seek help if they become depressed and experience feelings of worthlessness in the wake of the Gary Speed tragedy. Scores of hardened hacks are reported to have succumbed to stress and resorted to heavy dr...

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Funny story: BBC Issue a list of locations to avoid in news reports

BBC Issue a list of locations to avoid in news reports

The BBC have issued guidelines of place names to avoid in news reports due to an increasingly sensitive viewing public. "A few years ago," said Mark Thompson, Director General of the BBC, "We could say what we liked on the news, and nobody dared c...

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Funny story: Tabloid journalists under stress

Tabloid journalists under stress

Saturday was going to be an easy day in tabloid world. It's the first day of the school holiday, the weather is looking good and an early finish is on the cards. They had been working frantically over the past weeks on the Murdoch phone hacking scandal, secretly keeping back some juicy snippets for the front pages. Everything was going well, it was only twelve noon and the papers were all re...

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Funny story: SpyGames in doubt as applications fall

SpyGames in doubt as applications fall

The future of the World Spy Games is in doubt this week as it has been revealed that following the collapse of the News Of The World, both the number of competitors applications and the sponsorship for the championships has fallen dramatically. Us...

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Funny story: Politicians shocked as journalists do their job

Politicians shocked as journalists do their job

Britain is reeling after it emerged tabloid journalists have been doing their job properly for more than ten years. Politicians and media commentators are in a state of shock after it was revealed last week that reporters from national newspapers...

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Funny story: Shocking Treatment of Tabloid Journalists Continues

Shocking Treatment of Tabloid Journalists Continues

A surprising new report has revealed that violent crime against journalists is not rising quite as fast as you'd expect. In fact, bizarrely, some individuals are even going out of their way to help them. "It's true," sobbed Policeman Gary Badger,...

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Funny story: Journalists to defy super injunctions

Journalists to defy super injunctions

The recent spate of super injunction gagging orders are being defied, and several journalists have decided to ignore these bits of paper obtained from injunction-issuing Justice Sue Mai-Ass, who incidentally wears a very strange wig in court and exp...

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