There were 121 spoof news stories published in October 2004. A selection of the most popular stories is shown here. You can use the calendar on the right hand side to get news stories from a day in this month.
Michael Moore and Vin Diesel sign up for ‘Da Vinci Code' movie
Film-maker Michael Moore, renowned for his documentary work on Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11, has agreed to turn his style and skill to the forthcoming movie of the international bestseller ‘The Da Vinci Code'.
Read full storyAdam Sandler Found Lost at Sea, Teen Declared "Savior"
Well, will these celebrities ever be careful traveling like this?? Writers and interviewers here at The Spoof have heard that comedian actor Adam Sandler, usually always laughing and cracking hilarious jokes, surprisingly was found sobbing in...
Read full storyTexas Bus Conductor Repeatedly Survives Electric Chair
John Charles, a Dallas bus conductor has survived the electric chair several times. His is a remarkable story which is told by Scott Mendes the reporter who covered it for Reuters.
Read full storyRachel McAdams; Mean girl on and off screen
Rachel McAdams may of only just hit the hollywood scene, but she's already causing a stir. The 28-year old Mean Girls and The Notebook star has been described as "very fussy and suitable for the mean girls movie." By her
Read full storyBoeing and Airbus "Mate" Aircraft
Everett, Washington - Engineers from Airbus and the Boeing Co. have joined forces to mate two of their aircraft and create an entirely new plane. The Boeing Co. is hoping that a 727-800 can be joined with an Airbus 30S to produce an offspring plane...
Read full storyWarp Drive - A Reality
Professor David Allen Batchelor of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center announced today a major step forward in vehicle propulsion.
Read full storyLenin's ‘Utopia' Founded on America
Documents released under Russia's 80-year freedom of information laws reveal that the Bolshevik leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin modelled his communist blueprint on… America.
Read full storyMichael Moore Attacked by Suicide Bomber
Crawford, TX - Famed movie producer Michael Moore (Fahrenheit 9/11, Bowling for Columbine) was the target of a suicide bomber's attack while shoooting footage for his next documentary style short film, "Cold Dead Hands, Bush and the NRA"...
Read full storyMicrosoft patents the 'patent'
The owners of all patents ever issued have each been served with a court order today, informing them that they face legal action unless they agree to compensate Microsoft, who claim to have patented the 'patent' in 1620.
Read full storyJohn Edwards/ Dick Cheney Debate: Audience Awards Edwards 82.5 Million for Pain and Suffering
Vice Presidential candidate Senator John Edwards met Republican Vice President Dick (Dick) Cheney in the only Vice Presidential debate of this election cycle. After watching Senator Edwards being forced to listen to Dick (Dick) Cheney for ninety min...
Read full storyJohn Kerry Holds Slim Lead over George W. Bush in 49 States
The latest polls show that John F. Kerry holds a teeny weenie, slight, barely measurable, 95.5% to 3.2% lead over George W. Bush.
Read full storyScott Peterson: Fertilizer Salesman Of The Year
People attending Scott Peterson's trial on Monday are in for a big surprise. Instead of the defense opening their case, proceedings will be delayed for an hour, as Scott Peterson is named as the AFA Fertilizer salesmen of the Year 2003.
Read full storyOsama Worried He Might Be Turning Gay
Terrorist mastermind and Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden said yesterday that he is worried he might be turning gay. Speaking on satellite phone from an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, Mr. Bin Laden said, "There were signs all the time but I...
Read full storyJohn Kerry Attempts Michael Jackson Nose Imitation Surgery
Democratic Presidential Candidate John Forbes Kerry has reportedly decided to alter his appearance before the November Presidential Elections in an effort to win over undecided voters.
Read full storyDonald Rumsfeld Admits to Emoticon Addiction
Washington - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has been put on "administrative leave" after admitting to an addiction to emoticons earlier in the week.
Read full storyBush Burns Ear -- Pebble or Prompter at Fault?
President Bush suffered second-degree burns to the inner ear yesterday, prior to a rehearsal for his upcoming debate with Senator Kerry, the Democratic challenger in next month's Presidential elections and immediately sparked a controversy as to...
Read full storyJohn Edwards Bears All in November Playgirl
- Los Angeles, CA Revealing their October Surprise, the Kerry-Edwards campaign announced yesterday that John Edwards will be featured in the...
Read full storyElection result 'predicted' by Windows 95
Santa Clara, California, Friday (Rooters) In a bizarre twist of politics meeting technology, a California programmer claims to have discovered a hidden political message in an operating system once distributed by Microsoft Corporation [MSFT] o...
Read full storyNetherlands Reclaims NY's Holland Tunnel, Will Legalize Marijuana, Prostitution
New York, NY - The tiny progressive European country, the Netherlands claimed imminent domain yesterday over New York's famous Holland Tunnel. It plans to raise badly-needed tax dollars by legalizing and taxing the sale of marijuana and prostitut...
Read full storyMartha Stewart Keeping Prison Diary
Alderson, West Virginia --- As a means of assuring my loyal family and friends of my well-being, I have decided to chronicle my day-to-day experiences here at Alderson. Warden Olivia Clayton, already a dear friend, has agreed to release my thoughts...
Read full storyEngland Soccer Star John Terry In US Hate Mail Outrage
Chelsea and England soccer defender, John Terry, told today of an anonymous hate-mail campaign apparently designed to affect his performances. "For the last several months I have been receiving poorly hand-written messages accusing me of all sorts of...
Read full storyGeorge W. Bush - Ominous Threat at Final Debate
Critics are shocked as only minutes away from the closure of tonight's final debate former oil insurance ombudsman and campy cheerleader George W. Bush stared directly in to the camera and declared. "Vote for me - we wouldn't want an...
Read full storyBush and MSNBC accuse Private Lynndie England's embryo
The Iraqi interim government has warned the United States and international nuclear inspectors that nearly 380 tons of powerful conventional explosives - used to demolish buildings, produce missile warheads and detonate nuclear weapons - are missing...
Read full storyBush Declares War on The Shire; Hobbits Unfazed
President George W. Bush has declared war on the Shire, claiming that US intelligence has reported that Hobbits possess weapons of mass destruction.
Read full storyZogby Poll Admits: We Were Trying To Let Bush Down Easy
In a press release today Rebecca (Beckaroo) Wittman, Vice President, Managing Editor of Zogby International admitted to manipulating the numbers on certain Zogby presidential polls. Wittman said that full disclosure would be forthcoming and that the...
Read full storyGeorge W. Bush Touts His No Child Left Behind Education Reforms
George W. Bush, in an attempt to shift focus away from the newly released Weapons of Mass Destruction Report and unable to say anything good about the economy, jobs creation or oil prices, has begun talking on the campaign trail about his No Child Le...
Read full storyTom DeLay Accused of Unethical Behavior: What a Shock
Republican House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, rebuked by a House Ethics Committee at the end of September for pressuring a fellow member of the House of Representatives to switch his vote on a health care bill, may soon face more serious charges if the...
Read full storySaddam Hussein Trades Trigger Finger For Green Thumb
Somewhere in Iraq- It appears that deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein doesn't just have skills as a tyrannical dictator. The former threat...
Read full storyVatican: Pointy Hats are Out
Rome, Italy - Today officials in Vatican City announced that the Roman Catholic Church will no longer require its bishops of the world to wear pointy hats. The announcement comes on the heels of an incident involving the Archbishop of Los Angeles...
Read full storyRace to Elect Computerized Politicians Accelerates
BERKELEY, CA. A project that began in right-wing think tanks, namely the training and deployment of Hollywood actors as canditates for political office, has upped the ante. Unintrusive devices that constrain and suggest the neural domains accessed...
Read full storyVoting Machine Glitch Gives Presidency to Al Sharpton
Boca Raton, FL - In the worst case scenario of worst case scenarios voting machines across the country have returned preliminary results declaring that the next President of the United States will be Rev. Al Sharpton.
Read full storyGeorge W. Bush Calls Pat Robertson a Dirty Liar
The Reverend Pat Robertson, in a CNN interview earlier this week said he warned President George W. Bush that there would be heavy casualties in any war with Iraq but his warning was dismissed by Mr. Bush who assured the 700 Club's founder that he wa...
Read full storyGOP "Don't Get Out The Vote" Campaign In Full Swing
Cleveland, Ohio: The Republican Party announced that its "Don't Get Out The Vote" campaign is being met with widespread success in key battleground states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida.
Read full storyCheney refrains from ridiculing Edwards during vice presidential debate
CLEVELAND, OHIO - Political fervor reigned at Case Western Reserve University on Tuesday night when Vice President Dick Cheney flatly refused to be Pokey.
Read full story400 Tons of Extras in Deluxe Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD
A special collector's edition of the Michael Moore classic movie Fahrenheit 9/11 goes on sale this week aimed at the lucrative Christmas market.
Read full storyLatest Polls: Election Hinges on Single Undecided Voter
After weeks of differing and fluctuating back and forth, the state-by-state polls for the presidential race now agree that the race will once again come down to Florida, and that the Sunshine State itself comes down to one undecided voter. 68-year o...
Read full storyGeorge W. Bush Sentenced to Life Imprisonment
No Possibility of Parole The Hague, December 11, 2008 The disgraced former President of the United States was convicted today for mu...
Read full storyBA's Pretzel surcharge to increase
British Airways is raising its pretzel surcharge as a result of the continuing surge in the price of salt. The airline said its long haul surcharge on all UK bookings will rise from £6 ($10.75) to £10 per one-way flight for all flights fro...
Read full storyA how-to guide on how to properly meet a celebrity
Because most people aren't sure what to do when they meet a big time celebrity like Tom Cruise, I decided to write a little guide about how to prepare for such a meeting. It won't be easy but with enough time and work, you will see the fruits of your labor. And while I'll be using Tom Cruise as an example, everything said here should be applied to the celebrity of your choosing.
Read full storyPresidential Election Decided by Fox Reality Special
Washington, DC- In hopes of more interest in the oncoming election, George W. Bush announced Sunday that both he and John Kerry would be appearing in a surprise live reality special on Fox.
Read full storyBush retires from race -- announces intention to become King of Hawai'i
Crawford, TX: Tuesday (Rooters) In a shock announcement today, Republican Presidential contender George W. Bush announced his withdrawal from the election, leaving the Presidency effectively to John Kerry, the Democratic candidate. A Bush camp...
Read full storyEarth saved - for now!
A little-known potato-shaped object about 3 miles long caused a stir on the world-wide web last week when 7-year old amateur astonomer Ian Peace posted on his blog that "a horrendous asteroid was hurtling towards Earth at 14 thousand miles per h...
Read full storyCoin-toss coin controversy clouds debates
Washington - A major row has erupted between the Bush and Kerry campaigns over what coin denomination to use in the coin toss to determine which candidate will field the first question in the second and third presidential debates.
Read full storyDonald Rumsfeld Explains All and Nothing
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, in an apparent effort to confuse America's enemies and allies abroad, not to mention Americans at home, has reversed himself yet again.
Read full storyCoalition Ground Forces Mop Up Sponsorship
The governments on both sides of the Atlantic have reached agreement over a new solution to offset the spiralling costs of the conflict in Iraq - sponsorship.
Read full storyLondon Grand Prix 2005
With the demise of the Silverstone Grand Prix and the fear that Britain was losing it's Formula 1 race, we are thrilled to be able to cross to Sky's correspondent John James for a report on today's inaugeral London Grand Prix.
Read full storyBush's Battle Of The Bulge
A boxy bulge at the back of the suit coat of President George W. Bush, during the first debate with Senator John Kerry, has led to widespread speculation that he was wired to receive help with his answers. Sources close to the administration have now...
Read full storyKerry makes points, Bush makes faces
Is the water cooler half empty or half full?...
Read full storyBin Laden Sets New Rules Of Engagement
The furor created by America's request for British troops to be relocated to hot spots in Iraq, under US command, has resulted in Osama bin Laden changing his rules of engagement. British members of parliament are alarmed that the Americans are f...
Read full storyFlorida Solves Ballot Problem, Will Go with Show of Hands
Tallahassee, FL - The Florida Department of Elections released the recommendations of its Voting Methods Commission today. This year's Flor...
Read full storyBush announces gay tax-exempt status in return for gay marriage ban
WASHINGTON - President Bush announced yesterday that he would not support gay marriage, but that he had signed a bill exempting all gays and lesbians from all future income taxes and Social Security payments. This bill will become law only if...
Read full storyBush to use grandmother's corpse for final campaign push
George W Bush is seeking to boost his chances of winning the US Presidential election - by exhuming the body of his dead grandmother Barbara to help with the final campaign push.
Read full storyCSI - Michael Moore Declared A Crime Scene
Michael Moore the renowned film director, polemicist (bullsh*t artist) and political analysis (they're studying him) has gone on the campaign trail, in support of Senator John Kerry. Kerry of course, is the Democratic nominee for president and Am...
Read full story'The End is Nigh' say Rumpologists
George W Bush was always going to narrowly win a second term in office - that was the message in the President's posterior.
Read full storyClear, concise speaking and facts shouldn't cloud next debate
(Columbus, Ohio) - President Bush today told a group of supporters at a bus stop rally in Ohio, a key state in the upcoming presidential election, that he wasn't going to allow his challenger's superior command of the English language and the facts h...
Read full storyDam Sad, Shrub, and the Neighborhood
Dam Sad, alias Whoosane, returned home. He’s the same guy who killed and injured several neighbors a few years ago in an insane fit of rage. The D.A. at the time, Pappy Shrub, arrested Dam Sad. But Pappy cut a deal because Whoosane threatened to expose some shady business transactions with Pappy and his buddies. Under the plea bargain agreement, Whoosane could live at home, but under close...
Read full storyJames Bond Auditions Footballers
James Bond's next adventure has been delayed by the search for an actor to play Bond. In light of the difficulties in casting 007, the Producers recently decided to have a look at English footballers. Auditions were held in London and casting dir...
Read full storySaddam to Wed
Former despot and dictator Saddam Hussein announced today that he is planning to Wed his prison Cellmate and fellow embezzler Martha Stewart. No date has yet been announced but it is expected that a spring wedding is favoured by the couple.
Read full storyHarry's Eton, Cheatin' Art?
Guffaws have echoed across England's fair land at the very thought that Prince Harry cheated in an exam.
Read full storyGeorge W. Bush Gets The Flu: Blames John Kerry, Terrorists and his Mom
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan has confirmed that President George W. Bush has come down with the flu and is blaming John Kerry, International Terrorists and perhaps most surprisingly, his mother Barbara Bush for his illness.
Read full storyReport Claims CIA Was Wrong on Saddam Being President
With their prewar intelligence already proven wrong regarding Iraq's nuclear program, its chemical and biological weapons programs, meaningful links with Al Qaeda, the prospects for a post-invasion insurgency, the mean temperature in July, the si...
Read full storySchilling Wins With Sutured Ankle; Boston To Pitch Exhumed Corpse For Game 3
The Boston Red Sox, emboldened by their Game 2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on the pitching of injured right-hander Curt Schilling, have decided that they will pitch the exhumed body of Oliver Coranth (1912-1987) as their Game 3 starter.
Read full storyContinental drift confirmed by EC
An unknown private secretary to the European Commission has leaked details of a hitherto secret study being conducted by the EC Landmass Reassignment Group (ECLRAG) in which it has been confirmed that continental drift - the movement of whole countries or indeed continents which "float" on a sea of molten magma - is continuing apace. The study reflects on the sudden disappearance of Wa...
Read full storyCheney Withdraws from Race: Endorses Kerry
Vice President Dick (Dick) Cheney has withdrawn as George W. Bush's running mate in the Presidential Race, citing the President's and his differing views on Gay Marriage and the fact that Mr. Bush is "really quite the little weenie."...
Read full storyBush reads to schoolchildren, asked not to return
Crawford, Texas - George W. Bush, when not in Washington, DC, is a volunteer at a local elementary school, in his hometown of Crawford, Texas, reading picture books on science, to young children. But there are some problems.
Read full storyProbe into U.S. Senate reveals secret "Fight Club"
Washington - The first rule of Senate Fight Club is that you do not talk about Senate Fight Club. That was until now. After a report detailing the ultra secret pact between the 100 U.S. Senators was released on Thursday, it seems everyone is t...
Read full storyMade-up Things are Real, New Study Shows
ZARAGOZA, SPAIN. Researchers at the Istituto di Patafisica Clandestino have made an exciting, though insignificant discovery that imaginary objects, dreamt-up dreams, ruminations, hallucinations, metaphors, abstractions and delusions are actually r...
Read full storyPresident Bush Rallies Youth of America
Strongly Defends Record: "I'm Surrounded by Fools and Incompetence!"...
Read full storyBlair, Bush and Radcliffe listed in new dictionary
While you might expect the names Bush, Blair and Radcliffe to appear together in a ‘who's who' of 20th century greats, the names have cropped up together somewhere else - Europe's best-selling contemporary English dictionary.
Read full storyAnsari Y Prize announced
The creators of the recently won Ansari X Prize have announced a new challenge for pioneering aviators. The Newly announced Ansari Y Prize offers a reward or $15,000,000 to the first team to lose Richard Branson in deep space. The contest is expec...
Read full storyKerry Revelations Pour In As Election Nears
Revelations concerning Democratic presidential nominee, Senator John Kerry, are starting to pour in as the elections draw near. In Idaho scientists confirm that the Kerry family are descended from CHINpanzees and not apes that learned to walk erect.
Read full storyThatcher in the Frame
When a state-of-the-art fishing trawler sank to the bottom of the Irish Sea on 18 February 1992, it took with it the lives of 26 crewmen, a cat, a parrot called Maurice and a mystery that has still to be unravelled 12 years on.
Read full storyChicago Times dumps "Dear Abby"
Chicago, Illinois - After decades in print, the Chicago Times has dropped the advice column "Dear Abby" for the new and often very funny, "Dear Mr. Wise Guy." The column is written by "the unknown guy" as they call him and reads as follows:...
Read full storyBeckham : "I'm Not Thick".
A spokesman for Real Madrid and England superstar David Beckham, has denied insinuations that the player is thick. "David is doing a number of after-hours courses at a Spanish college and we are hoping that if he passes them, that we will be abl...
Read full storyGod Wins Out After Final TV Debate
After the triple head-to-head debates between US President George W Bush and his Democrat rival John Kerry, there was only one clear winner… God.
Read full storyNew Faith-Based Tax Initiative - White House plan
Tampa, Florida - Wednesday Speaking before a randomly-selected audience of uncommitted multi-millionaires at a campaign rally in Florida, President Bush yesterday unveiled his plan to scrap all compulsory federal income taxes for certain secti...
Read full storyIllinois Tibia Bandit Strikes in Maine
Battle Creek, Maine - Citizens of the small city of Battle Creek wrote to us to complain after a local milk carton distributor placed pictures of several missing legs on their milk cartons, with the question, "Have you seen us?" Milk company offici...
Read full storyWisconsin Woman's obituary endorses Kerry
MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin newspaper's obituary for Jan Buffet includes a brief remembrance of her life, including how she was upset and offended by President Bush's policies. The obituary then asks people in the swing state to honor her wishes...
Read full storyMount Saint Helens lets it out
Friday October 1, 2004 Mount Saint Helens had a so called "eruption." But was it really? According to Dr. Vulcansniger, a Vulcan Practologist, it is not so. "When they called me in to give my hypothesis, I decided to take a closer...
Read full storyUndecided Voters Rapidly Shrinking
Pollsters have been forced to take a second look at recent data showing a decline in the number of likely voters. It is now known that many undecided voters in key swing states are suffering from an extreme form of dwarfism. The finding explains re...
Read full storyCherie Blair's Closing Argument
Cherie Blair's closing argument in a shoplifting matter down the Old Bailey yesterday, is set out below. His Lordship Norman Marr presiding, Adam Hill QC prosecuting.
Read full storyPresident Cancels Debates
After the president's disastrous performance in the first debate, and recognizing Senator Kerry's jump in the polls, actually his leap, catapult, cannon shot, rocket after burn, volcanic blow, all of the above, the White House announced the P...
Read full storyKarzai Elected President Of The United States: Bush Wins Afghanistan
In a bizarre twist, Afghanistan Interim President Hamid Karzai has been elected President of the United States. The news is all the more stunning because the American Elections were not scheduled to take place until November 2, nearly two weeks from...
Read full storyNew support from unexpected quarter for Bush-Cheney ticket
Kabul, Tuesday - Support for a second term for George W. Bush as President of the United States of America has come from a small settlement about 80 km (50 miles) north west of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
Read full storyCheney Plotted To Take Over Government - New Accusations
Now in a "secure, undisclosed location", a former aide to Vice President Cheney disclosed a shocking plot to take over the Presidency of the United States of America.
Read full storyBush Props Up Social Security, Sells Idaho
Boise, ID - In an unprecedented move, the President announced today that he will sell the state of Idaho in order to maintain a financially solvent Social Security. The Sultan of Brunei has signed an Intent to Buy agreement with the US that excha...
Read full storyBare Faced Billy
Former funnyman turned royal-rubbing sycophant, Billy Connolly, has outraged the parasite community following a recent foul-mouthed outburst in which he compared them to tabloid journalists.
Read full storyMurphy’s Law and Olive Branches and Wednesday The 13th
Whatever can go wrong, shall go wrong! Israeli’s are leery of those freedom fighters who offer plastic olive branches. Certain people in Arrow Phat’s school of thought wonder if those people with freedom fighter’s guns in their pockets also have ammunition hidden in their plastic olive branches.
Read full storyCheney to Pack "Serious Heat" for Debate with Edwards
Vice President will be armed with knife, handguns, possibly assault rifle, "just in case"...
Read full storySuper Mourn
The entertainment industry was today reeling following the tragic death of Somewhere In Time actor Christopher Reeve.
Read full storySecret Documents Confirm that Bush-Cheney Administration Will Create Two Americas
Washington, DC--Secret documents unearthed from inside one of George Bush's cowboy boots confirm that if re-elected, the Bush-Cheney Administration will create two de facto Americas within the United States of America.
Read full storyItching for Change
According to a manifesto document leaked today, President Bush has already established his agenda for a second term in office.
Read full storyBush bagged a movie role!!
Win or Lose, Presidential candidate Bush is going to get some pie somewhere, one way or the other. He has been offered a role in a big budgeted movie. According to our correspondents, he will take the role if he don't make it to the Presidential...
Read full storyParaguay Joins Iraqi Coalition, Launches PR Blitz
Washington, DC - Today the country of Paraguay announced its support for and participation in the US-led international coalition in Iraq. Plus, in an effort to boost its international popularity, the land-locked South American country has launche...
Read full storyMichael Moore In Concert
American polemicist Michael Moore enthralled his large following, members of Fatties Anonymous, with a superb performance at London's Royal Albert Hall. He entered to a standing ovation, either that or his weight pushed the stage down and til...
Read full storyGinger Love-God Fathers Brit's Baby
BILLIE Piper has fled to an underground bunker in northern Tibet to escape revelations that her estranged hubby, Chris Evans, is the father of Britney Spear's first child.
Read full storyCBS Publishes Yet Another Bogus Document
NEW YORK -- For CBS News president Andrew Heyward, the past few hours have been all too familiar. No sooner had he walked off the elevator after his lunch, he was bombarded by a group of junior executives informing him of the organization publishing...
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