Funny story: Davos demands recapitalisation over wine riot

Davos demands recapitalisation over wine riot

Representatives at this year's Davos conference are rioting, according to Twitter reports from the Swiss resort. A series of meetings have been placed at risk after delegates have taken to violence over bar bills. At a meeting dubbed Banking Af...

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Funny story: Colin Montgomerie To Become Fattest Europe Ryder Cup Captain

Colin Montgomerie To Become Fattest Europe Ryder Cup Captain

Colin Montgomerie, the portly 51-year-old Scot, has won the fight to become the European Ryder Cup captain for the championship to be staged in Wales in 2010, and will be the fattest man ever to do so. He is even fatter than Ian Woosnam! Monty,...

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Funny story: Entire US Economy Is A Giant Ponzi Scheme

Entire US Economy Is A Giant Ponzi Scheme

The judge in the Bernie Madoff trial has dismissed the case against the swindler who bilked clients in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme when his lawyers presented evidence that the entire US economy is based on the same scheme. "The whole schmiel is...

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Funny story: Obama confirmed for Glastonbury

Obama confirmed for Glastonbury

Michael Eavis, founder of the Glastonbury festival, has managed to pull off another amazing booking for the Glastonbury headliner as recently inagurated President Barack Obama was confirmed as playing the 2009 concert. A number of people had quest...

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Funny story: Lower League Footballer In Test Result Shocker

Lower League Footballer In Test Result Shocker

An anonymous professional footballer, currently playing in the lower leagues of the English divisions, has sent shock waves through the footballing world by passing the theory part of his driving test at the FIRST attempt. The young Einstein has...

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Funny story: McCain finally wins Presidency

McCain finally wins Presidency

John McCain, 92, the former Republican candidate for the Presidency, can finally refer to himself as "President McCain" from today. Whilst it may not be the President of the United States as he had hoped last year, he has today been elected Presid...

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Funny story: Everton FC new striker

Everton FC new striker

Everton Football Club tonight fielded one of the supporters following the team in the ground. This comes as a result of the injury crisis currently gripping the club's strikers. With Yakubu, Saha and Vaughan all on the sidelines, Manager David Mo...

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Funny story: Colin Powell Admits His Disdain For President G.W. Bush

Colin Powell Admits His Disdain For President G.W. Bush

HARLEM, New York - Colin Powell who served as secretary of state in the George W. Bush administration has revealed that he never really liked G.W. He stated that from their very first meeting, at an Arby's restaurant in Dallas, he resented the fac...

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Funny story: Woman With Perfect Breasts Refuses To Get Them Out For The Lads

Woman With Perfect Breasts Refuses To Get Them Out For The Lads

In a startling revelation today, Mr Jack Scrumptious told this reporter that his girlfriend had the most perfect pair of breasts in the world. "They're absolutely perfect," Mr Scrumptious told us. "They're firm, they're bouncy, they're pert and a...

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Funny story: Washingtonian: "I Think Something Big May Have Happened Last Weekend"

Washingtonian: "I Think Something Big May Have Happened Last Weekend"

Dave Hurley, 36, thinks something big may have happened last weekend. Hurley, who rents a small studio in Dupont Circle, noticed a massive swell of people from the 17th to the 20th. "It was so weird," he recounted. "I looked out my window on Tuesd...

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Funny story: Dick Cheney Still Appearing Around White House

Dick Cheney Still Appearing Around White House

President Barack Obama says he's getting a little tired of hearing his girls, Sasha and Malia, talk about "Uncle Cheney"! "My daughter Sasha told me last night that he had read them a story about "Uncle Cheney's Cabin". Although Obama has calle...

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Funny story: For Sale sign appears in the Gaza

For Sale sign appears in the Gaza

Estate agents Roquet & D'Iptherius today put up the Gaza Strip for sale, and a huge, dark green sign was put up on top of the ruins of a school, with the cleverly-worded phrase 'For Sale' written on it. The sign was soon shot down by an Israeli s...

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Funny story: TARP Fails! O'Bama Calls for "Lebensraun," Invades Mexico and Canada!

TARP Fails! O'Bama Calls for "Lebensraun," Invades Mexico and Canada!

From Somewhere in a Bunker/ Late Breaking War News - The US Supreme Commander in Chief, Gen. Barry O'Bama declared his economic policies a disaster after only 7 days, and instead launched 2 lightning military strikes to unify the country and provide...

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Funny story: Septic Finger Outbreak On Merseyside

Septic Finger Outbreak On Merseyside

NHS bosses today convened an extraordinary meeting following what can only be described as an epidemic of septic finger outbreaks on Merseyside. "The red half of Merseyside is bricking it," hospital administrator Wack McSoflaar told us. "Reds are...

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Funny story: Stealers Arrested in Tampa

Stealers Arrested in Tampa

TAMPA BAY, Fl. Tuesday - In a news conference, the Tampa Police Commissioner stated that "We have arrested several well known stealers as they tried to enter the city." "We believe they were planning a big job on Sunday," he said, "And we have a...

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Funny story: IMF Report Says UK 'Buggered'

IMF Report Says UK 'Buggered'

The International Monetary Fund today released its latest damning figures, with Britain showing as worst-placed to endure the global economic downturn. The startling report by the IMF states baldly that the UK economy will contract by 2.8% in 2009...

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Funny story: Sarah 'Barracuda' Palin link to new Mossad farce as 'massive' $600m London Stock Exchange fraud busted

Sarah 'Barracuda' Palin link to new Mossad farce as 'massive' $600m London Stock Exchange fraud busted

London - (Ponzi Scam Mess): Alaska Governor Sarah 'Barracuda' Palin has been fingered as the mystery cyber-clue to a 'massive' $600 million London Stock Exchange fraud. This connects her to Off-the-Wall-Street Ponzi scam artist Bernie Madoff and...

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Funny story: 200 million pound bail-out for shoe industry

200 million pound bail-out for shoe industry

An unusual early victim of the recession the shoe industry is falling fast into place behind retail and the car industry in the list of economic bail-out-ees. The industry is estimated to have made almost no profit in the past year and with shoe supe...

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Funny story: Hitler's vegetarianism reason for genicide; Wayne Rooney not Space Monkey!

Hitler's vegetarianism reason for genicide; Wayne Rooney not Space Monkey!

It has been discovered by scientists yesterday, after 40 years of research and £1,000,000,000,000 of taxpayer's money, that the reason for Adolf Hitler's genicide could have been attributed to the fact that he was vegetarian. Apparently, in 1925 (...

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Funny story: American home boss charged with 300,000 murders

American home boss charged with 300,000 murders

The co-manager of the United States of America, George H Bush, has been charged with murdering 300,000 Middle Eastern civilians that were in his care. Mr. Bush is accused of the deaths of this number of people, and his plea of 'only doing it in th...

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Funny story: Green Satellites

Green Satellites

Japan, Europe and America are all launching satellites with the express aim of watching Earth's atmosphere to keep an eye on greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. The first to go up was the Gosat satellite in Japan, launched this week...

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Funny story: Hull City And Millwall Fans To Protest Against 'Modern Game'

Hull City And Millwall Fans To Protest Against 'Modern Game'

After last weekend's scenes of terrifying mindless violence and seat-throwing at the FA Cup fourth round tie between Hull City and Millwall, 'men' associated with both clubs have this morning announced that they are to stage protests against the Mode...

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Funny story: Obama to tackle Bermuda Triangle problem

Obama to tackle Bermuda Triangle problem

President Barack Obama, USA president, announced today that a major issue of concern for this administration will be the Bermuda Triangle and its inexplicable effects on sections of the American economy. Providing evidence of increasing numbers o...

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Funny story: 1966 World Cup Final to be replayed

1966 World Cup Final to be replayed

In order to settle, once and for all, the dispute over England's controversial win in the 1966 World Cup final over Germany, the game is to be replayed. FIFA, the world football association, has got cheesed off with the constant bickering over Geo...

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Funny story: Six Seized in $600m Stock Scam

Six Seized in $600m Stock Scam

Spanish Police have arrested six men as part of an investigation into a $600m (£450m) fraud perpetrated against the London Stock Exchange. The international investigation, involving all European police forces and Interpol, has been ongoing since t...

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Funny story: Amy Winehouse 'much better' & eager to record

Amy Winehouse 'much better' & eager to record

Enjoying a well-earned 3-month recuperation in Tahiti, Amy Winehouse is gregarious and laughing again. The troubled songstress has had enough 'rehab', has turned her back on black and is now virtually tee-total; she looks contented holding the arm of...

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Funny story: Asda Offers Job Help to Bankers

Asda Offers Job Help to Bankers

Supermarket titan Asda has offered a lifeline to bankers left redundant as a result of the economic crisis, with the announcement of new employment opportunities. Asda said "we are delighted to be helping out bankers in their current straitened ti...

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Funny story: Hamas Accuses Israel of Bioterrorism

Hamas Accuses Israel of Bioterrorism

After weeks of massacre and mayhem followed by an uneasy truce, Hamas is threatening to initiate hostilities against Israel citing charges of bioterrorism. At a noontime Al-Jazeer news conference in Cannes, Shamu al-Kissamabutt, Hamas EMT, state...

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Funny story: Robinho DID NOT Go Back To Brazil To Avoid Arrest Over Serious Sexual Assault Charge

Robinho DID NOT Go Back To Brazil To Avoid Arrest Over Serious Sexual Assault Charge

Robinho, Manchester City's wantaway Brazilian striker, has said that his mysterious recent trip back to his home country was not triggered by an urgent need to avoid West Yorkshire police in relation to serious sexual assault charges. Robinho, rea...

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Funny story: New Security Fears for Children's Database

New Security Fears for Children's Database

An outcry has broken out over security of the latest Government database, which holds the records of 11 million children in the UK. The £224-million database, which stores the name, address, date of birth, parents details, GP and name of school fo...

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Funny story: Beckhams not in the news!

Beckhams not in the news!

One of Britain's best-loved "red-top" daily newspapers did not have a story about David "Posh" Beckham or his lovely wife Victoria "Goldenballs" Adams in the current edition. Said spokesman Rank Ordure, "Try as we might, we couldn't get a Beckham...

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Funny story: M-Theory Applied To Cats

M-Theory Applied To Cats

Netherlands - Just as lost socks and missing persons can be explained through the still-questionable M-Theory, scientists today have applied the same set of equations to the common house cat. Cats, it is well known, seem to multiply at a rate prop...

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Funny story: Bigfoot Steals the Proof

Bigfoot Steals the Proof

Sasquatch, also known by such names as Bigfoot and Yeti, was filmed on a Japanese tourist's camcorder today, near where a stream crosses the roadway somewhere in western Yellowstone National Park. "It was amazing! Totally Unreal!" The 25 year old...

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Funny story: RSVP For Doomsday Festivities

RSVP For Doomsday Festivities

Major promotional companies the world over have started the sale of tickets to Doomsday, officially designated as December 21st, 2012. Because more than 6 billion people are expected to attend the events, advance ticket purchases will insure that int...

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Funny story: Digital Switch Delayed For U.S.

Digital Switch Delayed For U.S.

Congress, finally realizing that a majority of Americans aren't techno-savvy, have delayed the switch from analog broadcasts to all digital broadcasts. The move, which would have required millions of Americans to learn how to read the instructions, w...

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Funny story: Latest U.S. Stimulus Plan Unveiled

Latest U.S. Stimulus Plan Unveiled

The United States government announced the outline of their newest stimulus plan today. The plan, which involves distributing $200 billion to random Americans by throwing small bills out of the cockpits of WWI era aircraft, is expected to begin some...

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Funny story: Criuse Terrified of Cyber-Bullies

Criuse Terrified of Cyber-Bullies

According to recent reports, TC will only travel in "bomb proof" vehicles because he is afraid of cyber-bullies. Just what part of "cyber" doesn't shorty understand? Sure they may send him thousands of hate mail messages a day and threaten his fam...

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Funny story: Oprah Thanks Blago

Oprah Thanks Blago

At a press conference today Oprah Winfrey thanked Rod Blagojevich for stating that he had thought of naming her to the vacated Senate seat in Illinois. She said that while she was "flattered," she could really not afford the pay cut that an appoi...

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Funny story: Crowd trouble at Hull: The Truth

Crowd trouble at Hull: The Truth

As builders move in to to rebuild the wrecked KC Stadium, The Spoof can exclusively reveal the real reason behind the disgraceful scenes of crowd violence which marred the weekend's FA cup tie and further sullied the battered reputation of the nation...

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Funny story: Doner Kebabs Are Good For You Says Dietician

Doner Kebabs Are Good For You Says Dietician

Following an announcement from the Department Of Health and Wellness that kebab shop punters may just as well swallow two glasses of used cooking oil as have a doner kebab, we were contacted by respected dietician Ali Bullo, who told us: "Is not t...

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Funny story: Robbie Fowler Arrested Again After 'Cocaine Found In Footballs' Story Churned Up Again By L'Equipe

Robbie Fowler Arrested Again After 'Cocaine Found In Footballs' Story Churned Up Again By L'Equipe

Cardiff City striker Robbie Fowler will not now miss the FA Cup fourth round replay against Arsenal after being mistakenly arrested when cocaine, with a potential value of up to £120,000, was thought to have been discovered inside a consignment of fo...

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