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Gun advocates assert right to kill things

Gun advocates assert right to kill things

By Editors, The Skunk • on March 3, 2010

SEATTLE – Gun advocates staged a rally at a Starbucks Wednesday, protesting the government’s ban on killing things. “It’s our Second Amendment right to kill anything we want, at a time and place of our choosing,” said

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Senator wants nation’s jobless to be his servants

Senator wants nation’s jobless to be his servants

By Editors, The Skunk • on March 2, 2010

WASHINGTON — After blocking passage of a jobless benefits bill, Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) announced today he will compensate the nation’s unemployed by offering them non-paid positions as his personal servants. “They should consider it an internship,”

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Toyota Camry sprouts wings, flies into 61st floor of Empire State Building

Toyota Camry sprouts wings, flies into 61st floor of Empire State Building

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 22, 2010

NEW YORK — A Toyota Camry sprouted wings and flew uncontrollably from a highway in Massachusetts into the 61st floor of the Empire State Building over the weekend. The driver, identified as Melvin Carlyle, was traveling

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Wal-Mart seeks to hire its first Jew

Wal-Mart seeks to hire its first Jew

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 11, 2010

BENTONVILLE, AR – Desiring to showcase its commitment to diversity, Wal-Mart is looking to hire a Jew in one of its 4200 stores nationwide. “We are reaching out to the Jewish community,” Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke told

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Congressman legalizes pot for himself

Congressman legalizes pot for himself

By Editors, The Skunk • on August 15, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Sal Dennison (D-OH) successfully inserted an amendment into a House bill, which would legalize marijuana for his own personal use. 24 CommentsRead this story »

Tell-all book claims ‘Onion’ articles made-up

Tell-all book claims ‘Onion’ articles made-up

By Editors, The Skunk • on September 18, 2009

NEW YORK — A book scheduled for release next week claims The Onion makes up all its stories just to get a laugh. In “Sautéed, Peeled and Fried,” former copy editor Dalton Pendleton contends that nothing in

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Palin accidentally burns her own book

Palin accidentally burns her own book

By Editors, The Skunk • on November 14, 2009

ANTWILLIE, TENN — Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin attended a book burning rally Friday, where she unwittingly participated in the incineration of hundreds of copies of her upcoming autobiography “Going Rogue.” Palin made the planned stop at the small Church of Righteous Indignation to join the congregation as it tossed over 18 tons of

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Americans flee to Guatemala to escape bleak job market

Americans flee to Guatemala to escape bleak job market

By Editors, The Skunk • on November 17, 2009

GUATEMALA CITY — John Wilson holds a PhD in physics and has worked in the aerospace industry for over thirty years. Today he is selling cheese-stuffed pupusas — a native Guatemalan delicacy — from the back

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World asks: Who the f*** are Jon and Kate?

World asks: Who the f*** are Jon and Kate?

By Editors, The Skunk • on November 18, 2009

Kate & Jon in happier times HOLLYWOOD, CA — Television personalities “Jon and Kate” are the most baffling celebrities in the history of the entertainment industry, according to a recent poll conducted by TheSkunk.org. Over

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Man gives right nut for a beer

Man gives right nut for a beer

By Editors, The Skunk • on November 27, 2009

GARDEN GROVE, CA – Lee Joseph Flanders told the clerk at the corner liquor store last Wednesday that he was so thirsty he would “give his right nut for a beer,” but when he reached for his wallet to purchase a 32-ounce

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Joe Biden crashes state dinner

Joe Biden crashes state dinner

By Editors, The Skunk • on November 30, 2009

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden exposed a breach in security last week when he showed up at a White House state dinner, uninvited. Vice President Biden poses with fellow party crashers. “We don’t know how

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God Hates Newt Gingrinch

God Hates Newt Gingrinch

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 2, 2009

NEW YORK — The Lord God disclosed today in an interview with Keith Olbermann that he “really, really” despises former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. “I know I’m supposed to love everybody,” noted

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Palin fans can’t read book

Palin fans can’t read book

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 8, 2009

FORKS BEND, KY – Some fans of Sarah Palin were disappointed with the former Alaska Governor’s best seller, “Going Rogue,” when they realized they were unable to decipher its contents. “Quite, frankly,

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Bank to offer free anal sex with checking

Bank to offer free anal sex with checking

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 7, 2009

NEW YORK – One of the nation’s top financial institutions is offering its customers free anal sex when they open a new account. “There’s a lot of talk these days among Americans about how their banks have

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Tiger Woods to endorse sperm bank

Tiger Woods to endorse sperm bank

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 10, 2009

DENVER — On the heels of Gatorade and other major companies terminating their sponsorship agreements with Tiger Woods, the Heritage Sperm Repository of Colorado Springs has announced a major endorsement deal with

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Deer caught in headlights, unable to move

Deer caught in headlights, unable to move

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 17, 2009

RUTLAND, Vt. — A white-tailed deer standing in the middle of the highway late last night didn’t realize the dazzling white lights beaming toward it from an oncoming pickup truck would be the last image

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Kucinich demands recount

Kucinich demands recount

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 21, 2009

LAKEWOOD, OHIO — Over a year has passed since the 2008 presidential election, and Dennis Kucinich

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Hollywood’s talent-challenged celebrate life of Brittany Murphy

Hollywood’s talent-challenged celebrate life of Brittany Murphy

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 21, 2009

HOLLYWOOD, Ca — Scores of unsuccessful actors, bad writers, producers of B-movies and Gary Coleman gathered today at the Hollywood Forever cemetery to celebrate the life of the late Brittany Murphy. “There has

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Cross tattooed on Clarence Thomas’ lower back violates separation of church and state, says Sotomayor

Cross tattooed on Clarence Thomas’ lower back violates separation of church and state, says Sotomayor

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 4, 2010

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a formal complaint about a cross tattooed on Clarence Thomas’s lower back — a form of body art known as a “Tramp Stamp” — calling it a violation of the First Amendment’s

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New TSA rule: No bombs in carry-on

New TSA rule: No bombs in carry-on

By Editors, The Skunk • on December 28, 2009

WASHINGTON — In light of the failed bombing attempt of a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdan to Detroit on Christmas Day, the Transportation Security Administration has added bombs to its list of items prohibited from all international and domestic air travel. The

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Demolition company hiring suicide bombers

Demolition company hiring suicide bombers

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 11, 2010

PLAINS, GA — Abelson Demolitions is looking for a few good suicide bombers. For the last half century, this world-renowned demolitions company has been using its cutting-edge technology to bring down skyscrapers and

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Haitians despondent over Simon Cowell departure from ‘Idol’

Haitians despondent over Simon Cowell departure from ‘Idol’

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 12, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Not even the shock of a 7.0 earthquake, which devastated this tiny island nation on Tuesday, could distract its inhabitants from the distraught that befell them following Simon Cowell’s announcement

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Haiti to replace missionaries with Jews

Haiti to replace missionaries with Jews

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 13, 2010

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitians are asking the world to stop sending missionaries to their devastated country, and send Jews instead. Thousands of Haitians crowded around the crumbling remains of the National Palace,

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GOP opposes ‘public option’ for Haitians

GOP opposes ‘public option’ for Haitians

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 15, 2010

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers today strongly condemned President Obama’s use of a government funded “public option” to provide medical aid to Haitian earthquake victims. “We don’t want the

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Airport screener finds digested tacos in man’s colon

Airport screener finds digested tacos in man’s colon

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 20, 2010

LOS ANGELES — An alert security screener at LAX yesterday discovered the digested remains of two crunchy tacos concealed inside a passenger’s colon as he was preparing to board a flight for San Francisco. “I noticed

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Voters disappointed in Brown’s lack of accomplishment in U.S. Senate

Voters disappointed in Brown’s lack of accomplishment in U.S. Senate

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 21, 2010

BOSTON — Ever since Scott Brown was elected on Tuesday to fill the Senate seat once held by Ted Kennedy, Massachusetts voters have expressed their overwhelming disappointment with his inability to acccomplish anything. “Senator

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Conan O’Brien offered 5-minute show on NBC

Conan O’Brien offered 5-minute show on NBC

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 22, 2010

BURBANK, CA — Conan O’Brien is being wooed back to NBC, this time with his very own five-minute show, to be aired nightly from 11:30 to 11:35 pm. Five Minutes with Conan is the brain child of NBC Universal President

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Compulsive masturbator banned from sperm bank

Compulsive masturbator banned from sperm bank

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 25, 2010

DENVER – An area man has been banned from making further donations to the Heritage Sperm Repository. According to records, Oliver Kertockum visited the clinic every day for the last three years. When he arrived last Friday, however, staffers refused to hand over the sterile collection cup, and instead demanded he seek professional help. “Sometimes

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Kellogg’s orders recall after child finds toy inside cereal

Kellogg’s orders recall after child finds toy inside cereal

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 26, 2010

BATTLE CREEK, MI — Kellogg’s has recalled two-million cases of Frosted Flakes after an eight-year-old child discovered a toy car hidden inside the cereal. Third grader Jenny Thompson was pouring herself a bowl

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Americans turn to Haiti for medical care

Americans turn to Haiti for medical care

By Editors, The Skunk • on January 30, 2010

PORT-AU-PRICE, Haiti — Scores of ailing Americans arrive in this impoverished country by the hour, seeking life-saving medical treatment — unavailable to them in the states — from the best doctors and nurses

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Toyota blames acceleration problem on faulty cup holders

Toyota blames acceleration problem on faulty cup holders

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 3, 2010

Driver at risk of peeing on himself. NAGOYA/DETROIT — Toyota announced today is has identified a defect in the design of its cup holders as the source of acceleration problems associated with its popular Corolla,

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Tea Party divided over brewed or steeped

Tea Party divided over brewed or steeped

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 5, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tempers rose and tea bags flew everywhere at the first national Tea Party conference, as attendees became embroiled in a bitter dipute over the specific type of beverage referred to in their their

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Vancouver extends Olympics three years

Vancouver extends Olympics three years

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 25, 2010

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Unwilling to part with an event that has brought global recognition to their city, Vancouver authorities have declared they will be extending the 2010 Winter Olympics for another three years. “Hosting the Olympics has been the best thing to ever happen to us,” according to Mayor Gregor Robertson. “From

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Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #6

Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #6

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 7, 2010

“The Academy of Sarah Palin Look-Alikes” « Previous Commercial

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Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #5

Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #5

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 7, 2010

“The Deviate Instructor” « Previous Commercial   Next Commercial »

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Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #4

Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #4

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 7, 2010

“Congressman Sal Dennison Campaign Spot” « Previous Commercial   Next Commercial »

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Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #3

Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #3

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 7, 2010

“The Hollywoodland School of Acting for the Camera” « Previous Commercial   Next Commercial »

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Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #2

Rejected Super Bowl Commercials 2010 | #2

By Editors, The Skunk • on February 7, 2010

“HexxonBobo” « Previous Commercial   Next Commercial »

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