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Secret Service Foils Colombian Prostitution Price Gouging Scheme

Editors, The Skunk — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:51:42 +0000

President Obama thanked the members of the Secret Service Wednesday for bringing an end to a Colombian prostitution price gouging scheme.

North Korea’s ‘Satellites at Bottom of Sea’ Program a Success

Editors, The Skunk — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 19:29:26 +0000

North Korea successfully launched another multi-million dollar piece of electronic crap to the floor of the Atlantic Ocean Friday.

‘Occupy Earth’ Movement Baffles Authorities

Editors, The Skunk — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:59:09 +0000

LOS ANGELES -- From Oakland to Paris, law enforcement agencies around the world are in a quandary figuring out how to deal with the new "Occupy Earth" movement.

Kadafi Dead; Gaddafi and Qaddafi Still at Large

Editors, The Skunk — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:37:01 +0000

Although Libyan rebels captured and killed dictator Moammar Kadafi, the U.S. government has issued a reminder that Muammer Qaddafi and Moammar Gaddafi are still at large.

Murdochs Make Offer to Acquire UK Parliament

Editors, The Skunk — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 06:30:56 +0000

Publishing tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his son James made an offer to purchase the British Parliament.

What are their plans?

North Korea Reports 500,000 Dissidents Killed by Freak Lightning Strike

Editors, The Skunk — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:56:30 +0000

North Korean officials claim that over half a million dissidents, protestors and human rights activists were recently killed by a lightning strike that hit the entire country.

Gingrich to Marry bin Laden Wife No. 7

Editors, The Skunk — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:06:30 +0000

Newt Gingrich has announced plans to marry the seventh wife of slain terrorist Osama bin Laden, 19-year-old Durriya Habou bin Laden.

Prince William and Kate to Honeymoon in Abbottabad

Editors, The Skunk — Tue, 10 May 2011 16:47:51 +0000

Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, have finally left for their honeymoon to the city of Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Japanese Blame Nuclear Disaster on Faulty Floor Mats

Editors, The Skunk — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:10:35 +0000

TOKYO (TheSkunk.org) -- A couple of improperly fitted floor mats from a 2009 Toyota Camry were cited as the cause of the partial meltdown of reactor cores at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.

Boehner Blames Japan Quake on Obama Tax Policy

Editors, The Skunk — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:01:49 +0000

WASHINGTON (TheSkunk.org) – Calling it another example of why he believes it is bad for the economy to raise taxes during a recession, Speaker John Boehner laid blame for the recent 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan at the failed policies of the Obama administration.

Befuddled Somali Pirates Abandon Attack on Disney Cruise Ship

Editors, The Skunk — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:32:39 +0000

PORT D'ANDRATX, Mallorca (TheSkunk.org) -- A group of Somali pirates retreated from their armed assault on the cruise ship “Disney Magic” Friday after being mocked and manhandled by its passengers.

‘Hosni’: Fastest Growing Name for U.S. Babies

Editors, The Skunk — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:30:15 +0000

Although Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak may soon be deposed and forced into exile by a populist uprising, his name will live on -- at least if parents in the United States have their say. Recent public awareness of the embattled dictator has resulted in thousands of American parents imparting their newborns with the name "Hosni."

Bachmann, Tea Party to Assist Egyptian Protesters

Editors, The Skunk — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:26:44 +0000

Representative Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) is leading a contingent of Tea Party activists on a trip to Cairo to offer their expertise to the hundreds of thousands of Egyptian citizens who have been rallying against their government for over a week.

Al-Qaeda’s Number Four Promoted to Number Three

Editors, The Skunk — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:11:29 +0000

ISLAMABAD -- After the United States announced the killing of Al Qaeda's "Number Three" leader, Mustafa Ahmed Muhammad Uthman Abu al-Yazid, the organization quickly named a successor.

Vatican Naval Forces Sink Shipload of Condoms

Editors, The Skunk — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:36:42 +0000

Pope Benedict ordered his heavily armed battleship, the SS Holy Ghost, to fire at the merchant ship, after learning that its cargo would prevent thousands of unwanted pregnancies and the spread of AIDS -- the deadly scurge God sent to Earth to force homosexuals into the clergy.

Haitians Eagerly Await Arrival of iPads

Editors, The Skunk — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:47:01 +0000

CUPERTINO, CA -- CEO Steve Jobs announced today that Apple will ship ten million iPads to Haiti to aid the disaster-stricken country.

Americans Turn to Haiti for Medical Care

Editors, The Skunk — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:51:27 +0000

To stay alive, Arlindi knew he would have to travel to the devastated third-world country.

Osama bin Laden Seeks New Cinematographer

Editors, The Skunk — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:38:17 +0000

CAVE SOMEWHERE -- Fresh off the release of his first promotional audio tape in over six months, terrorist Chief Osama Bin Laden is now shaking up his video production department.

GOP Opposes ‘Public Option’ for Haitians

Editors, The Skunk — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:49:24 +0000

WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers today strongly condemned President Obama’s use of government money to provide medical aid to Haitian earthquake victims.

Haiti to Replace Missionaries with Jews

Editors, The Skunk — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:24:13 +0000

Haitians are asking the world to stop sending missionaries to their devastated country, and send Jews instead.

Haitians Despondent over Simon Cowell Departure from ‘Idol’

Editors, The Skunk — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:25:53 +0000

“I can’t believe he's leaving us,” said Jean Leponte, who waded through the knee-high debris of his collapsed mud-and-stick hut, searching for his 14-year-old daughter and handmade Susan Boyle coffee mug. “The show will never be the same without his blunt brand of in-your-face honesty.”

Americans Flee to Guatemala to Escape Bleak Job Market

Editors, The Skunk — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:04:01 +0000

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 of a burro-driven wagon.

China Prohibits Anonymous Internet Posts

Editors, The Skunk — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:56:39 +0000

BEIJING -- China has passed a law prohibiting its citizens from using fictitious names when posting comments on Internet news sites and blogs, according to Communications Minster Cheng Ho.

Ahmadinejad Gets Key Endorsement from Himself

Editors, The Skunk — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:22:25 +0000

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad formally endorsed himself for a second term as president Monday in a ceremony that sought to quell discontent among Iranians, by declaring himself a worthy leader.

Termites Devour Dutch Shoe Factory; Fraud Suspected

Editors, The Skunk — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:48:18 +0000

NETHERLANDS -- An invasion of termites that completely devoured the inventory of the Clicken Cläcken Wooden Shoe Factory in Amsterdam is being investigated as a criminal act.

After Recount, Ahmadinejad Has 110% of Vote

Editors, The Skunk — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:39:23 +0000

TEHRAN -- After an exhaustive recount of the election results, the Iranian ruling clerics have determined that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won their country’s election by a far greater margin than previously indicated, winning 110 % of the vote.

Waterboarding Survival Classes Cancelled by Al-Qaeda

Editors, The Skunk — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:01:30 +0000

AFGHAN-PAKISTANI BORDER -- Al-Qaida anounced on Monday it will be terminating its Waterboarding Survival course, which has been offered to its members since 9/11.

Somali Pirates Based on Disney Movie, Ride

Editors, The Skunk — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:34:47 +0000

HORN OF AFRICA -- Referring to themselves as rascals, scoundrels, villains, and knaves, modern-day Somalian pirates have fashioned themselves after characters from Disney's "Pirates of the Carribbean."

Marine Life Protest North Korean Missile Attack

Editors, The Skunk — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:15:04 +0000

PACIFIC OCEAN -- An alliance of squid, eels, rays, deep sea bass and other marine animals voiced their opposition to North Korea's launch of a missile over the weekend that struck deep into their territory.

Tibetan Monk Accidentally Sets Himself on Fire

Editors, The Skunk — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:17:02 +0000

SHIGATSE, TIBET -– A Buddhist monk accidentally set himself on fire Friday, as an admiring group of followers cheered him on. The monk was cooking dinner when a defective burner on his gas stove malfunctioned, igniting the handmade Tibetan robe he was wearing. Engulfed in flames, he blazed out the door and onto the street, wildly [...]