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November 16, 2010 Braddon Mendelson

Let Them Eat Cake

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Let Them Eat Cake

What are all those “Occupy Wall Street” folks mad about, anyway?

November 5, 2010 Braddon Mendelson

Candidates Stimulate Economy with Ridiculously Expensive Campaign Spending

Politics
Candidates Stimulate Economy with Ridiculously Expensive Campaign Spending

The $4 billion spent on the various Senate, House and state campaigns in the 2010 midterm elections have helped jumpstart the flailing U.S. economy, according to a report issued today by the Department of Commerce.

June 15, 2010 Braddon Mendelson

Increase in Contract Killings Sign of Economic Recovery

Economy Skunk Classics
Increase in Contract Killings Sign of Economic Recovery

WASHINGTON (TheSkunk.org) — A new study conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce shows a connection between an increase in contract killings — so-called “murders for hire” — and the latest upward tick in the economy.

January 11, 2010June 6, 2015 Braddon Mendelson

Demolition Company Hiring Suicide Bombers

Business Skunk Classics
Demolition Company Hiring Suicide Bombers

For the last half century, this world-renowned demolitions company has been using its cutting-edge technology to bring down skyscrapers and other concrete and steel monuments to human achievement.

November 17, 2009June 6, 2015 Braddon Mendelson

Americans Flee to Guatemala to Escape Bleak Job Market

Economy International Skunk Classics
Americans Flee to Guatemala to Escape Bleak Job Market

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.

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October 24, 2009 Braddon Mendelson

Employment Up for Stupid People

Economy Skunk Classics Skunk Nation
Employment Up for Stupid People

Employment among imbeciles and morons rose 10% in the 2nd quarter of 2009, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Bureau of Statistics.

September 20, 2009July 18, 2015 Braddon Mendelson

Pie Donations Down at Clown Colleges

Economy Education Skunk Classics
Pie Donations Down at Clown Colleges

Despite the growing demand, donations of cream-filled pies are down 65% at clown colleges across the U.S.

August 18, 2009July 22, 2015 Braddon Mendelson

Criminals Urged to Apprehend Themselves

Crime Skunk Classics
Criminals Urged to Apprehend Themselves

LOS ANGELES, CA — In an attempt to lower costs for law enforcement, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is asking lawbreakers to turn themselves in as part of his “Arrest Yourself” campaign. He spelled out details of the program at a press conference Tuesday.

August 3, 2009 Braddon Mendelson

Home Sales Up by 11 Homes

Economy Skunk Nation
Home Sales Up by 11 Homes

WASHINGTON — The month of July saw an increase in single-family home sales nationwide by a total of 11. The 11 homes were sold in California, New Mexico, New Jersey, and Guam.

July 13, 2009 Braddon Mendelson

UPS Man Disappointed in Career Choice

Business
UPS Man Disappointed in Career Choice

BALTIMORE — Deliveryman Henry Zulligan said he regrets the decision he made after graduating high school that put him behind the wheel of a brown UPS truck every day for the past twenty-six years.

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