VOLUME 5  ISSUE 11

26 APRIL 2007

 

TOP STORY

 

IN THE NEWS

 
 

Man Scores NPR Coffee Mug For $280

 

Haltom City, TX—Local NPR listen Todd McChesney was thrilled Monday after scoring an NPR coffee mug following his $280 contribution to KERA.  McChesney has long sought to acquire such a mug but until Monday had failed to net the prize.

 

"I have always looked at those mugs as an indication of one's intellect," admitted McChesney.  "Only smart people have those mugs and now that I have one my colleagues at work are really going to think I'm smart."

 

Friends and co-workers were saddened by McChesney's transparent attempt at looking intelligent and, if fact, have begun thinking less of him after seeing him with it.

 

"He is so f****ing insecure that he's been toting that mug around here for three days hoping that someone will see him with it," admits co-worker Rodney Garnish.  "I guess he wants everyone to think he's cultured because he listens to NPR but mostly everyone just thinks he's a douche, with or without the mug."

 

McChesney admits the only reason he made his first time contribution to NPR was to acquire the mug and he even went on to claim that he not only doubts he will ever make another contribution but he even has suggested that he will no longer listen to NRP.

 

"Now that I have it I can stop listening to that boring f***ing Morning Edition," McChesney said.  "People can just look at my mug now and know I'm smart.  I won't have to learn any more about daily events for people to think I'm connected."

 

NTSB Determines Cause Of Crash To Be ‘Seat Back Not Returned To Its Full And Upright Position’

 

Denver, CO—After painstakingly reconstructing the MD-80 airliner that crashed upon landing in Denver last August, the NTSB determined the cause of the accident that destroyed the plane but injured only one.

 

The JetSav airliner crashed on a clear day with very little wind.  Many so-called experts immediately assumed pilot error. 

 

“Hell, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and practically no wind, it must have been a major fuck-up by the pilot,” claimed so-called expert Jerry Paulson. 

 

“We have conclusive evidence that the cause of the crash was not pilot error as previously believed,” reported a statement released Monday by the NTSB. 

 

According to the report the cause of the crash was a ‘Seat back not returned to its full and upright position’.

 

“This is a senseless, preventable accident,” claimed Nathan Eddleberg, NTSB Director of Public Relations.  “Some asshole in 19B is pissed off because he’s in a middle seat and feels he doesn’t have to listen to the flight attendants.”

 

“I remember the guy in 19B,” says Senior Flight Attendant Annie Wrathsko,  “A real schmuck.  I didn’t see it but according to the lady next to him, after I asked him to put his tray up and bring his seat back up he reclined it when I turned my back.  What a fool, he could’ve killed us all.  We don’t require you do those things for our health…actually, we do…I mean if you think about it…you get my point, the asshole should’ve done what I asked,” continued an angry Wrathsco.  “To tell you the truth, I’m glad he’s the only one who got hurt.   Serves him right.”

 

According to the black box recording the pilot was doing everything in his power to maintain control of the aircraft.  The following is a partial transcript of the voice cockpit recorder data recovered at the scene.

 

Flight 157:  Denver, flight 157 requesting final approach.

Control Tower:  Flight 157 clear.

Flight 157: Roger

Flight 157: 10% flap, reduce engine by…what the fuck!!!  The rudder is not responding.  Holy shit the flap aren’t flapping…good God, I think someone’s seat back is not in the…

--End transmit ion.

 

Report:  O.J. Simpson Slated To Pen New "Killing For Dummies" Book

 

Coral Gables, FL—An anonymous source close to O.J. Simpson confirmed that the former football star and acquitted alleged killer is slated to write the latest version of the Dummies series, "Killing For Dummies."  The source claims that Simpson was contacted by publisher Beyond Books to pen the new series on killing and company spokeswoman Hillary Baker confirmed that the deal will move forward.

 

"We knew that Mr. Simpson has extensive knowledge in field of killing and he also has willingness to write about it, which is rare," Baker claimed.  "We look for the very best to write the Dummies books and we could think of no one more qualified that Mr. Simpson."

 

Calls to Mr. Simpson to confirm the deal  went unanswered Wednesday but the source close to him claimed he is already underway writing the new book.

 

"He just took his notes from his last unpublished book "If I Did It" and kind of made the existing text into a "How To" book," the source claimed.  "O.J. says it has really translated quite easily with little effort on his part."

 

Beyond Books Publishing claims it is aware that this may ruffle the feathers of fans of the series but they have resisted calls to stop the publishing of the book.

 

"Some people are a little resistant to the idea that we should offer a "How To"  book on killing but we feel this is keeping in the tradition of offering a wide range of books on a wide range of topics that can appeal to a wide range of people," Baker said.  "And if we're to continue having celebrity killings like Robert Blake and Phil Spector than literature will need to exist in order to help facilitate that."

 

The book is due out on Halloween 2007.

 

Lost Bees Found Working On Seinfeld’s Upcoming Movie

 

Hollywood, CA—It has been estimated that more than a quarter of the country’s 2.4 million bee colonies have been lost and no one can say what is causing the bees to fail to return to their hives until now.  According to Variety, a daily newspaper for the entertainment industry, the bees have been recruited by Jerry Seinfeld to work as consultants and actors on his upcoming film, “Bee Movie” which is creating a lot of “buzz” in Hollywood.

 

“It’s an animated movie about a disgruntled bee taking on New York and I wanted to movie to feel real,” explained Mr. Seinfeld.  “I have queens, workers and drones working side by side with cab drivers, homeless people and pretentious NYU students.  Recruiting tens of billions of bees to help out was the only way we could do this movie right and I apologize for causing any concern.”

 

The bee is a very important insect when it comes to the human food chain due to its ability to pollinate hundreds of fruits, vegetables, flowers and nuts.  But a queen bee from South Dakota believes that bees have had a P.R. problem in the past and have been greatly underappreciated.

 

“Over the years, people have heard story after story about killer bee swarms coming from other countries to destroy the United States.  That’s just not true.  We’re not some group of terrorists wearing yellow and black outfits, we’re hard workers like you!  Just ask any entomologist.  And if one of us occasionally stings someone, trust me, it’s out of self-defense.  Just try not to walk on the grass without your shoes or steal from our hive.  Yes, I’m talking to you Winnie the Pooh!  Listen, we have only wanted to pollinate your crops and make some honey for everyone to enjoy and we feel that working on Jerry’s film will help to repair our damaged image with the general public.  Don’t worry, we’ll be back to work soon.”

 

Elaine Foster, a leading entomologist at Penn State, hopes that is true.

 

“Bees are an integral part of our delicate ecosystem. Without them, the world would not be a very pretty place.”

 

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