Humor

Terms of Ensearchment

November 5, 2011
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Terms of Ensearchment

Automated reporting tools sometimes document terrifically funny things.

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Leapin’ Lizards!

October 12, 2011
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Leapin’ Lizards!

Anti Longmont fiber optics issue committee, Look Before We Leap, is on a roll to surpass the nearly $250 thousand spent in 2009.

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Eliminate empathy and, voila, budget problem solved!

September 6, 2011
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Republicans in Washington D.C. and across the country have given satirist Andy Borowitz a plethora of material.

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Sometimes the truth is disguised as satire

August 30, 2011
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Sometimes the truth is disguised as satire

"Give the Devil his due" is an old saying - and Andy Borowitz does!

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A “ghost” from the past

August 14, 2011
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A “ghost” from the past

Busby Berkeley's "42nd Street" has never been treated so creatively. And yours truly had the honor to participate.

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Larimer County GOP chairman surrenders on felony warrant

July 9, 2011
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Larry Carillo surrendered and was arrested on a felony warrant for embezzling over $100K.

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Unreasonable, imprudent and unsafe

June 21, 2011
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"...his 10-year-old son had been firing the AK-47 at clay pigeons..."

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Are you married? Are you gay? Are you both?

June 21, 2011
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A huge shout out to Andy Borowitz, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and every other comedian who knows how to capture the absurdity of rightwing thinking and actions.

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‘What Harm Could a Governor of Texas Do?’

June 19, 2011
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Gov. Perry explained his earlier reluctance to run: “I promised the people of Texas I would destroy the state by 2012, and now it looks like we’re on track to do that.”

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Water’s On Fire

June 2, 2011
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The facts on fracking are starting to leak out and the industry is scrambling to plug the blowout.

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Sarah Palin: “Profoundly stupid”

May 19, 2011
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Sarah Palin:  “Profoundly stupid”

Alan Grayson nails it!

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Bachmann challenged to Constitutional debate

May 14, 2011
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This is wonderful to see, even the children can see through the teabaggers.

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Borowitz: 2012 Election Cancelled

May 5, 2011
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The new bipartisan spirit sweeping the nation was captured well by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), who tearfully told reporters, “This is a great day for America… oh, leave me alone, goddamn it.”

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Just the thing for GOP breakfasts

March 19, 2011
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Just the thing for GOP breakfasts

Are you sure that's chocolate fudge...?

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Ye Olde Tea Partiers

March 13, 2011
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Ye Olde Tea Partiers

Now, at last, just the reference tome the far-far-right lunatic fringe needs. Ye Olde Tea Partiers Instant Guide to Political Buzzwords.

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