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Ironic Times

 NO. 579 “Expect the Ironic” OCTOBER 17 - 23, 2011 

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  LATEST POLL SHOWS CLOSE GOP RACE
Voters evenly split.
 
  Cain 3%   Bachmann 3%  
  Paul 3%   Santorum 3%  
  Romney 3%   Huntsman 3%  
  Perry 3%   Gingrich 3%  
  Anyone Else        76%  
 
WORLD NEWS
Blackberry Outage Hits Millions Around Globe
Some turned to others nearby and spoke to them.
Ciudad Juarez Staging Tourism
Festival

Hoping to draw visitors with slogan, “Not Just for Decapitations Anymore.”
Australians Break World Record For Longest Bikini Parade
Guinness measures it at two hundred and fifty-three miles.
U. S. NEWS
Report: Pentagon Not Sure
Where Money Goes

But they have a good idea.
Outlook Bleak for Unemployed if Congress Doesn’t Extend Unemployment Benefits
Outlook bleak for Congress as well.
FBI Thwarts Dangerous Plot
After first talking gullible dupe into carrying it out.
 
REMINDER
  It's illegal to kill another American, unless you can produce a memo.
 
POLITICS
Romney Gifts Evangelical Leaders With Expensive Wood Chairs With Brass Plaques Promising “A Seat at Our Table”
Reserving right to put them at the children's table.
Joe the Plumber Running for Congress in Ohio
Sees it as necessary first step towards getting on “Dancing With the Stars.”
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