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Higher Education to Take a Page from the Grimm Brothers

by Emma Taylor

Mar 29 2010

Lingering educational debt will haunt the paychecks of many young Americans as the cost of a decent college education rises ever higher. In response to repeat defaults on financial loans, several universities will implement a new means of repayment, The Offspring Repossession Initiative, jokingly termed “the Rumpelstiltskin Agreement.”
This controversial financial aid package will offer a [...]

Just Plain Wrong: The Great Amish Swindle

by Emma Taylor

Mar 1 2010

While the rest of the nation reels from the precipitous rise of fuel and energy costs, one segment of the population will remain unaffected and indifferent to the plight of the nation: The Amish. The collective smugness of the plain people will lead to soured relations with “the English” as they call the general populace, [...]

Baseball Players Union to “Promise” Not to Use Steriods

by Justin Allard

Jan 11 2010

In shocking news, after a laborious six-month Senate hearing process, the Players Union for Major League Baseball will decide to prohibit the use of steroids as long as MLB adheres to their demands.
“We really mean it,” Bob Mitchell will say, speaking for the Union, “As long as MLB stops drug testing, the players have agreed [...]

Wigs to Make a Reappearance on Capitol Hill

by Emma Taylor

Dec 14 2009

Taking a lesson from the Brits, U.S. courts will soon be facing a dress code overhaul. Inside sources will inform us after the first of April of a new mandate which will have lawyers trading in their three piece suits for horsehair wigs and black silk robes. After much debate a panel of specialists will [...]

Tree to Fall in Forest; People to Notice

by Justin Allard

Nov 23 2009

An old question asks that if a tree falls in a forest, does anyone notice? Apparently, yes, they will.
Based on future data obtained by breakingearly.com, a tree will fall in the forests of southern California, causing massive mudslides, an enormous wildfire and an earthquake that will split Los Angeles from the mainland. The tree, an [...]