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The military readies Dick Cheney's new quail gun.

Under Obama's reign as commander in chief, the army rolled out the president's new answer to Iran's nuclear weapons program, a multi-Gatling cork gun. Environmentalists protested the need for cutting down precious cork trees.

Several retired generals approved of the weapon.

Posted by DL | April 17, 2008 | 05:56 am | Permalink
 

Not to be outdone in what is sure to be the next arms race, Russia deploys it's TMOARC (The Mother Of All Roman Candles) system as a show of force against the American missle defense system.

Posted by markm | April 17, 2008 | 06:03 am | Permalink
 

Bitter Russians, turned sour from years of economic hardship and internal rife, turn to rail cars and rockets much like Americans turn to guns n' god.

Posted by markm | April 17, 2008 | 06:09 am | Permalink
 

With the last week of campaigning in Pennsylvania here, Hillary has her sights set on Obama.

Posted by Maggie Mama | April 17, 2008 | 06:10 am | Permalink
 

Hillary: "..now, when we did our corkscrew landing into Bosnia, there was 50cal cover fire, grenades exploding in the air, ack-ack bursts dotted the sky, the sound of brass ringing off the hard ground was deafening. But, as I recall, all that small stuff is NOTHING compared to what went wizzing by our convoy when we visited Russia"

Posted by markm | April 17, 2008 | 06:16 am | Permalink
 

* "Everyone looks weak", mused Tom, " when they're at the wrong end of a machine gun".

* I take it that your name is "Sir"?

* Look, hasn't this penis substitution thing gone a bit far?

* What, THIS little thing?

* In other news, Chuck Schumer suffered a heart atatck, today....

* Happyness is a warm gun

* Let's see, here. Ammo Belt. Bandolier. Impossibly huge gun. Head band. I mumble. OK, Lock and load.

* Uh, Honey, get dressed. I think we've got trouble. It's your husband, and he has a gun.

* This week on "Battle of the Stars...."

* I love the smell of burnt feathers and gunpowder and cordite!" -D.Duck

*

Posted by Bithead | April 17, 2008 | 07:55 am | Permalink
 

Legos: The Next Generation.

Is that a rocket, or are you just happy to see me?

Posted by physics geek | April 17, 2008 | 07:59 am | Permalink
 

Yet another example of fiction begetting reality: behold, the Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator! (Earth-shattering kaboom to follow.)

Posted by Gollum | April 17, 2008 | 08:53 am | Permalink
 

Russia takes the "bullet train" concept to a whole new level.

Posted by Gollum | April 17, 2008 | 08:55 am | Permalink
 

Russia prepares to ship the final component of Iran's peaceful nuclear energy program.

Posted by Gollum | April 17, 2008 | 09:00 am | Permalink
 

"Me? Watch me do famous Russian dance called La Bomba on YouTube."

Posted by Hodink | April 17, 2008 | 09:13 am | Permalink
 

#$%@! I knew I should have gotten some gas at that last station.

Posted by elliot | April 17, 2008 | 09:17 am | Permalink
 

Shown is what President Bush referred to as his "back-up plan" in case the stimulus package fails to bring about the desired effect for the country's economy: He will be the first man to travel to Mars

Posted by Beau | April 17, 2008 | 09:17 am | Permalink
 

We will save time by firing horizontally.

Posted by davod | April 17, 2008 | 10:10 am | Permalink
 

"Our nuclear program is entirely peaceful," President Ahmadinejad.

Posted by Kenny | April 17, 2008 | 10:11 am | Permalink
 

Move on. Nothing to see here.

Posted by davod | April 17, 2008 | 10:11 am | Permalink
 

China's plan to sneak the Olympic torch past protesters surrounding the Bird's Nest.

Posted by William d'Inger | April 17, 2008 | 10:16 am | Permalink
 

"The fuse fell out! I'll get it!"

Posted by Cowboy Blob | April 17, 2008 | 10:26 am | Permalink
 

The Russian military finally unveils its bovine-inspired multi-nipple ordnance.

Posted by Wyatt Earp | April 17, 2008 | 10:27 am | Permalink
 

Putin decried western spying when it was revealed that the reason the latest rocket didn't launch was a bunch of red suction cups on the bottom.

Tovarich, I do not understand you. Da, it is rocket. Da, I am happy to see you. But rocket is not in my pocket.

Boris tried to walk away nonchalantly after finding out why they had the sign on the side of the rocket "Do not lean against".

No one in congress or NASA had a comment when shown the only way to get to the US financed space station due to the retirement of the shuttle system.

The Russian film industry is taking advantage of the nations low costs to re-make classic animation with live characters. In this scene, the coyote will attempt to overtake the road runner by ...

Posted by yetanotherjohn | April 17, 2008 | 12:03 pm | Permalink
 

Tell those clowns in R&D at UPS there is no way we can beat Fedex with a rocket powered truck.

Posted by Michael Gallo | April 17, 2008 | 12:47 pm | Permalink
 

Senator Stevens Internet tubes are revealed at last.

Posted by charles austin | April 17, 2008 | 01:51 pm | Permalink
 

It's just my job five days a week.

Posted by charles austin | April 17, 2008 | 01:53 pm | Permalink
 

CNN's Lou Dobbs has decided to protect the border himself since Bush won't do it.

Posted by Maggie Mama | April 17, 2008 | 02:23 pm | Permalink
 

North Korea decides to compete with YouTube by showing off Rocket RedTube.

Not actually having enough rocket fuel to launch them, North Koreans simulate glowing rocket exhaust tubes.

Red China sends missile team to "negotiate" Tibetan grievances once and for all.

Posted by John425 | April 17, 2008 | 03:12 pm | Permalink
 

With the attempt at the world's record for railroad speed just moments away, this bozo didn't notice the "No Smoking" sign.

Posted by Bithead | April 17, 2008 | 03:17 pm | Permalink
 

I, the Orkin Man, will kill all bugs in the city!

Posted by mannning | April 17, 2008 | 08:49 pm | Permalink
 

Who's got a match?

Posted by charles austin | April 17, 2008 | 09:38 pm | Permalink
 

"Gee, I wish we had one of them doomsday machines."

Posted by charles austin | April 17, 2008 | 09:48 pm | Permalink
 

The fireworks for the 2008 Olympic summer games' opening ceremony are out of this world.

Posted by charles austin | April 17, 2008 | 09:56 pm | Permalink
 

Historians noted that this arms race started with double-barreled shotguns.

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The Russians didn't know what to do with their rocket after the bottles were mistakenly shipped to Sao Paulo.

Posted by MikeM | April 17, 2008 | 10:04 pm | Permalink
 

Today in Washington, the FAA grounded all rockets due to difficulties related to wiring inspections.

Posted by charles austin | April 17, 2008 | 10:32 pm | Permalink
 

Who is that rocket? And why is he following me?

Posted by Elmo | April 18, 2008 | 06:22 am | Permalink
 

The Russian bumper crop of strawberries was found to work better than vodka as a WMD.

Posted by Hodink | April 18, 2008 | 09:07 am | Permalink
 

...and that's just the sub-woofer!

Posted by Cowboy Blob | April 18, 2008 | 03:31 pm | Permalink
 

Us Russians have a reality show, Outrun The Gun. The winners run track at the Olympics.

Posted by Hermoine | April 18, 2008 | 06:24 pm | Permalink
 

Come on Baby light my fire.

The last man standing ..... (after the Dems scorched earth campaign).

Can you hear me now?

Posted by Elmo | April 19, 2008 | 05:26 am | Permalink
 

* North Korea, unable to make use of it's weapons stockpile, settles for creating the world's largest Bong.

* The only real competition to the French's TGV train

* Meanwhile at the superimposed rocket....

* The Super Bowl fireworks this year had to be redesigned, when they found out at the last minute that Indy has a domed stadium.

* That little faggot's got his own jet airplane...(Mark Knopfler)

* Viva Viagara!

* Darn kids. Don't they know this is a school zone?

* The parking lot at work quickly became a battleground, as first one person then another bought progressively bigger and faster vehicles. The argument finally stopped when Chang rode in on a motorcycle powered by five... count 'em... five... Saturn Five rockets.

Posted by Bithead | April 19, 2008 | 10:35 pm | Permalink
 

Isfahan-(AFP) A U.N. inspector looks on, as Iran begins its first full power nuclear test, on Israel.

Posted by Elmo | April 20, 2008 | 03:24 am | Permalink
 

"Weapon of mass destruction? Are you daft? This is art."

Posted by Mope | April 20, 2008 | 10:30 am | Permalink
 

Never achieving orbit, Al Gore's biodiesel rocket, gets a new lease on life. As Al's Hot Wings, on I-35 just outside of Wichita.

Posted by Elmo | April 21, 2008 | 01:22 am | Permalink
 

New Povlov Vodka Ad (Take A Trip And Never Leave The Golog.)

Posted by radio free fred | April 21, 2008 | 06:47 am | Permalink
 

Olympic opening ceremony involves shooting down a satellite full of firecrackers.

Posted by William d'Inger | April 21, 2008 | 09:11 am | Permalink
 

Not really an entry... but given the pic, this makes an interesting tie-in

Posted by Bithead | April 21, 2008 | 11:06 am | Permalink
 

* The remake of "Support your Local Sherrif", starring John Cleese.

Posted by Bithead | April 21, 2008 | 11:15 am | Permalink
 

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