Top Ten Ways Bush Can Raise His Popularity

Current polls actually have Bush behind Kerry in a national match-up. Then again, Mondale led Reagan in the polls early on, so that doesn’t mean too much. Still, it would be great if Bush started to raise his popularity, and I have some suggestions how.
TOP TEN WAYS BUSH CAN RAISE HIS POPULARITY
10. Use funky new remixed version of “Hail to the Chief” when entering a room.
9. Rescue kids from a burning orphanage. It may take a number or tries for Bush to get the rescue right, but there are plenty of orphanages and they are all surprisingly flammable.
8. To quickly create millions of new jobs, murder Canadians and steal theirs.
7. Have Bush hunt down Osama and then defeat him in brutal kung fu fight while cameras are recording the action. Could also be used for fund raising if it’s pay-per-view.
6. Dismiss questions about Bush war record by having him use a fighter jet to destroy a strategic military target – such as the Kennedy Compound.
5. Use phony approval rating poll to hunt down and kill anyone who disapproves of him.
4. People love juggling, and people love puppies – so juggle puppies!
3. He could burn down the IRS headquarters while on national T.V. leading us in the song, “Kumbaya.”
2. Same as previous, but replace song with “Welcome to the Jungle.”
And the number one way Bush can raise his popularity…
Finally find some WMD’s in Iraq and totally rub the world’s faces in it.

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DU Responds to DU Parody

Democratic Underground has finally discovered the uncannily accurate parody I did of them. Then they say mean things about us and some mysterious group known to them as the “Freepers”. Boo. I’d go tell them what I think of that, but then I’d be banned (I just like spreading wacky conspiracy theories on their board and seeing who bites too much to risk being banned).
And could someone please explain to me where the insult “mouthbreathers” comes from?
UPDATE: A poster to DU has realized the DU moderators can’t censure any of this thread lest they prove me correct. Thus, the DU’ers are now free to say what they want within the thread, and IMAO has brought freedom of speech to a despotic regime. All hail IMAO and Frank J., benevolent ruler of the internet.
UPDATE 2: One of the DU’ers attempts a Hannity and Colmes parody, giving me, the humor expert, a good example of how to do a good satire and a poor satire. The reason the DU parody resonated with so many people is because the posts (excepts where I had some fun at the end) were just slight exagerations of posts commonly seen on DU (the poster who thinks everything is a properly timed Karl Rove conspiracy, the poster who thinks they’re all doomed because Bush will rig the election and do anything to win, the poster who thinks every new quasi-scandal is the one that will finally sink Bush, etc.). In the Hannity and Colmes parody, on the other hand, the person starts with a fantasy setting: a bunch of conservative guests ganging up one liberal guest. Anyone who has actually watched the show, though, knows they either have one guest or a conservative/liberal pairing. A good satire of Hannity and Colmes would start with a regular setting – two guest, one conservative and one liberal – and then focus on Hannity interrupting and talking over everyone, including the conservative guest. I don’t know how Colmes puts up with that guy. I’d regale you with such a parody, but I need to go to martial arts now and throw people.
NOTE: I consider “good satire” hard to do, and a lot (if not most) of my humor on this site would not fall under that definition… but that’s a discussion for another day.

In My World: Good Fences Make Less Murderous Neighbors

THIS EPISODE OF IN MY WORLD IS SPONSORED BY: Camille of IMFO
Camille – The funniest stupid woman I know


“Hey, Sharon! What are you up to?” Bush asked, Condoleezza Rice following close behind him.
“It’s SHARE-OWN,” Ariel Sharon corrected, “and I’m overseeing the construction of a wall to keep those damn Palestinians out.”
Bush looked at wall. “Nice solid construction you got there. Anyway, did you see me on Meet the Press? I was about to tell Potato, ‘Hey! Meet this press!’ and then punch him in the face. Potato is what I call Tim Russert, since his name is close to ‘russet’ which is a type of potato. It’s kinda like how I sometimes call you ‘Little Mermaid’ since your first name is Ariel just like the Little Mermaid Ariel from the movie The Little Mermaid. Did you know that if her friend Flounder really was a flounder, he would have both eyes on one side of his head? I found that out when…”
“Don’t you have some important things to do back in America?” Sharon asked with annoyance.
“Nah,” Bush answered, “I have smart people watching things back there.”


“I don’t trust Guam,” Rumsfeld uttered, “Let’s bomb them.”
“But they’re a U.S. territory,” Colin Powell said.
“Well, we’ll see how loyal they are based on whether they fight back or not!”


“So how is the wall working?” Bush asked.
Suddenly they heard voices on the other side of the wall. “Hey! There’s a wall here! How are we going to blow up the Joooos?”
“We’ll never push them into the sea at this rate.”
“Maybe we could blow up the wall.”
“To martyrdom!”
There was an explosion, followed by a head landing near Bush’s feet. Sharon picked it up and tossed it back over. “I wish they would stop dropping their heads on our side of the wall,” he said angrily.
“It’s just not right that people want to kill you all because you are Jewish,” Bush said, “I have some Jews in my cabinet, and they’re fine people. Take Condi for example.”
“I’m not Jewish,” she said.
“Oh yeah; you’re black,” Bush stated, “I get those two confused.”
“This wall would keep us safe, but those damned Palestinians are protesting it,” Sharon said, shaking his fist in the air.
“Maybe I could go and talk to Arafat and convince him the wall is a great idea,” Bush offered.
“Mr. President,” Condi stated, “It’s U.S. policy that we don’t have talks with Arafat.”
“Why? Because he smells?” Bush inquired.
“No, it’s because – well, yes he does smell, but that’s not the reason,” Condi answered, “We don’t talk to him because of his uncompromising ties to terrorism.”
“Bah! Rules are for people who aren’t president of the most powerful nation in the world,” Bush declared, “Now find me a long stick so I can pole vault over this wall!”


“With that wall in the way, we’ll never be able to push all the Jooos into the sea!” Arafat shouted angrily.
“Maybe we can set our sights lower,” said one of his advisors, “and just push the Jews into a lake.”
Everyone in the room pulled out AK-47’s and shot the advisor.
“No compromises!” Arafat yelled, “Jews most go in the sea!”
“The imperialist American president and his warmongering harlot are here to see you,” said Arafat’s secretary over the intercom.
“Let them in,” Arafat answered.
As Bush and Condi entered his office, Arafat started cleaning his Nobel Peace Prize with a baby wipe.
“Wow!” Bush exclaimed, “That’s a prestigious award you have there!”
“It was prestigious,” Arafat uttered, “until they gave one to Carter.”
“Anyway, I heard some fireworks up here.”
“We were just killing a Jew-Not-Hater-Enougher,” Arafat said, pointing to the dead advisor.
“I guess that happens,” Bush said, “Anyway, I’m here to tell you that the fence Sharon is building is a peachy-keen idea.”
“The wall must go!” Arafat yelled, “And I have the international community on my side.”
“Their opinion don’t mean squat!” Bush stated dismissively.
“We’ll see about that,” said a voice behind Bush.
Bush turned to see a number of men in uniform. “Who are you?”
“We are the international police,” said one of the men, “and this matter will be settledat… the Hague!”
“What another fine mess you’ve gotten us into,” Condi grumbled.


“What are we gonna do! What are we gonna do!” Bush yelled, “Game over, man! Game over!”
“First of all, stop panicking,” Condi told him.
“But I don’t even know what country I’m in!” he exclaimed, “What in God’s name is the Hague? If I lose this trial, are they going to put me in the phantom zone and send me spiraling through space in a mirror like thing like the Kyrptonians did to the bad guys in Superman II?”
Condi rolled her eyes. “Yes. That’s exactly what’s going to happen.”
“Oh no! My horoscope was right!”
“Could you be quiet!” Sharon yelled, “I’m the one at risk here! No one is trying to push you into the sea!”
“I call this trial to order!” said the judge of the Hague, “Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is charged with high crime of illegal fence buildery and being a Jew where he’s not wanted. President George Bush is charged with accessory to being a Jew. How do you plead?”
“Whatever is the opposite of guilty,” Bush answered.
“Now, we could settle this quickly,” the judge said, “If Sharon would compromise… perhaps allowing the Palestinians to push half the Jews in Israel into the sea.”
“No Jews in the sea!” Sharon shouted, “Except when on luxury cruises!”
“Then the trial will commence,” the judge said ominously, “You may make your opening statement… not that will do you any good! Muh ha ha ha!”
Sharon was about to speak, but Bush interrupted. “I’ll talk for you,” he said, “I’m good at… uh… Hey, Condi, what’s it called when you speak?”
Condi sighed. “Speaking.”
“I’m good at what she said,” Bush assured Sharon. With a groan, Sharon buried his head in his arms.
“Peaceful Hagians, please hear me out,” Bush said, “It is right and proper that the Israelis have a wall to protect them. We understand the rage of the Palestinians. They are very poor, they have a despotic leader, they’re culturally backwards, they’ve developed no successful coffee franchises, and their penises are very small. But that does not excuse murdering Jew-people! That’s why the Israelis need the wall to allow them peace and to allow the Palestinians to go back their age-old custom of just killing each other. Thank you.”
Suddenly explosions went off throughout the building killing everyone except Bush, Condi, and Sharon. “Not the best reaction to a speech I’ve ever had,” Bush remarked. He then noticed Sharon looking upon the carnage with a devilish grin. “Hey! Did you have a Zionist conspiracy plant bombs to kill everyone at the Hague except for us?”
“A Zionist conspiracy!” Sharon exclaimed with poorly acted innocence, “What in the world are you talking about?” He then winked at Bush.
“You rascally Sharon!” Bush said chuckling. He then laughed for a few seconds more. “Killing everyone at the Hague is funny.”

Random Quotes = Random Fun!

I’ve just finished updating my random quote generator so that it now has everything up until the end of March 2003. As I look at my old stuff, I can’t help but exclaim, “Hot damn! I am a comic genius!” And I just keep getting even more geniuser.
If you want to add IMAO quotes to your website and thus make it funnier, put this in your mainpage template:
<script type=”text/javascript” src=”http://www.imao.us/docs/quotes.txt”></script>
Dave Barry isn’t allowed to add it, as I don’t want anymore people visiting his site. (Damn; then why’d I just hyperlink him?)

Dave Barry Responds

Here’s the response I got to my earlier hate mail:

Frank —
Not only that, but soon I will find out where you live and come to your
house and EAT YOUR FOOD AND DRINK YOUR BEER HAHAHAHAHAHA.
Sincerely,
Dave “Wal-Mart” Barry
power-crazed giant humor conglomerate

I guess I need to work on my intimidation skills. I’m going to go sit on my couch and stare at the wall where my T.V. was.

More to Come!

…just not today. I was going to make a Know Thy Enemy™ list about John Kerry like the good partisan I am, but it wasn’t coming together quick enough. I’ll hit it later. I also have a special project in the works – more on that soon.
Anyway, here’s some neat reading. Sasha Volokh sure likes to be controversial. I’m not sure how much of that I agree with it, but he makes some good points.
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Dave Barry – Usurper!

Dave Barry thinks he’s so great because he’s a syndicated columnists and everyone respects him. Well — peh – I spit at him. Humor in the blogosphere belongs to me! Methinks it’s time to bury Barry.
HATE MAIL!
Originally, he didn’t even have an e-mail when he started up, which hindered any hate mail efforts as it had been so long since I wrote a regular letter than I couldn’t even remember how to do a hyperlink on one. Now he has an e-mail, though, so it’s time for a whup’n.

To: daveblogger@hotmail.com
From: imao@cfl.rr.com
Subject: This is my turf!
Who the hell do you think you are? Couldn’t just stick to writing your silly column each week and pointing out what would make a good name for a rock band, could you? No, you had to venture into the blogosphere… my world! I make the funny here, not you! You have it in your head that just because you’re a celebrity you can write a couple of sentences in your blog each day and get more than twice my traffic, and… well… I guess that’s exactly what you did.
Well it ain’t right!
The blogosphere is for nobodies like me, and you’ve just crossed the biggest nobody around! I put a lot of work into my humor, and I’m not going to be encroached by someone who writes five words a day. Just to show you, I’m going to start writing one-sentence columns and get them published in twice as many newspapers as you are in. Then you’ll know what it feels like!
BTW, how do you become a columnist? So far my only attempt at it has been sending e-mails to bother important people.
You’re going down, muchacho!
-Frank J.
http://imao.us
P.S. How hard is it to reach a gray market to replace the low-flow toilets in my house? I’m in Florida like you, so it’s a little hard for me to get to Canada. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Let’s see him make a rock band name out of any of that!

Why Me Laugh: Word Choice

I haven’t done this in a while, but I am a humor expert (prove I’m not), and it’s fun to do a little navel-gazing every so often.
There was a radio ad for Steven Wright who is appearing at a local auditorium. If you don’t know Steven Wright, he’s a comedian who speaks in a monotone, bored voice and makes a number of funny statements instead of doing a coherent routine. One of the sound clips in the radio ad was of this joke of his: “Do you think when George Washington was asked for ID, he’d just pull out a quarter?” Now, you could replace “quarter” with “dollar” and the joke would still work, but why is quarter funnier?
Also, I remember when Seinfeld was on SNL and had a little joke about 7-11 in which he said, “What’s the deal with the Big Gulp? Does anyone really need that much Mountain Dew?” (it’s funnier if you say it out loud trying to imitate his voice). Why would that joke be less funny with Coke or Pepsi as the beverage? Can you name another soda that would be as funny or funnier in that statement?
Finally, I have Futurama on DVD and was listening to the commentaries. They always used the word “underpants” instead of “underwear” as one writer was convinced that “the word underpants is twenty percent funnier than underwear.” Is he right or wrong? Why?
I have my answers to each of those questions, but I want to hear what you think. So discuss amongst yourselves.
DISCUSS!
UPDATE: Here are my (and thus the correct) answers to the questions:

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Frank Answers: Monkey Ninjas, IMAO Blocked, Algorithms, Chomps on a Shirt, and the Arab Street

Elliot Temple from Berkeley, California writes:
I just saw an episode of Kim Possible where a super villain trains monkey ninjas. The monkey ninjas live through the episode. My question is do you know a good brand of sleeping pills?
Yes, but they’re prescription only. I recommend whiskey. Just like my dad always told me: “Through the most troubling times, whiskey will never let you down, son. Now it’s time for your daily beating!”
Jason from Binghamton writes:
I was using my parents computer this weekend. They have a blocker through their ISP that keeps you from being able to look at porn. It also keeps me from viewing IMAO. Is this a conspiracy against you?
Yes, absolutely. Most people would immediately blame a Zionists conspiracy for anything, but I think this is the work of the Illuminati, a secret, evil organization that your parents are probably part of. My opinion is that you should shut up and mention this no more, as you will be disappeared. Then again, you’re not able to read this advice, so do what you want.
Phil from Phoenix writes:
I recently attended a conference where they talked about approaching problem-solving by the use of algorithms. Is this method named after Al Gore? Did he invent it like he did the Internet?
Webster’s dictionary says the word originated in 825 A.D. Thus, if it were named after Al Gore, that would mean Al Gore is an ancient, evil robot created by aliens… just as I always suspected.
Anyway, I would avoid algorithms. Me, I love heuristics. It’s a lot like bullsh*ing, but more scientifical.
MAJ Mike asks:
When will there be Chomps t-shirt? My students would be soooo jealous.
There are a number of points here. First, if you want more t-shirts from IMAO, you have to buy my current one to prove I have power to move merchandise. Secondly, Chomps was inspired mainly by Emperor Misha I’s logo, and I’m afraid any t-shirt would look too much like it. Finally, a t-shirt depicting Chomps totally freaking out and getting angry would take so powerful a printing that wardrobe malfunctions would be likely, and I don’t know if Doug from ThoseShirts.com has the insurance for that.
Bobo from the Atlanta Zoo
Do you separate Monkeys and Apes in your blatant discrimination of the Simian Race? Or do you discriminate against them equally?
I don’t buy this monkey/ape distinction; they’re all just monkeys to me. You hear that, Bobo? You’re a dead monkey… dead! I’m going to use you to help coin a new phrase: “As fun as shooting monkeys in a barrel.”
Jay from Brooklyn writes:
I have heard a lot about “The arab street” lately. Do you know where the arab street is? If so, what is the actual name of that street? I’m guessing it’s something spelled with a “Q” instead of with a K or C. That is so obnoxious.
You’re probably right about it having some wacky ‘Q’ in it, but I honestly don’t know the name of the Arab Street, and, if I did, I probably would not be able to pronounce it. My guess, though, is that the Arab Street is somewhere in Saudi Arabia and you’ll easily be able to identify it by a big sign that says “Caution: Stampedes”.


Please keep the questions coming (I would especially like more science and math questions), <a href=”mailto:THISISSPAMTHISISSPAMace you’re from, I’ll randomly select one.