And on until morning

Apparently, a man in his seventies was struck by a Peter Pan Adventure pirate ship at Disneyworld and flown by helicopter to the hospital on Tuesday.

A 71-year-old man visiting Disney World with his wife and granddaughter fell off a moving walkway leading to a Peter Pan ride and was pinned under a pirate ship that carries passengers through the attraction, an official with emergency services said on Wednesday.
The man, who was flown to a hospital by helicopter after being freed on Tuesday evening, received superficial scrapes and bruises in the accident and was listed in “very stable” condition, said Bo Jones, the deputy chief of Reedy Creek Emergency Services.

He was flown to the hospital yesterday, but emergency services didn’t tell the media today?
Hrm.
Obviously, this is a failure of leadership and openness in Captain Hook’s administration.

  • Why the delay in informing the media?
  • Was Captain Hook drinking while piloting his pirate ship when it ran over the man?
  • Does Captain Hook have all the necessary pilot’s licenses?
  • Has Captain Hook divested his portfolio of Peter Pan Peanut Butter stock?
  • Why isn’t spokesman Donald Duck being forthcoming about the incident, and why doesn’t he wear pants?

The public has the right to know, and Capitain Hook is failing the public. Instead of being the Happiest Place On Earth, we are discovering that Disneyworld is nothing more than a brutal, totalitarian police state run by a madman with blood on his hands.
Um… okay, fine – hand.

John Bolton’s Peace Prize Nomination Papers

(A Precision Guided Humor Assignment)
I was tickled pink to discover that hard-core, ass-kicking US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for playing a major role in exposing Iran’s secret plans to develop nuclear weapons. To bolster his chances of winning, they also included a list of his other notable achievements:


  • Author of “China Shopping For Bulls – The John Bolton Guide to Diplomacy
  • During 6-party talks on North Korea’s nuclear program, shook down the other 5 parties for their lunch money
  • Bolton plans to use the money to finance a mission to nuke the moon, pending the outcome of a copyright infringement suit filed by Frank J.
  • Once caused a pigeon to explode in mid-air, just by looking at it.
  • Kicked Paul Bunyan’s ass and founded the “Bolton’s Babe-Burgers” franchise.
  • Due to lactose intolerance, had all lactoses rounded up and imprisoned at Gitmo.
  • Led Lyndie England around on a leash while mocking her genitalia.
  • Prefers to kill people with his bare hands so that he can look into their eyes and watch their souls leave their bodies.
  • Eats newly-release souls to fuel the growth of his moustache.
  • Hates working for the UN, since few of the ambassadors actually have souls.
  • ‘STACHE HUNGERS!
  • Successfully went in against a Sicilian when death was on the line.
  • While not related to Michael Bolton, John does have a better singing voice.
  • Of course, who doesn’t?
  • Once made a rock so big that he himself couldn’t lift it.
  • The flood waters did not recede from New Orleans quickly enough, so John Bolton drank them.
  • On Halloween, witches frequently go out dressed up as John Bolton to frighten liberals.
  • Plans to silence whiny California hippies by kicking the whole state right into the ocean.
  • Went hunting with Dick Cheney, but used ‘stache powers to deflect the birdshot.
  • Buys dead-squirrel toupees from the same store as Donald Trump
  • Favorite saying: “I like you. I’ll kill you last. And by ‘last’, I mean ‘first’.”
  • ‘STACHE HUNGERS!
  • When his term as UN Ambassador expires in 2007, plans to decapitate all the UN delegates he hasn’t already killed so that he can at last be THE ONE and claim THE PRIZE.
  • Used Kim Jong Il’s poofy head as a loofah.
  • Until Captain Kirk, the Klingons had no word for “surrender”. After John Bolton, they will also have a word for “pants-wetting terror”.

Of course, they neglected his most notable accomplishment – never having mistaken an elderly lawyer for a small bird.

Ask Dr. Duck: The Questions

Hello all,
The Doctor is IN!!
It’s been a while since Dr. Duck has answered your questions. In this topsy turvy world it’s easy to get overwhelmed: natural disasters- Islamic rage – hunting accidents.
Sometimes it can be a bit much.
Do YOU have a question you need to ask? Relationship advice? Career counsel? The perfect recipe? Can’t find your sunglasses?
Ask Dr. Duck is now up and taking questions. Answers will be posted on Friday.
Disclaimer: Dr. Duck is not a real doctor. If you think I’m a real doctor, you’ve had your nervous system excited by too many Danish cartoons. No attempt should be made to help any of the IMAO advice seekers as they can sometimes bite. No sudden moves. No eye contact, please. Please do not feed the IMAO staff. Dr. Duck has extensive training (I took ESL in Junior College) and should be trusted unquestioningly with all of his answers. Should any of my advice resemble the advice of a professional – that would be frickin’ hilarious! Scary – but hilarious.

A Couple Ideas

  • Every few minutes, Cheney should call David Gregory with the latest updates (e.g. “Just adjusted my tie; wanted you to be the first to know.”).
  • The Muslims violenting protesting cartoons need to get themselves shot by Cheney; it seems that’s the only way they’ll get in the headlines again.

Go Palestine!

Mohammed el Zindimbulb of Palestine celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s 666-metre speed skating event by burning the Danish flag.
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Carnival Of Comedy Reminder

Yesterday was Valentine’s day. If you didn’t know that already, the damage is probably already done. Sure you could claim to have been in some sort of catatonic state, but those are hard to fake. Too many questions. Why wasn’t I notified? What do yoi mean I’m not on your ‘notify in case of emergency card, yet your mother, drycleaner and Ex are? Why didn’t the florist/barbershop quartet/jeweler deliver the flowers/candy/jewelry anyway? Unpleasant questions which require quick thinking and lets face it, many of us are not quick thinkers.
But the past is behind. So lets concentrate on the future. Namely tomorrow.
Tomorrow, February 16th, the- 42nd carnival of Comedy will be hosted by Sherlock at Bakerstreet. [warning, language]
Future Carnival Schedule:
February 23th – #43:- Damian G at Conservathink
March 2nd – #44 -: Chris at Platypus Society. Read his Dimmer Switch column too, funny stuff.
March 9th- #45 – Bob at Either Orr
March 16th – #46 – Ben at Ben’s Rants
Want to host? Email me at spacemonkey@imao.us with “Host Carnival Of Comedy” as the subject.
Want to enter? Go here, or here or we’ll have to break your heart, with an axe,.

In My World: Everyone Loves Cheney

“Why won’t you answer my questions?” David Gregory screeched.
“I have answered your questions,” White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan grumbled.
“No you haven’t! I think I know when questions have been answered!”
“David, I’m getting tired of your attitude,” Scott said. “Could you find some other subject to freak out about? It’s not like a hunting accident is a matter of national security.”
“I’m not freaking out!” Gregory yelled. “And you’re fat!”
Scott rolled his eyes. “Okay, I’m going to move onto the next person with questions…”
“Fatty fatty fat fat!”
“You take that back!” Scott screamed as he jumped on Gregory and started punching him. The other reporters soon crowded around and started chanting, “Fight! Fight!”
Bush, done watching the scene, started flipping through the channels. “Hey, Rover!” he called out. “When does ice-boxing come on in the Olympics?”
The hooded figure of Karl Rove emerged from the shadows. “There is no such thing as ice-boxing.”
“Why not? It would be fun! People would be sliding around on ice and punching each other; there’s no sport more pure than that.”
Rove raised he hand and the TV turned off. “We must talk about Cheney.”
“What about?”
There was the sound of a shotgun blast, and a portion of the wall was blown away. Through it, they could see Dick Cheney. “I thought I saw a quail,” he said.
“Was it a picture of Dan Quayle?” Bush asked.
Cheney punched his way into the room. “I don’t remember.”
“You have an image problem,” Rove intoned.
“Is it anything that can be solved by telling the press to go @#$% themselves?” Cheney asked.
“I don’t think that’s going to work, Dick,” Bush said, “People need to hear you feel remorse like a normal human. Don’t you feel bad you shot your friend in the face?”
“Yes, I do,” Cheney answered. “I would have had that quail if it weren’t for his stupid face getting in the way!”
“But he had a heart attack; aren’t you worried about him?”
Cheney laughed. “I’ve had plenty of heart attacks, and that one was hardly worth mentioning. If Harry plays it up, I’ll shoot him in the face with a shotgun again.”
Bush shook his head. “Cheney, you have to act nicer.”
“Why? Rumsfeld burns down orphanages for fun and has contests on the White House lawn for how far he can kick puppies and you don’t complain!”
“Well, we expect that from the Secretary of Defense,” Bush replied, “but, if I got my head stuck in the banister again, you have to take over as President. That means people need to like you.”
“You must improve your image,” Rove uttered, “or all could be doomed. So says the Book of Punditry.” Rove then disappeared into the shadows.
Cheney looked to Bush. “I’d tell Rove to go @#$% himself, but I’m afraid he’d eat my soul.”
Bush nodded. “I fear that everyday.”


“I am holding this press conference,” Cheney announced, “to say that I feel very sorry for what happened to my friend, Harry Whittington. I so wish this had never happened, and I am losing sleep about this every day.” Cheney then held up a tiny cat. “And, look, I’m holding a kitten.” Cheney, with much effort, then smiled.
“Are you planning to snap the kitten’s neck for fun after this press conference is over?” asked a reporter.
“What I do on my own time is my business!” Cheney screamed. “Go @#$% yourself!”
Bush then nudged Cheney in the side.
“Uh… I mean that I plan to take the kitten home, name him mittens, and then watch him play with a ball of yarn.”
“Aww, Cheney is much sweeter than we thought,” said one female reporter.
A little kid then walked up to Cheney. “Will you give me a hug, Unkie Cheney?”


“So I knocked a kid unconscious by throwing a kitten at his head,” Cheney grumbled. “He smelled.”
Bush laughed. “I guess that’s just our gruff VP.” Bush then turned to Condi and whispered, “I keep hearing rumors that I’m planning on forcing Cheney to resign and replace him with you. Do you know if there is any truth to those rumors?”
Condi smacked Bush upside his head.
“Ow,” Bush moaned as he rubbed the back of his head, “I always thought people would hit me less as soon as I was President, but the opposite was true. Anyway, I have the pardon for Scott for assaulting that stupid reporter. Anyone want to go fetch him from prison?” Bush looked around the room, but no one moved. “Fine, let’s watch the Olympics. I think the biathlon is on.” Bush looked to Cheney. “You lose points in that for shooting someone else in the face.”
“Sounds gay.”
Bush chuckled. “That the Winter Olympics, alright.”

I Have the Greatest Sweetie

SarahK hates it when I play videogames (I’ve tried to find a few games we can play together with limited success), but guess what I got as a Valentine’s Day present? F.E.A.R. for the PC, a FPS that is supposed to be kick ass. That’s love right there.
I got another present for Valentine’s Day, but I won’t go into it since kids may be reading.

Do You Love IMAO?

Of course; we all do.
Remember, people in the know read IMAO. And you won’t find out about us just anywhere, though. We’re still too underground for Wikipedia. So maybe Wikipedia doesn’t want you to know about IMAO, but smart people know that reading us is a must.
Are you smart?

Is it less horrific if you think of it as a fourth trimester abortion, liberals?

Two weeks after Britney Spears caught heat for riding with her baby in her lap and trying to defend her stupid actions, leave it to Houston to demonstrate why babies shouldn’t ride in the driver’s lap:

A 1-month-old infant riding in its mother’s arms was killed after being ejected from a car that overturned in an accident on Tuesday, police said.
A 3-month-old baby and a 2-year-old child who were unrestrained were injured, police said.
The three children and three adults were in a Ford Mustang, trying to pass the driver of a Nissan pickup truck on Alabonson near Milda in northwest Houston when the accident occurred about 3 p.m., said Houston police Sgt. John Ogden.
With the exception of the 1-month-old’s mother, the relationships of the other adults and children in the car were unclear Tuesday. The gender of the children was also not available.

Welcome To Houston: Seat Belts? Pfeh!

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I Have a Confession: I Watched Olympic Curling

Not only did I watch curling, I was entertained by it.
Actually, I was enthralled by it.
And, when the Americans knocked three of Norway’s stones out of play with one throw, I stood up and cheered… even though I wasn’t quite sure what happened other than that it was impressive (Norway is the defending Olympic champion).
In the eighth end, we had six – SIX – stones in scoring position and Norway just gave up. They were totally pwned.
I was watching this off Tivo, though (Sarah has been Tivoing all the Olympics she can find; I told her no HD so it doesn’t knock off all our other shows), so, for all I know, the fate of the Team USA curling has already been decided, but, if not, I’m totally there for the championship. Curling is like a game of chess played by sliding stones across ice (and sweeping in front of them – though I still haven’t figured out what that does other than it can get pretty intense). It takes the skill of pool in making deflection shots combined with intense strategy (if you think a game this slow moving doesn’t need time outs, you’re wrong). Sure, it seems like glorified shuffleboard at times, but I’m just glad it wasn’t me out there making the decisions and trying to make those perfectly aligned shots (I think I could do the sweeping, though).
For some reason, the Nike swooshes on the collars and backs of the USA team’s shirts were blotted out. Was there some sort of falling out between Nike and the Olympic curling team? What could this mean for Nike’s future?!
NOTE TO BROADCASTERS: When there is no one in the stands other than the family of the players, you might want to avoid the long shots of the game.