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A little bit of a different take...enjoy.
Axis of Evil Wannabes
>
> by John Cleese
>
> Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil," Libya,
> China, and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just as
Evil,"
> which they said would be more evil than that stupid Iran-Iraq-North Korea
> axis President Bush warned of in his State of the Union address.
>
> Axis of Evil members, however, immediately dismissed the new axis as
> having, for starters, a really dumb name. "Right. They are Just as
Evil...in
> their dreams!" declared North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
>
> "Everybody knows we're the best evils... best at being evil...we're the
> best."
>
> Diplomats from Syria denied they were jealous over being excluded,
although
> they conceded they did ask if they could join the Axis of Evil. "They told
> us it was full," said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
>
> "An Axis can't have more than three countries," explained Iraqi President
> Saddam Hussein. "This is not my rule, it's
> tradition. In World War II you had Germany, Italy, and Japan in the evil
> Axis. So, you can only have three, and a secret handshake. Ours is
wickedly
> cool."
>
> International reaction to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift, as
> within minutes, France surrendered.
>
> Elsewhere, peer-conscious nations rushed to gain triumvirate status in
what
> became a game of geopolitical chairs. Cuba, Sudan, and Serbia said they
had
> formed the "Axis of Somewhat Evil," forcing Somalia to join with Uganda
and
> Myanmar in the "Axis of Occasionally Evil," while Bulgaria, Indonesia and
> Russia established the "Axis of Not So Much Evil
> Really As Just Generally Disagreeable."
>
> With the criteria suddenly expanded and all the desirable clubs filling
> up...Sierra Leone, El Salvador, and Rwanda applied to be called the "Axis
of
> Countries That Aren't the Worst But Certainly Won't Be Asked to Host the
> Olympics."
>
> Canada, Mexico, and Australia formed the "Axis of Nations That Are
Actually
> Quite Nice But Secretly Have Some Nasty Thoughts About America," while
> Scotland, New Zealand and Spain established the "Axis of Countries That Be
> Allowed to Ask Sheep to Wear Lipstick." "That's not a threat, really, just
> something we like to do," said Scottish Executive
> First Minister Jack McConnell.
>
> While wondering if the other nations of the world weren't perhaps making
> fun of him, a cautious Bush granted approval for most axes, although he
> rejected the establishment of the Axis of Countries Whose Names End in
> "Guay," accusing one of its members of filing a false application.
Officials
> from
> Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chadguay denied the charges.
>
> Israel, meanwhile, insisted it didn't want to join any Axis, but
privately,
> leaders said that's only because no one asked them.
>
>
>
> "We are so poor, we don't even have a language! Just a stupid accent!"
>
Axis of Evil Wannabes
>
> by John Cleese
>
> Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil," Libya,
> China, and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just as
Evil,"
> which they said would be more evil than that stupid Iran-Iraq-North Korea
> axis President Bush warned of in his State of the Union address.
>
> Axis of Evil members, however, immediately dismissed the new axis as
> having, for starters, a really dumb name. "Right. They are Just as
Evil...in
> their dreams!" declared North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
>
> "Everybody knows we're the best evils... best at being evil...we're the
> best."
>
> Diplomats from Syria denied they were jealous over being excluded,
although
> they conceded they did ask if they could join the Axis of Evil. "They told
> us it was full," said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
>
> "An Axis can't have more than three countries," explained Iraqi President
> Saddam Hussein. "This is not my rule, it's
> tradition. In World War II you had Germany, Italy, and Japan in the evil
> Axis. So, you can only have three, and a secret handshake. Ours is
wickedly
> cool."
>
> International reaction to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift, as
> within minutes, France surrendered.
>
> Elsewhere, peer-conscious nations rushed to gain triumvirate status in
what
> became a game of geopolitical chairs. Cuba, Sudan, and Serbia said they
had
> formed the "Axis of Somewhat Evil," forcing Somalia to join with Uganda
and
> Myanmar in the "Axis of Occasionally Evil," while Bulgaria, Indonesia and
> Russia established the "Axis of Not So Much Evil
> Really As Just Generally Disagreeable."
>
> With the criteria suddenly expanded and all the desirable clubs filling
> up...Sierra Leone, El Salvador, and Rwanda applied to be called the "Axis
of
> Countries That Aren't the Worst But Certainly Won't Be Asked to Host the
> Olympics."
>
> Canada, Mexico, and Australia formed the "Axis of Nations That Are
Actually
> Quite Nice But Secretly Have Some Nasty Thoughts About America," while
> Scotland, New Zealand and Spain established the "Axis of Countries That Be
> Allowed to Ask Sheep to Wear Lipstick." "That's not a threat, really, just
> something we like to do," said Scottish Executive
> First Minister Jack McConnell.
>
> While wondering if the other nations of the world weren't perhaps making
> fun of him, a cautious Bush granted approval for most axes, although he
> rejected the establishment of the Axis of Countries Whose Names End in
> "Guay," accusing one of its members of filing a false application.
Officials
> from
> Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chadguay denied the charges.
>
> Israel, meanwhile, insisted it didn't want to join any Axis, but
privately,
> leaders said that's only because no one asked them.
>
>
>
> "We are so poor, we don't even have a language! Just a stupid accent!"
>