Thought I would try a twist on these satirical offering with hopes of propelling readers over the midweek hump. These are from The Onion, but this time, I selected a word to shift through the The Onion’s archives to see what I could find. Lo’ and beyond, there’s interesting material deep in those vaults.
- This post’s search theme is Congress.
- Which is your favorite?
- Do you have any suggestions for future search themes?
Congress Asks President for Permission to have Congress Outside today
New Puppy Teaches Congress Important Lesson about Responsibility
Congress Threatens to Leave DC Unless New Capitol is Built
Congress Awards Itself Congressional Medal of Honor
Congress Votes Itself More Scotch
Congress Hires Drummer
Congress Accidentally Approves Arts Funding
Congress Relieved to Admit It’s not Going to Accomplish Anything This Year
Congress Sets Sail in Search of Fabled Sword of Bipartisanship
President Asks Congress for $30 Billion to Help Fight War on Criticism
Stuffed-Up Congress Allocates $250 Million to Destroy Pollen
A Frank Angle 
Hi,
Not knowing Congress at all, I’m going to apply these questions to our Senate here in Australia. 😀
“Congress Asks President for Permission to have Congress Outside today”
You never know this may work and some ideas may actually be thought of. 😀
“Congress Awards Itself Congressional Medal of Honor”
Oh yes this fits perfectly, they like to give themselves a pat on the back. 🙂
“Congress Votes Itself More Scotch”
This could possibly apply to all political party’s world wide. 😆
“Congress Relieved to Admit It’s not Going to Accomplish Anything This Year”
Why should this year be any different to any other years. 😀
And that is how It looks in Australian politics, (my own personal opinion anyway) 🙂
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Mags,
Brilliant! I wonder how many of these are applicable worldwide when substituting the name of other governing bodies throughout the world. I wouldn’t be surprised if the answer is many. Thanks for sharing!
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“Congress Accidentally Approves Arts Funding” – painfully true. Painfully funny post, Frank.
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Lynn,
Satire is good when it seems true.Thanks for commenting.
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accidentally approves arts funding. that wins.
future search? congresspeople who have been found guilty of crimes.
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Brains,
That’s a sad but true headline this days. Then again, “Accidentally” makes it funny to me. Thanks for the suggestion and for visiting.
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I like the way Congress is being taught by puppies. That’s a cheap education.
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Spiced,
Good choice! FYI: You may appreciate Mags comment as she took a few of these and applied them to Aussie politicians. Thanks for stopping by.
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This!!
Congress Awards Itself Congressional Medal of Honor
😆
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Spinny,
Seems fitting. Thanks for visiting.
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Loved it – I think you are right – these phrases apply to every self serving parliament in the world.
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Ginger,
If I would have only thought about making that part of the original post. Then again, lesson learned on my part. Glad you enjoyed this and thanks for commenting.
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How about Congressional Achievements. Wonder if Google will come up with anything?
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Hansi,
Hey … watch yourself! After all, they award themselves the Congressional Medal of Honor … so these are heroes you are dissing. 😉 Thanks for visiting.
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The mid-week hump, I knew there was a reason for it. Always a pleasure.
Cheers-
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Nate,
Glad to give you a toast of home while you are away. Thanks for stopping by and cheers to you!
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Too funny. Tickled my funny bone.
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Mobius,
Very true … and thanks for commenting.
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Good morning Frank…and thanks for the smile!
I’ll go with the popular “Congress Accidentally Approves Arts Funding”. It’s hilarious, and the only thing more hilarious would be….“Congress Accidentally Approves Education Funding”
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Alex,
Oh yes … the sad but true face of humor. Thanks for sharing.
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My favorite is:
New Puppy Teaches Congress Important Lesson about Responsibility
They could use such a lesson. 😀
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Robin,
Amen to that! Thanks for commenting.
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I love the references to the childishness of the Congress:
Congress Asks President for Permission to have Congress Outside today
New Puppy Teaches Congress Important Lesson about Responsibility
I wonder what a search for “puppy” or “puppies” would reveal?
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Twixt,
After all, Congress does give satire writers plenty of material from which to work. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed these and thanks for the future suggestion. Puppies are so adorable though, I would have to make sure to not select the morbid ones. Thanks for commenting.
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Lots to chuckle over here. except this one, “Congress Sets Sail in Search of Fabled Sword of Bipartisanship”. For satire to work, it needs to approximate reality, sadly there seem to be few in Congress interested in finding the Fabled Sword of Bipartisanship.
The mental image of Speaker Boehner playing with a puppy- too funny.
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Nancy,
Interesting point about satire. Nonetheless, at least there were many that caused chuckles. Thanks for commenting.
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Why isn’t there a “Congress Votes Self Out Of Existence”? Not sure what would replace it, but it couldn’t be much less effective…
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Guapo,
I must admit that I didn’t check the entire archives at The Onion, but if I would have seen that one, I would have selected it because it is right up my alley. Thanks for visiting.
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I look forward to this one:
100% of the Population Agree Congress is Doing a Horrible Job, that Congress Decided to Take a Two-Year Vacation.
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Randel,
Unfortunately, we won’t see that one because as people give Congress low approval ratings, they re-elect their own representatives. In other words, everyone but mine is worthless. Thanks for visiting.
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I like some good political satire, and this counts.
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Porch,
A special welcome to a first-time commenter. I post these on Wednesdays – but not every Wednesday and usually not all political satire. My typical Friday post also includes a few selected satirical headlines from the week. Otherwise, the topics here are all over the place. Thanks for visiting and commenting … and I hope you return.
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Indeed!
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This heading right here “New Puppy Teaches Congress Important Lesson about Responsibility” says so much its not even funny. I love your brutal honesty Frank. Whether I agree or not, I love your honesty
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Kay,
I wish I was that creative, thus take credit. I get these from The Onion, a gold mine for satire – which means all I do is pick them. Nonetheless, the New Puppy headline seems to be the overwhelming favorite today! But hey – I am an honest guy. Thanks for visiting.
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Frank! These are all so funny, and at the same time sad–because any one of them could actually be true.
If they hire a drummer, I hope it’s me.
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Les,
I know people who know Speaker Boehner, so I’ll try to put in a word on your behalf. Glad you enjoyed these and thanks for visiting.
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