Welcome back to the first Satire Bits in 5 weeks. That’s right, the last one posted February 10th.
How’s your week gone so far? The past few days has blessed Cincinnati with pleasant weather, so hopefully you’ve experience positive days.
St. Patrick’s Day (Tuesday) was my yearly opportunity to have green spaghetti for lunch, then a delightful dinner at Seasons 52 to celebrate my wife’s birthday. The rest of the week looks a bit hectic, so the next point will be either the return of Opinion in the Shorts or another version of Briefs. Last week’s image of the 5 guys in underwear received many positive comments, so pressure is on!
Below the images are headlines from The Onion’s archives around a theme: Prisons. Because it has been several weeks, don’t forget the Combo Challenge. All anyone has to do is use only the words in the headlines below to form your own original headline. Think a noun, an adjective, a verb, and filler … then you have it. My Combo is at the end.
Have a good rest of the week.
Embed from Getty ImagesPrisoner’s right group protests treatment of super-villains in nation’s magnetic detainment cubes
China announces plans to build International Space Prison
WB Network targets booming prison population with new sitcom
Amnesty International demands gentler soap for Indonesian prisoner
Chinese rockers hold benefit for oppression
Study reveals conditions at women’s prisons deplorably unsexy
Nostalgic warden has seen three generations of family coming through
Smoking ban collapses fragile prison economy
Oregon man arrested in Zoophilia sting after propositioning FBI agent posing as a goat in chat room
Lutheran minister arrested for boring young children
Area man doesn’t understand why you’re arresting him now that he has his clothes back on
Congress arrested on manslaughter charges
My Combo: Goat reveals Congress as deplorably boring
Nostalgic warden arrested on manslaughter charges.
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Elyse,
Nothing like a warden wanting to related to the prisoners.
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Super-villains target boring Chinese rockers.
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LB,
The supervillians show no mercy.
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Fragile Lutheran minister doesn’t understand why his clothes sting. 🙂
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Cynthia,
… and the question is, Will they ever figure it out?
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You are so talented!
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right group plans new benefit in chat room
have a great rest of the week, Frank. 🙂
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Sun,
Chat room benefits are seemingly unlimited.
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Super-villain smoking goat targets Congress.
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X,
You obviously know that a smoking goat is more important than a smoking gun.
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Smoking Rockers arrested for unsexy clothes
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Dale,
Obviously work of the fashion police.
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Lutheran minister announces plans for deplorably unsexy new sitcom. [It is March Sweeps, right?]
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Patti,
Perfect for March sweeps and church fundraising.
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Fragile Chinese man collapses at benefit for Indonesian young children. 🙂
This week? So far, so good! I had some corned beef and cabbage, but nothing green! Green spaghetti will be on my list for next year!
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Debra,
That a way … go for the green spaghetti! Meanwhile, that Chinese man is obviously a humanitarian.
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Amnesty International demands International Space Prison for Congress
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Bulldog,
And I support this AI initiative!
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Congress arrested for collapses fragile economy
Yeah, okay not satire.
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Val,
Ignorance is their perfect defense.
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Well yes, so we might be adding Ignorance to the list.
Insanity
To Rich to Serve Time
Ignorance
We truly are in deep trouble.
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Prisoner’s rights group demands gentler soap at women’s prisons. (Have a heart…)
Have a good rest of your week, Frankie 🙂
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Kelly,
I imagine women prisoners would strike for gentler soap.
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Probably. And they would probably get it, too!
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Amnesty International demands sexier conditions at women’s prisons.
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Cathy,
Hmmmm … I wonder if that includes wardrobe?
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Of course!
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DIfficult to top Bull Dog’s entry – and Valentinelogar.
Green spaghetti…always suspected it was spinach noodles and a sneaky attempt to get you to eat veggies.
Hope your week has lots of laughs
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Mouse,
No spinach in this spaghetti … but the secret ingredient is food coloring for the day. Here ya go! https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/on-chili/
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Did your teeth go green, too? Happens with some new red barbeque chips here…(brush you teeth and think your gums are bleeding. They may need to rethink that product a bit…) Thanks for the link
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Oh no …they have the product down pat … no green teeth nor green liquid on the plate.
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This one actually sounds true
“arrested on charges of propositioning Chinese man posing as Indonesian goat, Congress man collapses in prison after FBI agent reveals his deplorably boring unsexy demands.”
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Fasab,
Wow … My hats off to you for this monumental effort!
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To make up for rarely posting a mashup, here’s 2
China announces super-villains in gentler soap for Indonesian prisoner
Amnesty International demands Lutheran minister sting young children
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Narf,
“Mashup” is a good word for my weekly Combo Challenge. Meanwhile, one never knows what the Chinese leadership will do these days.
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Frankly (HAHAHA I made a pun without realising it…the best sort of pun 😉 ) I am just glad that China is closer to you guys to be honest! Their people are lovely but their governance and environmental conditions are starting to get quite toxic
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Environmental conditions there are off the charts … crazy!
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Prison collapses when warden arrested for boring super-villains with a smoking ban.
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John,
I wonder if a warden has ever been arrested, convicted, then assigned to the same prison he once led. Meanwhile, I have to catch up with the dynamic duo.
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Not sure. I think it would be a very short time before the revenge committee would have its way.
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No question.
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Oregon man charges Chinese rockers for goat cubes ~ have a wonderful weekend! Hit 80 yesterday, 70’s today and rain most of this week that we are thrilled about. Pink Magnolia tree in full bloom ~
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Mary,
That Oregon man needs a lesson on how to treat visitors … and cheers to the Pink Magnolia … and I imagine the fragrance is noticeable.
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Congress arrested on manslaughter charges.
…then there’s wishful thinking.
Priceless.
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Raye,
Wishful thinking indeed.
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Smoking generations of women put unsexy clothes back on.
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Renee,
Back to the age-old question wondering is a woman smoking is sexy or not.
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Depends on the decade, I think. 50’s and 60’s yes! Think long cigarette holders via Audrey Hepburn! But after that–not so much!
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“Congress doesn’t understand fragile economy.”
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Lorna,
Now there’s a big, “Duh!” 😉
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Hey, I agonized for minutes over that one!
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Super-villains arrested for boring FBI agent.
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Catherine,
Boring FBI agents may be the norm, after all I have a neighbor who says FBI is for Famous But Incompetent.
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Famous but incompetent, I’ve never heard that one.
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Me neither, until last summer.
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Green spaghetti – as long as the green ain’t mold! 😉
Happy Belated Bday to Mrs. Frank. 😀
My combo: Study reveals congress doesn’t understand women.
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RoSy,
Oh yes …. the green spaghetti for the third year in a row. See it here … https://afrankangle.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/on-chili/
On behalf of The Right Angle, many thanks … and hey … the headline is quite true!
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I can’t wrap my head around this. Of course, it could be because my head isn’t flat or soft.
But, I do enjoy what the others come up with. Oh, and yours too. 😳 Didn’t mean to leave you out. : )
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