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The Mogar -- A combination modem and cigar, this device can instantaneously and anonymously transport cigar smoke amazing distances, for use in guerrilla warfare against those tiresome tyrants who whine about secondhand smoke. The Bratrap -- A combination brassiere and rat trap, this device provides excellent support while discouraging unwanted attention from lotharios.
The Slouch -- A combination sled and couch, this product enables Dad
to participate in winter activities with the kids while still
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Report from Week 262,
Third Runner-Up:
Second Runner-Up:
First Runner-Up:
Honorable Mentions:
I am happy to be standing here before you, electronic ankle bracelet notwithstanding.
When I think of Ted Kaczynski, I can't help but reflect on the mayhem
that might have been avoided if only that bright young man hadn't lost
his student government election.
My brothers and sisters, this man is blind, but observe that under my healing touch he is cured! Can I get an amen?
I have a firm commitment from Mary Kay LeTourneau that if I am elected
to this august post she will accept a full-time teaching position at
Montgomery Blair.
If I am elected, I promise that Montgomery Blair High School will begin the 1998-99 school year in a BRAND NEW BUILDING!!!
I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
A vote for me is a vote for the safety of my hostages.
Let me introduce my opponent, whose reputation precedes her. I should know, having contributed to it.
I believe I have a lot to give to this school. I can start by giving back all the stuff I stole.
Nothing improper ever happened under the bleachers. I will not parse that statement.
The only thing we have to fear is the dead rising from their graves and feasting on the flesh of the living.
What my opponent said.
Go ahead. Follow me around. I am boring.
I have never lied to you as far as you know.
For reasons beyond my control, if I lose this election, dozens of puppies will die.
It's at times like this I remember my father's words: Buy the damn election, but just remember I'm not made of money.
If elected, the first thing I will do is go to the county courthouse and legally change my name to John F. Kennedy.
Vote for me. I assure you my penis has no distinguishing characteristics.
I am a fabulously talented young man who enjoys playing squash and
chopping carrots. My skills as a glove compartment designer are
celebrated the world over. I invented wool. My Mandarin Chinese poetry
has won me a variety of highly coveted accolades, and I can bench press
500 pounds. I have sought and received audiences with the premiers of
Swaziland, Senegal and Suriname and am currently negotiating a lasting
peace in the Middle East. I have all of my hair. I scored 1600 on the
SAT, 36 on the ACT and 120 over 80 on the sphygmomanometer. I can
urinate for six consecutive minutes. My methods for particleboard
assembly have been adopted by the International Brotherhood of
Woodworkers. I like peaches, and as president will continue to do so.
That's it for my prepared remarks. My spokesperson, Susan Carpenter-McMillan, will now take your questions.
If elected, I will appoint an investigative committee to determine who
has been taking all those pictures through the girls' locker room shower
heads.
There will be no abuse of power and anyone who says there is will be taken out back and garroted.
And Last: Hey, I got The Washington Post to work my campaign for free! Imagine what else I can do for this school. Next Week: The Game of the Name |
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