A friend e-mailed this... it gave me a good laugh.... forgive me if you've already seen it a thousand times over.
What has Bush started? 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 far more evil than the
Iran-Iraq-North Korea axis
President Bush warned of in his State of the Union address.
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 Hafez 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."
International reaction to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift, and
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 Nasty Thoughts About America, while Spain,
Scotland, and New Zealand 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,
world leaders said that's only because no one asked them.
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