Possible ONION Headlines (Warning: WTC Humor)

So glad to see that I’m not the only one around here with a twisted sense of humor. Thanks to all the posters, especially Vinnie the Prolific and Esprix (Single Plane Theory–hahahahaa!) and the mods for not coming down on us like so many pancaking WTC floors.

So it appears that The Onion is taking a week off, just to figure out their best approach. Which means we have one more week to play with this. Let’s have a contest: Who can come up with the headline closest to what they eventually publish?

Indonesia to Change Name of State Religion
“We’re Mooslyms Now,” says Megawati

Greenspan Lowers Interest Rate to -2%
“Anyone Saving Money Will Lose It,” Fed Sez

Uzbekistan Offers US Use of Nonexistent Airfields
“If You Build It, You Can Come,” Karimov Declares

New “Rubble Mosaic” Art Fad Sweeping Nation

Michael Jackson Offers Pieces of Own Face to Burn Victims
“Just Like Real Skin” Says King of Pop

Afghan Northern Alliance Rebels Hired Under GI Bill
Each Offered Up To $15,000 For Afghan College Of Choice

North Korea Declares Neutrality
Needs Map To Know What World Is Talking About

Taliban and USA beat trade deadline with 11th hour deal
Terms of the deal not disclosed, but insiders claim that Afghanistan will receive Sally Struthers in return, plus a minor celeb to be named later.

FBI ARRESTS RICHARD JEWELL
“Just making sure”, say Feds

ZUCKER BROTHERS TO SUE BIN LADEN
Claim idea of planes crashing into a building stolen from 1980 film Airplane

DANNY GLOVER CATCHES A CAB
Film star jumped in while driver dodged falling rubble, ET reports

SEPTEMBER 11 THE MOVIE ANNOUNCED
Pierre Salinger and Oliver Stone to be co-writers, source claims

CHRYSLER BUILDING BOMBED!
Empire State Building says “There can be only one!”

I’m going to hell for that last one, I know it.

Oh, how I hate to do this.

A commemorative WTC Beanie Baby. Truth is stranger than parody.

Apparently you have to add your own blood and burns to it…

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JIMMY CARTER VOWS TO HELP REBUILD WTC
Former President lauded for waiving “humanity” requirement for New Yorkers

NY PRIMARY POSTPONED
Relieved apathetic New Yorkers realize they can claim to have voted “the first time, the one that didn’t count”

HENRIETTA PUSSY-CAT IS SATAN!
Proof seen in “face in smoke” evidence, US to target Neighborhood of Make Believe in air strike.

“We have it on good authority that bin Laden lives there as well,” says White House spokesperson. “He must, if he thinks he can get away with this shit.”

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Boom in NY Post Card Sales
“Vindictive people buying WTC, wish you were here postcards by cartload”

Rev. Falwell Apologizes for Remarks

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Rev. Jerry Falwell apologized Monday for saying God had allowed terrorists to attack America because of the work of civil liberties groups, abortion rights supporters and feminists.
–Oh, wait, I’m sorry. That’s a REAL headline.

“WTC, Pentagon Attacks Discovered Not to be an Act of Terrorism.”

Spokespersons for United and American Airlines issued statements admitting that the four “highjacked” flights were piloted by former Amtrack conductors.

Eff’N Lee Beighly Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Airline Passenger Families.

“Those towers had no business not moving,” Eff’N Lee Beighly said, “Clearly they are liable for this tragedy. On behalf of my clients I seek damages in the amount of 50 billion dollars.” When asked how much of that 50 billion would actually go to the families Beighly declined to comment, but did add, “O.J. did it.” He then slipped away in the maylay that followed.

Elton John To Release Re-remake of Candle in the Wind.

Britney Spears Suffers Nervous Breakdown.

The 19 year-old pop star was admitted to an undisclosed institution when her latest album was bumped out of the Billboard’s number one spot by Elton John’s re-remake of Candle in the Wind. “She just can’t handle not being the center of attention,” equally annoying pop star Christina Aguilera, was reported to have said. When asked about the release date of her next album and why she wears such whorish make-up, Aguilera refused to comment and vehemantly proclaimed, “I’m Latina, honestly! Yo quiero Taco Bell.”

Carson Daly Interviews Osama bin Laden on TRL.

Osama bin Laden, suspected in the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, to name a few, made an appearance on MTV’s Total Request Live. He was greeted by a throng of doe-eyed teen aged girls shrieking loudly while holding up signs that read “Can I be your 14th wife?” Throughout the appearance, bin Laden remained quiet, with the exception of a few anti-American utterances, but was quoted to have asked, “If MTV stands for Music Television why the hell don’t you play any music?” MTV followed TRL with a marathon of The Real World, which was in turn followed by a marathon of Road Rules.

FBI Under Fire for Failure to Locate Osama bin Laden.

The FBI is, yet again, suffering from the embarassment of, yet another, foul up. Osama bin Laden’s recent appearance on MTV’s TRL sparked an outcry for an investigation of the FBI. “If Carson Daly can find him why cant the FBI,” John Doe of Peduka Kentucky asked. “It’s not as easy as it sounds,” FBI Director Robert Mueller insisted. A reporter asked about a file he held labelled “Oklahoma City Bombing,” and it’s contents. Mueller replied, “Errr, ummmm, uhhhh, nothing,” then pointed off into the distance and cried, “Oh my God there’s a plane heading right for us.” The reporters weren’t fooled, but Mueller made a hasty escape, nonetheless.

D&D Enthusiasts Gather at Rubble
A greasy faced teen only known as “Lord Draco of the Mongolic Warlocks under the merry fairy land of Daenea” and his friends tried to restore the WTC and the lives of dead using their long honed +10 Virginity spell shortly before being crushed by a falling beam.

Teletubbies Try To Teach about Terrorism
In a 5 hour special, The Teletubbies tried to reenact the WTC attacks and teach children about terrorism. 3 hours were spent making plane noises, 1 hour was spent sleeping and the last hour was spent trying to get the baby in the sun to stop crying while Tinky Winky doned a turban and chased Po around with his “Skud Missle”.

The Count Makes Most of the Tragedy
Sesame Street’s own Count was seen taking children by the Red Cross station, heard saying “137 blood donations… ahh, ahh, ahh… 136 blood donations… ahh, ahh, ahh… 135 blood donations… ahh, ahh, ahh!”

Treating Victims, Dr. Pepper is Found as a Fraud
MASH beer currently being sought for malpractice*

Michael Jackson to Donate $1 for each time he molests a little boy
McCauley Caulkin calls for Jackson to cough up the first $68,259,047

Godzilla Found, Half-Dead, Suffering From Asthma Attack in Tunnels Beneath the WTC
As a sign of respect and sorrow the Queen Mother has “Karma Chameleon” played at changing of the guard.

Fox Sitcom Cancelled
An upcoming sitcom staring the WTC towers are comeplete opposites living in harmony only through their magic elf played by Carrot Top is cancelled, indefinetly.

Luxembourg Bombed by NATO Forces.

The citizens of the small European nation awoke in the middle of the night to find their tiny country under attack. At a press conferance that followed President Bush offered his condolences for this military blunder by saying, “Geography was not one of my strong subjects, but I do know my ABCs. I will make every effort to ensure that this will not happen again. Our forces will proceed with further air strikes tomorrow.” Bush insisted that this time, he knew where Afghanistan was.

Deleware Desemated by NATO Air Strikes.

The White House could not be reached for comment.

This one made me wake up my roommate:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

BUSH APPROVAL RATING AT 102%
“Recount may be in order,” pollster admits
HELL PLEADS SATAN’S INNOCENCE IN TERROR ATTACKS
Purgatory to send delegation to demand his handover
FRANCE TAKES INITIATIVE, BOMBS ANDORRA
“Muslim terrorist stronghold since 12th Century,” Chirac insists
29 AMISH DETAINED, RELEASED IN PENNSYLVANIA
“Honest mistake,” embarrassed FBI agent admits
MARIAH CAREY: I DID IT
FBI looks at her confession with suspicion, especially after troubled pop star tries to eat her own nose

I agree-that’s my favorite too! Good GOD, Vinnie, you should be a columnist for The Onion!!!

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Shag and Scoob Discover that Osama Bin Laden is really Old Man Murphy, who runs the Taliban Burqa Shop-“And I would’ve gotten away with it, if it hadn’t been for those meddling kids!”

Bin Laden Surrenders After Being Bombarded with Christina Aguilera Music Outside Compound-“For Allah’s sake, I can’t take it anymore!”, says longtime terrorist.

Hijackers’ Boxcutters Found to Have Been Leftover from Weapons Supply Gotten from Iran-Contra Deal. “Ah, shit!” says Oliver North

Up and Coming Scienctist Dr. J. D. Tyler Blames Islam Terrorism on Circumcision-“Osama terrorizes because he has been mutilated by ancient custom.” “It’s true, it’s true,” a tearful Bin Laden laments.
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Bush tell Swiss, "Either you’re for us or you’re against us."

Infographic:

Who are we blaming?

Dirty Arabs - 10%
Mussulmen - 23%
Godless Arabs - 7%
Towelheads - 39%
Taxi Drivers - 14%
Elders of Zion - 4%
Other - 3%

Bin Laden Blames WTC Collapse on Architect
Designer failed to account for weight of books, planes says terrorist.

Dry Run of CBS’s New “Survivor: New York” Goes Horribly Wrong.

What about Point-Counterpoint?

We Must Find The Perpetrators And Bring Them To Justice
By President George W. Bush

It Sure As Fuck Wasn’t Me, Holy Shit, No Way
By Yassir Arafat
Or

Advice:
Ask A Crazed Terrorist

ALIENS ATTACK EARTH! VAPORIZE TWO BILLION HUMANS
Bin Laden off the hook- for now, says Powell
U.S. NUKES AFGHANISTAN
Crippled nation applies for $6.00 in international aid
JOHN ROCKER BLASTS “GREASY CAMEL JOCKEY TOWEL HEADS”
Approval rating triples; Major league Baseball names him “Player of the Week”
OSAMA BIN LADEN SCREWED US OUT OF TALIBAN POWERBALL WINNINGS, FELLOW TERRORISTS SAY
Is a accused of not sharing 5 goats. Bin Laden claims he bought winning ticket for himself. “Development not suprising, given his track record” U.S. officials remark

Filming of Die Hard 3 Gets Out of Hand