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Employment surges as Americans get off their lazy asses

WASHINGTON, DC—After a loss of nearly 8 million jobs since 2007, the Department of Labor reported an unprecedented surge in employment Tuesday morning when Americans across the nation finally decided to stop lazing around and get their good-for-nothing asses to work. “This is a major step forward,” said President Obama while addressing the unmotivated nation [...]

Man on double date realizes he’s the 4th wheel

AUSTIN—On Friday, local computer programmer Daniel Cole realized he was the fourth wheel on his double date after a string of events suggested that his presence at the date was completely unnecessary. “I suspected that I was the fourth wheel when all three of them sat on the same side of the table,” explained Cole, [...]

Of course class did the assigned reading

CAMPUS—Of course students in Professor Lawrence Stein’s E316K class did the assigned reading, according to various students who showed up to the class today. Professor Stein was skeptical that the entirety of the class would read the 120-page assignment over the controversial demographic shifts of indigenous tribes of Guinea-Bissea  in the post-WWII era. After conducting [...]

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Travesty Exclusive: Barack Obama visits UT


Thursday, August 5th 10:32 AM: President Obama secures a great deal through Southwest Airlines to fly the entire family to Austin for $600…round trip!!! 11:00 PM: Barack awakes in a rush and informs Michelle that he forgot to check-in for their flight. He quickly connects to Macbook One but is only able to secure access to [...]

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What would the world be without societal norms? I used to know a guy a named Norm. What century is it?

Oh, well I’ll be damned if it isn’t a disrespectful young hooligan sitting in front of my porch with spiky, green hair. I oughta teach you a thing or two about going with the grain once in a while, paying your respects to Uncle Sam and all that. I mean, really—What would this world be [...]

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Air Bud put down after missing critical free throws

FRESNO—With his team trailing 87-86 with four seconds left in overtime, Air Bud missed two key free throws, leading team officials to make the difficult decision to take him to the locker room and put him down. “It is clear that his basketball skills just aren’t what they used to be,” said coach Dirk Robinson [...]

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Edgar Wright, Michael Cera, and Jason Schwartzman of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is the major motion picture based on the cult-favorite graphic novels by Bryan Lee O’Malley. Director Edgar Wright (also known for Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead), and stars Michael Cera(Arrested Devolpment, Superbad, Juno, Youth in Revolt) and Jason Schwartzman(Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited, Funny People) sit down with the [...]

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