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Posts Tagged ‘satellites’

Toxic Hell Satellite To Poison Small English Hamlet?

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

hobbitshire.jpgWe are not safe, anywhere, anytime, from the poisonous cancer death shrapnel remains of the “destroyed” Satellite of Love & Death. Some of us, however, are more safe than others. Mysterious operatives from deep within the British Royal Government have alerted Wonkette to the imminent doom that faces one of England’s most treasured towns: Cromer, the “world capital of wicket goblins,” in Norfolk shire. We urge the frumpy Tories of Cromer to stay within their quaint, thatched-roof cottages today, to avoid satellite death. MORE »


FEMA’s Tips For Encountering a Poison, Crashing Satellite

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

As you may have heard, the Pentagon’s space missile successfully hit that broken Satellite of Love last night, and now its poisonous death shrapnel (which has actually been deemed “unhazardous,” by liars) will come hurling into our atmosphere, killing us all. But there is one hope for us in this Armageddon scenario: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the revered handymen most famous for getting New Orleans back on its feet within 24 hours of the initial Hurricane Katrina strike. Last week, America’s Most Effective Agency released its “First Responder Guide For Space Object Re-Entry,” i.e. “what to do if the poison satellite crashes next to you.” How will FEMA save the world this time? MORE »


So This Satellite Bombing Is Actually Happening

Friday, February 15th, 2008

The Pentagon vowed Friday to pay for any damages incurred when it shoots down that broken satellite of love. Just like it vowed to rebuild Iraq! At least there’s a blueprint this time. [Reuters]