Hunter S. Thompson’s Choose Your Own Adventure “Bat Country”


Excerpted from the Manhattan Spectrum:
Donna Duggerskull, drive-through window employee at a Wendy’s in Brooklyn, says she can always tell when it’s James Earl Jones ordering.
“Without a doubt. His voice is so unique that when it bellows through the headset asking for a frosty or large fries I know that it’s him. I’m a big fan of Star Wars and Field of Dreams and I watched a lot of CNN, so yeah, I can tell its him every time.”
“He’s a good sport, too. We always ask him to say lines from his movies, like ‘Luke, I’m your father’ and ‘This is CNN,’ and he hasn’t let us down yet.”
“He was even nice enough to autograph my work visor.”

The best items of the week:
Macedonia Commits 2 Extra Troops to Afghanistan – Daily Fortnight
New Device Desirable, Old Device Undesirable – Onion
England Handed Relatively Easy World Cup Group to Struggle Through – Daily Fortnight
Last Minute Of Man’s Sexual Prime Expires During Routine Visit To Dry Cleaner – Onion
Senator Chuck Grassley Hurting GOP’s Chances With Women At Bars – Onion
New Study Reveals Most Children Unrepentant Sociopaths – Onion
Christ Turns Down 3-Year, Multimillion Dollar Deal To Coach Notre Dame – Onion

Excerpted from the Baltimore Dispatch:
Marcus Duggerskull, head of the Baltimore Chapter of the Washington Generals Fan Club, waved the 5,000 signature petition he gathered calling for the resignation or firing of the Washington Generals GM. He and several other members of the fan club arrived at the front door of the basketball franchise’s administrative headquarters to hand deliver the petition.
“His track record is appalling,” Duggerskull said to the gathered media, “He has to go.”
“Did you know that since 1953 he’s overseen only six General victories and, get this, over 13,000 losses to the Harlem Globetrotters and others. Why not just hire Matt Millen after his stint in Detroit? At least his teams won more than .046% of the time.”
“This is an outrage and as hard-core fans we’re not going to stand by and be quiet any longer.”
I posted a link to this in last week’s Weekly Funnies, but thought it merited its own post.

The best items of the week:
Obama to Send 30,000 Call of Duty Players to Afghanistan – Enduring Vision
Obama Tells Nation He’s Going Out For Cigarettes – Onion
Early Golfers Cite Baggy Pants, Floppy Hats for Marital Fidelity – History Bluff
Gunman Thought Coworkers Would Be Back From Lunch By Now – Onion
Shared Memory Of Children’s Television Show Leads To Sex – Onion
Nation’s Poor Bastards Never Even Saw It Coming – Onion
Zombie Reagan Raised From Grave – Onion
My Friend, You Will Love This Narrow Moroccan Alley – Onion
Area Dad Talking About Pete Maravich Again – Onion
Tim Duncan Calls Out Geometric Angle Needed To Make Bank Shot – Onion
This would be a lot cuter if I didn’t just lose a lot of cash wagering on the toddler