There's so little feelgood news this week. (Unless you count the NCAA bracket thingy, but a foreigner, I had no idea what Holly is on about). Which is why I'm turning to funny fake news this afternoon. I've just revisited The Onion's First 100 days blog, which gives a day-by-day recap of a fictitious event at the White House. Nearly all of them make me giggle, but some of my recent favorites include:
DAY 51: Reaching a milestone common for new presidents, Obama
spends the afternoon seeing who is the most important person he can get
on the phone in under five minutes.
DAY 44: For the third time this week, press secretary Robert
Gibbs peeks his head through the Oval Office door to let President
Obama know that he's going on a Baskin-Robbins run.
DAY 40: President Obama forwards the link to the new Star Trek movie trailer to the entire staff. Again.
DAY 39: The Obamas sit silently around their Camp David dining table because Malia forgot to pack Scattergories.
DAY 34: During a difficult moment of a televised address,
President Obama debuts the evil-looking sock puppet that will speak on
all unpopular matters from now on.
DAY 38: Uruguayan Ambassador left in blue room all day. (Note: I'm allowed to laugh at this because I am from a small country.)
DAY 30: At 3 a.m., President Obama sends Judd Gregg a group photo of his Cabinet, just so he knows what he's missing.
DAY 29: A nervous Canada accidentally offers to be annexed during Obama's first foreign visit. (Note: Am also allowed to laugh at this one because I am from a Commonwealth nation.)
DAY 18: In one of many historic firsts, Barack Obama becomes the first black president to TiVo MythBusters.
I could go on, but then there would be so few left for you to discover.
