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The Headline Riff

Real headlines from legitimate news sites get a little Endive Analysis.

7/29/10
Headline:
Obama at Urban League
Riff: Next week, he'll be at the Turban League.

Headline: Woman declared dead seen in Vegas?
Riff: Don't tell me her name is Elvis.

Headline: Chicago School Refuses to Host Karl Rove
Riff: Chicago school mysteriously disappears.

Headline: Mother Nature Helps Cool Calif. Wildfire
Riff: I hope so. She started it.

Headline: Are Some Soaps Damaging Sex Organs?
Riff: No pain, no ocean-fresh gain.

Headline: Obama Skips Out on Scouts for 'The View'
Riff: Tomorrow, he's going to dis the Rotary Club to go on 'Maury Povich.'

Headline: Did Obama Make the Right Call?
Riff: If he didn't resign, the answer is no.

Headline: 82 Hippos, 9 Buffalo Killed in Anthrax Outbreak
Riff: That band has a SERIOUS mosh pit.

Headline: Calls for Rangel to quit could escalate if no deal
Riff: But Rangel still has seven briefcases to open!

7/28/10
Headline:
Pentagon has 'main suspect' in leak
Riff: It's usually assumed to be Joe Biden.

Headline: WikiLeaks documents: What we know
Riff: It's important that we be responsible with this sensitive... aw heck, let's blab.

Headline: Iran ready for 'effective cooperation'
Riff: N. Korea: Cool! Let's make some nukes!

Headline: Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting
Riff: How will bulls resolve disputes now?

Headline: Old bones found in FL recreation area
Riff: Old bones? in Florida? Imagine that.

Headline: Fisherman tapes gator 'feeding frenzy'
Riff: When will people learn to put the camera done and RUN FOR IT?!

Headline: Linda Hogan, 50, engaged to beau, 21
Riff: National Geographic catches rare footage of the cougar with its prey...

Headline: Critic makes living smoking marijuana
Riff: The story of Roger Ebert.

Headline: Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2182, Scientists Warn
Riff: Hopefully it'll be after May. I don't want to miss my 207th birthday.

7/27/10
Headline:
BP ousts Tony Hayward
Riff: Now he can focus on trying to cap his toothpaste.

Headline: The disaster you won't see on camera
Riff: Which Obama cabinet meeting are we talking about here?

Headline: Fashion advice from Snooki
Riff: Wear anything that goes good with crabs and the clap.

Headline: U.S., S. Korea Drop Anti-Sub Bombs in Drills
Riff: We all live in a yellow subma... holy crap what was that?!

Headline: Study: Receipts May Be Harmful to Your Health
Riff: More from the Bureau of People Who Want to Scare the Crap out of You.

Headline: U.S. Braces for Wikileaks Blowback
Riff: Perhaps the U.S. and Wikileaks should rent a private room.

Headline: ‘Maybe I'll be doing this when I’m 50,’ Favre says
Riff: Maybe you will, but most of us won't be watching, Bret.

Headline: Why IQ scores vary by nation
Riff: Because some nations are stupid?

Headline: Blago Trial's Final Drama
Riff: That's wishful thinking.

7/26/10
Headline:
Foreclosed? Try bankruptcy
Riff: Call Barack. He was supposed to take care of that for you.

Headline: N. Korea threatens nuclear response
Riff: Still happy with those sanctions?

Headline: Pigeons run Kings of Leon from stage
Riff: It's a pheasant uprising in the kingdom of Leon!

Headline: Iran: Nuclear fusion program launched
Riff: Iran: We have also cloned Elvis and landed a ship on Mars.

Headline: Mmmm, scratch & sniff wallpaper
Riff: The snozberries taste like snozberries!

Headline: New car can send its own Tweets
Riff: @car - This yutz is using me to tailgate again.

Headline: Russia's Putin Jumps on Harley at Biker Rally
Riff: Putin: Bring me a bitch and call me Thor, dammit.

Headline: YOU DECIDE: Will Sanctions Work?
Riff: ...like an ejector seat in a helicopter.

Headline: Aides: Possible deal explored in Rangel case
Riff: Rangel may plead guilty to the slightly lesser offense of being a dumb f**k.

7/23/10
Headline:
Sherrod gets call from Obama
Riff: Obama: Hi, is this Kim Jong Il? No? Oh, sorry. Bye.

Headline: A cop, tennis and kids
Riff: Three great reasons to put a coozie on that beer.

Headline: Report: $180M paid to dead people
Riff: Zombies gotta eat.

Headline: Report: Northwest Airlines Ignored Safety Orders
Riff: Flagrant disregard for putting tray tables in a full, upright position.

Headline: Darth Vader Robs New York Bank
Riff: I thought I felt a great disturbance in the force.

Headline: Sen. Candidate Greene Defends Military Record
Riff: Greene: Um, uh, I like to color. With crayons.

Headline: Sen. Kerry docks yacht in R.I., saves on taxes
Riff: If you read this headline out loud, it makes you want to smack him even more.

Headline: 'Corpse flower' could stink up Texas wedding
Riff: A little RoundUp goes a long way...

Headline: Cheerleading a Sport? Americans Take Sides
Riff: It can't be a sport. Who would cheer for them?

7/22/10
Headline:
Obama signs fraud bill
Riff: That hardly narrows it down. Most of his bills are frauds.

Headline: Hearing on Gibson restraining order
Riff: Let's not allow him within 5,000 feet of America.

Headline: Woman films as buffalo attacks her
Riff: Two words: Dude, run!

Headline: Pet toys going green
Riff: Maybe you should clean them every once in a while.

Headline: Blind carpenter still honing his craft
Riff: We don't have the heart to tell him, but he's just honing a toaster.

Headline: Sanctions = No Bonus Booty for N. Korea
Riff: That's really gonna put a damper on Kim Jong Il's booty call.

Headline: N. Korea Threat: South Will Be 'Sea of Fire'
Riff: How are those sanctions working, Hil?

Headline: Billboard Spotlights Right-to-Die Group
Riff: They think everyone has a right to half a pair of dice.

Headline: Bring back the tax on inherited wealth
Riff: Whoever wrote this headline needs a smack in the face.

7/21/10
Headline:
'Static kill' could begin in 48 hours
Riff: BP has called in the mighty teddy bear of Snuggle Fabric Softener.

Headline: Storm in Caribbean could get serious
Riff: But it will most likely go with XM.

Headline: Obama's empty Wall St. victory
Riff: It's a letdown when you run out of stuff to regulate.

Headline: Loopy Whoopi blames medication
Riff: Loopy Whoopi also peed on my cactus.

Headline: Man flies with 18 monkeys in shirt
Riff: Actually, he just has a lot of chest hair.

Headline: Scientists Discover Most Massive Star
Riff: More massive than Kirsty Alley?

Headline: Obama Signs Wall Street Overhaul
Riff: First he had to have Anakin kill off the whole Jedi council.

Headline: New Black Panther Boss Sang Terror Tune
Riff: He sang 'Mandy?'

Headline: Stone Age Carving or Ancient Sex Toy?
Riff: The story of Hugh Hefner's private parts.

7/20/10
Headline:
Jobless may get a break
Riff: Not a job, mind you, just a break.

Headline: 'Bouquet bandit' holds up N.Y bank
Riff: Gimme all your money. I've got flowers and I'm not afraid to use 'em!

Headline: UFOs cause a stir in China
Riff: Wow. Alien whisks.

Headline: Muslims 'Prepare' for U.K. Pope Visit
Riff: Don't bother, Muslims. He's in full Pope Armor.

Headline: Graham Still a Maverick With Kagan Vote
Riff: Let's fill his car with yogurt.

Headline: W. Va. Gov. in Bid for Byrd's Senate Seat
Riff: I hope he realizes it still smells like moth balls.

Headline: Laser Weapon Blasts Spy Drones Out of the Sky
Riff: Dammit, Ken, why did you make that Phase Conjugate Tracking System and Large Spinning Mirror?!

Headline: Is American at Helm of Al Qaeda Magazine?
Riff: He edits the fashion section.

Headline: Facebook hated as much as airlines, cable companies
Riff: But not quite as much as Congress.

7/19/10
Headline:
Is the disaster over?
Riff: Nope. Obama's still President.

Headline: Report: Intel team 'unmanageable'
Riff: Just like Lindsay Lohan.

Headline: Who would win with term limits?
Riff: Americans.

Headline: Big fat food fibs parents tell kids
Riff: Try it. You'll like it.

Headline: Planet, comet or both?
Riff: So it's kind of a plomet?

Headline: Spencer Pratt: I chose fame over Heidi
Riff: Rest of World: What was your name again?

Headline: Could Mel Gibson go to jail?
Riff: Better question: Could Mel Gibson make it out of jail?

Headline: British PM: Lockerbie Bomber Release 'Wrong'
Riff: British PM: Pope wears funny hat, bears s**t in woods.

Headline: Obama to GOP: Restore jobless benefits
Riff: Barack just wants something to fall back on when he's jobless in two years.

7/18/10
Headline:
Zsa Zsa Gabor breaks hip in fall
Riff: Zsa Zsa Go-boom.

Headline: Feds to Monitor, Report Americans' Obesity
Riff: First report from Feds: Yep, they're fat.

Headline: Rivals Hit Back at Apple for 'Weak Spots' Claims
Riff: Ma Bell: No weak spots on our rotary phones, dammit.

Headline: Feds Nab Alleged Drug Lord After 10-Year Hunt
Riff: They must not have been in Mexico.

Headline: Divers Find 200-Year-Old Champagne in Wreck
Riff: Watch. Some yutz will criticize it.

Headline: U.S. Lawmakers Turn to Faith Leaders
Riff: Because Faith Leaders is a hottie with reasonable rates.

Headline: CIA: Iran Scientist Faces Hostile Future
Riff: Is there any Iranian nuclear scientist who doesn't face a hostile future?!

Headline: Atheists Reportedly 'De-Baptize' With Hair Dryers
Riff: They should try 'De-Circumcising' with a staple gun.

Headline: Woods goes back to old putter at British Open
Riff: Too many jokes. Can't pick one.

7/16/10
Headline:
UK: Pan Am bomber release a mistake
Riff: UK: We didn't realize that guy in the prison cell labeled 'Pan Am Bomber' was the Pan Am Bomber.

Headline: Apple to offer iPhone 4 fix?
Riff: Yes, but Steve Jobs has to be smug first.

Headline: Lawyer: 'Barefoot bandit' has remorse
Riff: Yeah, he stole it from your living room.

Headline: Fill-in for Byrd's seat to be named
Riff: Hopefully they made sure Byrd's dead body isn't still trying to work.

Headline: 5 flavors frozen out at Baskin-Robbins
Riff: The BP Chocolate Drizzle didn't go over so well.

Headline: Tiger hits the course
Riff: He heard there were hot chicks there.

Headline: Pink injured in stage accident
Riff: Missed a chance at the best headline ever - Pink: Black and blue.

Headline: Was El Chupacabra Spotted in Texas?
Riff: No, that was Ke$ha.

Headline: Paul the Octopus won’t be sold to Spain
Riff: He's expected to announce that he's going to Miami.

7/15/10
Headline:
Obama, Hitler on same billboard
Riff: They both love Rusty's Chicken Shack.

Headline: UN, North Korea talk about ship attack
Riff: UN: Nice shot, Kim.

Headline: Tiny new homes for families in Iraq
Riff: They better not be pink. Little Pink Houses are exclusively American.

Headline: Congress debates Bible, immigration
Riff: The bastards must be working on legislation to send Jews back to Egypt.

Headline: Body shape linked to women's memory
Riff: Bad news, ladies. An Elephant never forgets.

Headline: RFK Jr. wife: Divorce filing, DUI charge
Riff: So steeped in Kennedy tradition...

Headline: Europe: U.S. Relations 'Not Living Up to Potential'
Riff: All of Europe said that? Nice work, Barack.

Headline: 'Barefoot Bandit' Case Hints at Security Gap
Riff: Translation: Barefoot Bandit case highlights gaping security chasm.

Headline: Iran scientist returns home, claims U.S. 'torture'
Riff: We kept pelting him with 100 dollar bills.

7/14/10
Headline:
White House: Stimulus saved 3 million jobs
Riff: They are all currently held by illegal immigrants.

Headline: Oil Keeps Gushing as BP Cap Analyzed
Riff: BP Cap to trace its fear of spiders back it abusive mother.

Headline: Gitmo Becomes Playground for Detainees
Riff: Abdul Mullah Ahmad looks so cute on the rocking horse.

Headline: Seattle cartoonist gets death threats
Riff: Yeah, Ziggy pisses me off.

Headline: Bristol Palin, Levi engaged
Riff: The Whole World: Dude, WTF?!

Headline: Kids find missing exotic turtles
Riff: Police found the kids stuffing 20's into their shells hoping for a lap dance.

Headline: How to tell a co-worker they can't type
Riff: Hey, moron. You can't type.

Headline: Neb. Council OKs Ban on Hiring Illegals
Riff: Aren't we already not allowed to do that?

Headline: Iran Says Nuclear Scientist on His Way Home
Riff: Ahmadenijad: We need him back home because something just started glowing.

7/13/10
Headline:
Burqa ban moves forward in France
Riff: France is hoping it will be as successful as the ban on soap.

Headline: Iran says missing scientist is in D.C.
Riff: It makes sense that he'd hide out in the only place where science doesn't matter.

Headline: Tough questions for Tiger
Riff: Two trains, A and B, leave Chicago at 3pm...

Headline: Poll: Majority Losing Faith in Obama
Riff: I didn't realize he was a religion.

Headline: Study: Felons May Have Put Franken in Senate
Riff: They just wanted him to be around other felons.

Headline: For recyclers, one (complicated) word: Plastics
Riff: Here's another one: Dipthong.

Headline: Ten signs you work in a fear-based workplace
Riff: Stop reading The Endive and get back to work, slacker!

Headline: Bandit tries to rob Amish buggy
Riff: Black Bart is on the loose! The train's next!

Headline: NRA expands agenda beyond guns
Riff: New agenda to include 'other guns.'

7/12/10
Headline:
WH plan called 'backasswards'
Riff: I disagree. In most White House plans, the ass comes first.

Headline: Vote threatens split Church of England
Riff: They can't choose between Jacob and Edward? Sheesh.

Headline: Hef taking Playboy private?
Riff: Most adolescent males do that all the time.

Headline: How to get babies off bottle at 9 months
Riff: You could piss in it, but you'd get in trouble with CPS.

Headline: Does a Depression Loom?
Riff: No, a Depression descends and envelops.

Headline: Mexico Captures Alleged Drug Gang Boss
Riff: No big feat. Anyone walking the streets of Mexico is an alleged drug gang boss.

Headline: For your bucket list: MLB’s must-see players
Riff: Lamest. Bucket list. Ever.

Headline: The 8 lowest-paying jobs in America
Riff: Number 1: Editor of The Endive.

Headline: The do-it-yourself stimulus
Riff: Does this have anything to do with taking Playboy private?

7/11/10
Headline:
U.S. urges N. Korea to free American
Riff: That'll get him out. More urging. Nice.

Headline: Biden admits he was wrong
Riff: That hardly narrows it down.

Headline: Doctors help boy with half a face
Riff: Obama would donate his second face, but he still uses it.

Headline: Rare Photos of Fidel Castro Released
Riff: He was trying to surpress those pictures of his disco phase.

Headline: Black Panther Leader Defends Group
Riff: They're friendly militant nutcases!

Headline: 'Grim Sleeper' Slipped Through Cracks?
Riff: Yeah, but enough about him being gay. What about the murders?

Headline: 2 Fighters Responded During Obama Trip
Riff: That must've been some good acid.

Headline: Catholics Upset Over Rosary Beads as Fashion
Riff: They do look kind of funny hanging from a pierced nose.

Headline: Attorney general: Russian spies posed threat to U.S.
Riff: Um, duh.

7/9/10
Headline:
CNN dives beneath the Gulf
Riff: Great. Like it needed more pollution.

Headline: U.N. condemns sinking of S. Korea ship
Riff: It took them a while to figure out that it was a bad thing.

Headline: Is Sen. Reid's name politically toxic?
Riff: It's several kinds of toxic.

Headline: 'Barefoot bandit' may be in Bahamas
Riff: Quick... check everyone in the Bahamas with bare feet! Uh oh.

Headline: China: U.S. Uses Facebook to Sow Unrest
Riff: Hey! Chinese people! Start some unrest!

Headline: Queen Elizabeth set to be a great-grandma
Riff: One more in line to poison her to death and usurp the throne!

Headline: Worst job in politics? Governors convene, commiserate
Riff: Don't forget Bill Clinton's dry cleaner.

Headline: Presbyterians Vote to Allow Gay Clergy
Riff: New sect to be called the Pres-bi-terians.

Headline: Yankees reportedly on verge of getting Cliff Lee
Riff: Cliff Lee?! Wow! Holy Crap! Um, who's Cliff Lee?

7/8/10
Headline:
Oystermen haul in nets full of death
Riff: Well, at least the sushi restaurants will have fresh food.

Headline: Police: Church $$$ used for escorts
Riff: Church: Next time we'll get Chevy Cavaliers.

Headline: Obama back on the campaign trail
Riff: He draws his power directly from his worshippers.

Headline: Ron Paul ponders politics, 2012 run
Riff: You can tell he's pondering when his head starts bobbling.

Headline: Baby used as decoy in robbery
Riff: Little bastard made off with 27 boxes of Pampers.

Headline: Egypt Discovers 4,300-Year-Old Tombs
Riff: Egypt: Ho-hum. More tombs. Put 'em with the other ones.

Headline: Olé? Oh No! Bulls Gore Two in Spain
Riff: Unsafe? Sure, but way more exciting than the running of the Gerbils.

Headline: 'Glee,' 'The Pacific' lead Emmy nominations
Riff: I can't believe Smackdown got snubbed again!

Headline: New storm heads for Texas-Mexico border
Riff: Obama certainly won't stop it from crossing.

7/7/10
Headline:
Noriega gets 7 years in prison in France
Riff: Unless they surrender to him first.

Headline: Feds challenge AZ immigration law
Riff: While they're sorting this out, half of Mexico just moved into Arkansas.

Headline: 'Barefoot bandit' faces indictment
Riff: Later, he'll face some Tinactin.

Headline: Sobbing Lohan gets 90 days in jail
Riff: They must really hate those inmates.

Headline: Levi Johnston says he lied
Riff: Look at me! I got on TV again! I'm so cool!

Headline: No charges in Vick birthday shooting
Riff: As long as no dogs were harmed, everybody's ok with this.

Headline: Is Lady Gaga hotter than Obama?
Riff: Would you like to pierce your eye with a rusty needle or barbed wire?

Headline: UAE Diplomat Endorses U.S. Strike on Iran
Riff: UAE Diplomat: Dibs on their minarets.

Headline: TSA Backs Off Censorship of 'Opinion' Sites
Riff: Hey, TSA! You suck! Whatcha gonna do about it?!

7/6/10
Headline:
Show us how you are staying cool
Riff: Covering the Gulf of Mexico in heat absorbent black crude to divert the sun's rays.

Headline: Lindsay Lohan in court
Riff: See the creature in its natural habitat.

Headline: Stamps may go to 46 cents
Riff: Has the post office ever heard of round numbers?!

Headline: NASA's mission to Muslims
Riff: Are we going to shoot them all into space?

Headline: Biden makes bold prediction
Riff: Biden: In two days, I will say something stupid.

Headline: Track star can race again -- as a woman
Riff: IOC: First he needs to get his nuts cut off.

Headline: Authorities Probe Tar Balls Washing Up in Texas
Riff: What's to probe? I think I know where they came from.

Headline: California's Pen$ion Problems
Riff: They're so broke, they can't afford any more of the letter 'S'.

Headline: What to do when the boss hits on you
Riff: Cash in!

7/5/10
Headline:
Opposition may get big wins in Mexico
Riff: All the other voters are here working.

Headline: Green Zone shelled during Biden visit
Riff: Had they shelled the Taco Zone instead, they may have hit him.

Headline: Petraeus: Afghan war at critical stage
Riff: What stage was it at before? The fun stage?

Headline: Say goodbye to obesity
Riff: Goodbye, Rosie.

Headline: Couple take cherry 'pit spit' crown
Riff: I heard the loser had a s**t fit and quit the pit spit.

Headline: More Russian Spies Than Ever in U.S.?
Riff: I think they're running the DMV.

Headline: American Geologist Gets 8 Years in Chinese Jail
Riff: In China it's illegal to see schist and take it for granite.

Headline: Companies Craft Apps for Walking Texters
Riff: It automatically makes your funeral arrangements.

Headline: Queen costs Britons less than $1 per year
Riff: She doesn't need their money because she already has it all.

7/4/10
Headline:
66,000 pounds of bison meat recalled
Riff: Come home, Rosie, come home!

Headline: Man loses arm while lighting fireworks
Riff: 1.3 million manage to keep both arms while lighting fireworks.

Headline: Police seize World Cup made of cocaine
Riff: That sounds awfully hard to cram into a nostril.

Headline: Fisherman's catch of the day bites back
Riff: This is why safe fishermen use dynamite.

Headline: Embattled RNC chairman gets support
Riff: He got a bra?

Headline: Golfer shoots under 80 with no arms
Riff: He just did that to make the rest of us feel totally inept.

Headline: Wedding priority No.1 for Clinton
Riff: Let her screw that up instead of our diplomatic relations.

Headline: Pakistan PM to Hold Terrorism Conference
Riff: That's where all the terrorists get together and watch PowerPoint presentations.

Headline: DEA Helps Seize Drug Sub
Riff: It was a turkey club with extra crack.

7/2/10
Headline:
Alleged spies reveal true IDs
Riff: It's the Backstreet Boys!

Headline: Rocket fails to dock at space station
Riff: I know a good therapist.

Headline: 'Stunned' Apple to fix iPhone
Riff: If you bring in your iPhone, they'll move your hand for you.

Headline: Facebook to recognize faces
Riff: Hopefully this won't give rise to ButtBook.

Headline: Obama to immigrants: Learn English
Riff: Immigrants to Obama: Que?

Headline: Poll: Would the Founding Fathers Approve?
Riff: Of the poll? No.

Headline: Poll: Obama 15th Best President, Bush 39th
Riff: Neither has Taft's girth.

Headline: Man's Ashes to Be Sent Off in Fireworks
Riff: Weather tonight: Cloudy with a chance of Steve.

Headline: 5 suspects indicted in celebrity burglary cases
Riff: People were stealing celebrities? So that's where Rick Moranis is!

7/1/10
Headline:
Largest oil skimmer arrives in Gulf
Riff: The great thing is it runs on totally renewable energy - baby seals.

Headline: Obama calls for immigration reform
Riff: He's calling the program 'No Mexican Left Behind.'

Headline: ACLU issues travel alerts for Arizona
Riff: The Endive issues Asshole alerts for ACLU.

Headline: Finland makes broadband a legal right
Riff: I think that is the most stupid thing I have ever heard in my life.

Headline: 'Do your job!,' Obama told
Riff: Actually, things get much worse when he tries to do his job.

Headline: LeBron knows who will pay the most
Riff: He's going to China?

Headline: As Economy Suffers, Obama Shifts Course
Riff: Obama: Um, let's talk about immigration now. Yeah, that's it.

Headline: 9 Spy Ring Suspects Await Bail Hearings
Riff: Bail? For a spy? WTF?!

Headline: Obama 'whining,' Boehner says
Riff: Obama: C'mooooonnnnnn. I am not, not, NOT whining!

6/30/10
Headline:
Are you in the path of Alex? Send pics
Riff: Don't send pics! Run!!!

Headline: Drug stores linked to athletes searched
Riff: Investigators yet to find any Fruit Stripe gum.

Headline: Republican under fire for remark
Riff: Republicans no longer allowed to remark in congress.

Headline: Half of U.S. workers hurt by recession
Riff: The other half are congressman.

Headline: Elizabeth Edwards blasts John
Riff: She had a couple of burritos and an Ex-Lax.

Headline: Birds swoop to attack pedestrians
Riff: Maybe those bread helmets were a bad idea.

Headline: Europe to Ban Crucifixes?
Riff: What will they do when the Cruci breaks again?

Headline: GOP Calls Bluff on Unemployment Benefits
Riff: Unemployment benefits really only had a 7-2 off-suit.

Headline: WIMBLEDON: Federer Upset by Berdych
Riff: That's okay. Serena Williams was upset by Der Bytch.

6/29/10
Headline:
Biden to assess oil spill efforts in Gulf
Riff: Smart asses of the world should be waiting there to protest.

Headline: Kagan grilled by senators
Riff: So that's why D.C. smells like bacon grease.

Headline: Oprah Senate talk makes waves
Riff: She'd have less control over the country as a Senator.

Headline: For rent in China: White people
Riff: They need us to reach stuff on the top shelf.

Headline: How bad are your past health sins?
Riff: We know you used to consume bacon through a beer bong.

Headline: Gibson's ex says he punched her
Riff: That would explain those horridly swollen lips.

Headline: For Sale: American Flag With 61 Stars
Riff: We might need that when Michelle Obama's obesity campaign fails.

Headline: Man With Pocket Knife Survives Bear Attack
Riff:
Must have been the new Swiss Army knife with the foldable 50cal.*
*Guest riff from our Facebook.

Headline: Facebook is divorce lawyers' new best friend
Riff: Better than Jesse James or Liz Taylor?!

6/28/10
Headline:
Colleagues mourn Byrd
Riff: Colleagues to turn over Byrd's coffin in ceremonial 'flipping the byrd.'

Headline: Biden calls ice cream guy 'smarta**'
Riff: Ice cream guy: For the last time, I sell frozen f**king custard!

Headline: Ex-Dictator Manuel Noriega on Trial in France
Riff: It's been almost an entire day and France hasn't surrendered to him yet!

Headline: Bin Laden Hunter: I Wanted Him Alive
Riff: They were going to reenact a scene from Reservoir Dogs.

Headline: Pakistan's Afghan plan leaves U.S. wary
Riff: The man may ban or can the Pakistan Afghan plan.

Headline: Kagan: I will listen hard, work hard
Riff: We were looking for someone who would tune us out and goof off all day.

Headline: Obama Hails G-20, Says Recovery Still Fragile
Riff: Obama: The Infinite G20 is a fine automobile, but it's a tad fragile.

Headline: Online bullies pull schools into the fray
Riff: Erase this headline and give me your lunch money, or I beat you up, MSNBC.

Headline: Ex-dictator Noriega set for drugs trial
Riff: Today, he'll be trying out a variety of drugs and giving feedback.

6/27/10
Headline:
Union outraged over Ariz. gov's remark
Riff: Sounds like a certain union needs its diaper changed.

Headline: Robot lifeguard hits the beach
Riff: ED-209: Get out of the deep water. You have 10 seconds to comply. 10, 9...

Headline: Your take: Gay couples as parents
Riff: Kids were never meant to be subjected to that many choices of outfits.

Headline: Vacant Intel Jobs Raise Terror Concerns
Riff: I always knew the Pentium processor was a terrorist plot.

Headline: 6-Year-Old Ohio Girl Placed on 'No-Fly' List
Riff: Maybe that'll teach her to behave on the freaking plane.

Headline: Pope Calls Belgian Sex Abuse Raids Deplorable
Riff: I wonder where he stands on those Dutch panty raids.

Headline: E-Reader Price War Breaks Out
Riff: Send in Petraeus!

Headline: Scientists Propose Menopause-Predicting Test
Riff: Question 1: Are you old?

Headline: Ghana Knocks Out U.S.
Riff: You got us, Ghana. Now we'll go home to our indoor plumbing.

6/25/10
Headline:
Petraeus-McChrystal similarities
Riff: They both love musicals.

Headline: Mass. gov blasts school condom policy
Riff: Mass. gov: All I said was that the kids needed protection. Sheesh.

Headline: Obama-Gaga Facebook duel
Riff: Maybe Barack should try some of Gaga's outfits.

Headline: Fat Joe cleared of charges, lawyer says
Riff: Well, except the for the charge that he's fat.

Headline: Stallone to make John Gotti movie
Riff: This must be the much-awaited sequel to 'Stop or my Mom will Shoot.'

Headline: Son answers ad, finds birth mother
Riff: What sucks is that he was 'looking for a good time.'

Headline: School Admin. Wants Corporal Punishment
Riff: He comes with his associates, Major Vengeance and Captain Pain.

Headline: Shattered! The danger hanging in your bathroom
Riff: Another headline from the 'Scare the Crap out of you' bureau.

Headline: Dog stylists unleash your pets’ fabulousness
Riff: Translation: Flamer humiliates dogs.

6/24/10
Headline:
Obama told general: Explain yourself
Riff: I really hope he replied "You first."

Headline: Iran seized U.S. hikers in Iraq
Riff: Dude, WTF?! Isn't that an act of war?! Barack?! Hello?!

Headline: Van der Sloot complains about cops
Riff: Did you hear that sound? It was the thud of his lawyer's head hitting his desk.

Headline: Iffy origins of 'lion burger'
Riff: Apparently, lion meat tastes a lot like used carpet padding.

Headline: Daniel Radcliffe thought Bieber was girl
Riff: Harry Potter was hitting on a guy?! I blame Dumbledore!

Headline: Lack of Funds Could Kill Korean War Museum
Riff: But where will we memorialize Alan Alda's bravery?

Headline: Top court sides with ex-Enron CEO Skilling
Riff: Top court agrees that there were some hotties working at Enron.

Headline: Organic labels may trick dieters into overeating
Riff: Dieters should steer clear of organic pork rinds in extra mayonnaise.

Headline: Obama welcomes Medvedev, warmer relations
Riff: They plan to snuggle together on the love seat.

6/23/10
Headline:
Flaws ID'd on American Airlines aircraft
Riff: Besides the fact that they make gnomes claustrophobic?

Headline: How to handle McChrystal?
Riff: Medal of Honor comes to mind.

Headline: BP names new point man
Riff: Hayward: Here's your new point man. Attack him! Go!

Headline: Haley to backers: 'We're not there yet'
Riff: Backers to Haley: How about now? Can we stop at a bathroom?

Headline: CNN's new hosts: Spitzer, Parker
Riff: Spitzer to host 'Pickin' out the ho's with Eliot.'

Headline: Helen Mirren poses topless for mag
Riff: Yeah, it was 'Taxidermist Monthly.'

Headline: Iran: We've Produced More Enriched Uranium
Riff: Iran: Nevermind. A goat has eaten our enriched uranium.

Headline: Graphic Sex Ed Class Under Fire in Iowa
Riff: They can get some ointment for that.

Headline: Police Urge Calm After Drug Lord Arrest
Riff: No reason to panic - plenty of other people are selling drugs.

6/22/10
Headline:
Fla. town to tourists: Beaches safe
Riff: Just watch out for the slip currents.

Headline: Van der Sloot emotions 'immature'
Riff: How 'bout we load a few shots of maturity into a 12-gauge and help him out?

Headline: Greenpeace hijacks BP speech
Riff: Great. Now Greenpeace has to explain the new office birthday party policy.

Headline: Obama mocked in TV parody
Riff: Um, actually that was his press conference. Easy mistake.

Headline: Study confirm chimps go to war
Riff: Apparently, they also write grammatically incorrect headlines for CNN.

Headline: Island may ban singing, 'hooting'
Riff: An island with no hooters is never gonna attract tourists.

Headline: 'Bachelor,' Vienna Girardi split
Riff: ...and two complete publicity whores are back on the market!

Headline: White House Budget Chief Orszag to Quit
Riff: He's getting a little sick of being called 'Orbs-bag.'

Headline: House Majority Leader: No Budget This Year
Riff: Those stupid budgets just get in the way of spending.

6/21/10
Headline:
How to keep a turtle from crossing the road
Riff: Shoot it.

Headline: Larry King telethon for victims tonight
Riff: Nice... A telethon for victims of Larry King.

Headline: BP: $2B spent on cleanup
Riff: Most of that went to advertising.

Headline: Palin says top Obama aide lying
Riff: That doesn't narrow it down much.

Headline: Common chemicals may affect thyroid
Riff: Yeah. You should see what happens when you pour bleach on it.

Headline: Painter responds to pope
Riff: Painter: What up, pope?

Headline: Tourists share beach with tar balls
Riff: This might be the most racist headline ever.

Headline: Minivan smashes into laundromat
Riff: A minivan with a built in washer/dryer is an awesome idea.

Headline: Abnormal Radiation Found Near Korean Border
Riff: Kim Jong-il heard snickering and saying "Let's set off another one!"

6/20/10
Headline:
Obama called 'snakelike' in video
Riff: Snakeline? How about 'asslike' or 'rottenToeCheeselike?'

Headline: French soccer star sent home
Riff: Those dudes need to discover soap.

Headline: Opinion: U.S., Russia can end suffering
Riff: How 'come they never call on assholes like Syria to end suffering?

Headline: U.S.-born al Qaeda member in new video
Riff: He was in 'Whoomp there it is.'

Headline: Cycling naked to protest oil
Riff: I was going to invest in alternative energy, but this makes more sense.

Headline: Tropical Storm Celia Near Hurricane Strength
Riff: The official season of Hurricane Hype begins!

Headline: Van Der Sloot's Mom: He Is 'Sick in His Head'
Riff: Mother of the year candidate here.

Headline: Dodd Helps Casino Get $54M in Taxpayer Money
Riff: In other words, he blew a year's pay at the craps table.

Headline: Putin's right-hand man exits Kremlin shadows
Riff: His name is Mr. Ras. Together, they're team Ras-Putin.

6/18/10
Headline:
Footprint stirs Bigfoot rumors
Riff: This isn't anything a little epsom salt wouldn't cure.

Headline: Is eating more key to weight control?
Riff: Yeah, as long as you're eating tapeworms.

Headline: 'Please don't feed our bums'
Riff: This headline has a really different meaning in the UK.

Headline: Rihanna's album better than 'Thriller'?
Riff: Um, no.

Headline: Congress Fires at BP Boss Hayward
Riff: Yelling at a CEO makes you feel like you might have testicles, apparently.

Headline: Krispy Kreme in Court Fight Over Secret Recipe
Riff: They don't want us to find out that the frosting is crack.

Headline: Vatican Calls Blues Brothers 'Catholic'
Riff: Pope Benedict to have a consultation with the penguin.

Headline: Obama Heads to Ohio to Cheer Stimulus
Riff: Hey Barack, um, there's still oil gushing in the... whatever.

Headline: Campbell Soup recalls SpaghettiOs
Riff: All together, now: Uh-oh!! Spaghetti-O's!

6/17/10
Headline:
Oil disaster by the numbers
Riff: 1 oil company that sucks, 1 president who sucks, 1 gulf full of oil.

Headline: Iran told: Free U.S. hikers or go to trial
Riff: Way to whip 'em into shape, guys.

Headline: Last meal for inmate facing firing squad
Riff: Hopefully not Pop Rocks, vinegar and baking soda. That could get messy.

Headline: 'Female Viagra' results unexciting
Riff: A bunch of balding, middle-aged guys in 1970's garb are collectively disappointed.

Headline: Harrison Ford weds Calista Flockhart
Riff: That'll keep his food budget down.

Headline: Untapped Afghan Minerals At Least $3T
Riff: It's hard to tap minerals when your most valuable asset is a goat.

Headline: WORLD CUP: Uruguay Tops South Africa
Riff: Uruguay: We are ecstatic! Today, some of our population will eat!

Headline: Countries Defend Paying for Teen Sailor Rescue
Riff: Tanzania: We get to be on TV!

Headline: Group says teach sex ed to 5-year-olds
Riff: What group? NAMBLA?

6/16/10
Headline:
Obama: BP will pay
Riff: Obama to stroke his cat and laugh madly.

Headline: Oil spill estimate upped again
Riff: BP: We upped our estimate. Up yours!

Headline: Help arrives for 100,000 fleeing violence
Riff: They were leaving a Justin Bieber concert.

Headline: Man held for impersonating U.S. soldier
Riff: Back to the White House, Mr. Obama.

Headline: Man talks about trying self-amputation
Riff: The Census takers wouldn't let go.

Headline: Flight attendant helps land American jet
Riff: Get me Rex Kramer.

Headline: Love salt? You might be a 'supertaster'
Riff: Or you might be the shmuck who oversalted my stew.

Headline: WORLD CUP: Brazil Escapes N.Korea
Riff: Let me guess. N. Korea claimed victory anyway.

Headline: France to raise retirement age from 60 to 62
Riff: You're never too old to surrender!

6/15/10
Headline:
Oil spews from broken well
Riff: Another headline from Captain Obvious, CNN Reporter.

Headline: Is oil on your favorite beach?
Riff: Yeah, but it came from someone who hasn't discovered shampoo.

Headline: Starbucks to offer free Wi-Fi
Riff: As much as they charge for coffee, they should throw in a free laptop.

Headline: FDA warns at-home gene test makers
Riff: Don't sue us if you find out your parents are brother and sister.

Headline: What will be Steve Jobs' legacy?
Riff: A lot of paranoid employees.

Headline: Betty White: 'I can't say no'
Riff: Ok, desperate guys please line up single file.

Headline: Viral: Cheer up Keanu day
Riff: It's okay, Keanu. You're more emotive than Al Gore.

Headline: Nancy Pelosi's New $18,736-a-Month Office
Riff: That tub full of the blood of virgin's ain't free.

Headline: Miley Cyrus: ‘I’m not trying to be slutty’
Riff: It just comes naturally.

6/14/10
Headline:
Obama to address nation on oil disaster
Riff: Obama to update us on finding butts and trying to kick them.

Headline: Robots try to stop oil
Riff: Obama to stand near the robots and tell them to work faster.

Headline: Dems want probe of Senate primary
Riff: Usually their candidates wait until after they're elected to have a sex scandal.

Headline: Parents, excercise cut kids' TV time
Riff: Another bit of advice from the 'No S**t, Sherlock Society.'

Headline: Broadway's best honored at Tonys
Riff: Broadway's crappiest honored at Oscars.

Headline: Do You Have a Moon Rock?
Riff: Is this a headline or a Preparation H ad?

Headline: Japan's Historic Asteroid Probe to Return to Earth
Riff: Wow, two Preparation H ads as headlines in one day!

Headline: Mexico Nabs Ally of Reputed U.S.-Born Drug Smuggler
Riff: Mexico needed some more help with drug smuggling.

Headline: Ted Kennedy FBI file to reveal threats
Riff: Hostess once threatened to cut off his supply of Ding Dongs.

6/13/10
Headline:
BP ordered to clean up oil faster
Riff: When BP was in Egypt Land, Let my BP go...

Headline: Oil container washes ashore in Fla.
Riff: Now they have something to put oil in!

Headline: Son 'stupid' but not terrorist, mom says
Riff: I didn't realize the two were mutually exclusive.

Headline: Cops: Cruise employee robbed homes
Riff: He was collecting offerings for Tom Cruise.

Headline: Obama places beer bet
Riff: I'll bet you a case of beer the President is an ass-hat.

Headline: U.N.'s Haiti 'Flotel' Overpriced, Expert Says
Riff: Would a floating motel be a MoFloTel?

Headline: Rescued Teen Wants Second Shot at Solo Sail
Riff: Anything to get out of homework.

Headline: Racy Lyrics Lead Wendy's to Pull Kids Meal CD
Riff: Maybe 'Burgers and Fries between your Thighs' wasn't such a good idea.

Headline: Gorbachev: Russia needs freedom to succeed
Riff: Great. Now Gorbachev's selling Amway.

6/11/10
Headline:
Briefing on bird rescues
Riff: Have you ever tried to hang onto an oil-soaked seagull? Those critters are slippery!

Headline: Senators head to Gulf as tempers flare
Riff: The gulf is flammable enough right now, thanks.

Headline: Cleanup crews face extreme heat
Riff: They have plenty of suntan oil.

Headline: Bill Clinton mocks Republican
Riff: Bill, shut up before we whip out the blue dress again.

Headline: 'Housewife' loses 29 lbs. in 3 wks
Riff: Her implants fell out.

Headline: Health lessons of 'The Wizard of Oz'
Riff: Don't bathe in water and remember where you left your brain.

Headline: Ahmadinejad Calls U.N. Sanctions 'Worthless Paper'
Riff: I think he was confusing the sanctions with the Euro.

Headline: Calls for Feds to Probe S.C. Senate Candidate
Riff: Apparently, he tried to do some probing of his own with the ladies.

Headline: Judge Warns Blago About Behavior
Riff: Judge: Put away the rubber chicken and take those damn panties off of your head, moron.

6/10/10
Headline:
Lawyer: Strike Van der Sloot confession
Riff: Rest of the World: Strike the lawyer

Headline: Groups Consider Renaming 'Helen Thomas' Awards
Riff: How about 'Old Sack of Crap' Awards?

Headline: Bad news for wrestling CEO
Riff: Her opponent Richard Blumenthal has learned how to apply the Scorpion Deathlock.

Headline: Pain relievers linked to heart risks
Riff: More from the 'Council on Scaring the Crap out of You.'

Headline: S. Korean Rocket Explodes in Mid-Air
Riff: N. Korea heard snickering near launch pad.

Headline: Goldman Sachs Under New Probe
Riff: Hopefully it's an anal probe.

Headline: Wall Street to Washington: Watch Your Mouth
Riff: Washington to Wall Street: #&*$!

Headline: You Need a Husband, Program Tells Jobless Women
Riff: I brought some chocolates and a Barry White CD, program also tells jobless women.

Headline: Susan Boyle expected to sing for the pope
Riff: They're calling the event 'Pope a Boyle.'

6/9/10
Headline:
Can Kevin Costner fix it?
Riff: Kevin Costner CAN fix it and Shoeless Joe Jackson will show up when he does.

Headline: Your ideas | Track it | Day 51
Riff: My ideas? How about a 20-story office tower made out of Tangy Taffy?

Headline: Sleepy teens may have depression
Riff: Dr. Endive recommends telling them to get the f**k out of bed.

Headline: Do pregnancy and bipolar disorder mix?
Riff: Just like pickled herring and two quarts of ice cream.

Headline: Actor upset over death rumors
Riff: We will certainly miss him. RIP.

Headline: Stedman: Oprah not appreciated
Riff: Rest of World: Who the hell are you?

Headline: How not to be a Twitter dork
Riff: Step 1: Don't write articles about how to be cool on Twitter.

Headline: Man Hides Next to Landing Gear, Survives Flight
Riff: He probably had more legroom than the rest of the passengers.

Headline: Plane Lands on Florida Middle School Football Field
Riff: I'm sure the coach yelled at it.

6/8/10
Headline:
Recovery 'won't feel terrific'
Riff: That must be why Obama keeps putting it off.

Headline: Opening statements for Blagojevich case
Riff: I, Rod Blagojevich, am here to GET FUNKY!

Headline: Hall & Oates and Arizona
Riff: Nope. I can't go for that. No can do.

Headline: Buffett's sister gives away $100 mil
Riff: I guess financial genius isn't genetic.

Headline: What to get the superyacht owner
Riff: Why, Yahtzee, of course.

Headline: U.S. Officials Prepare for Response to Nuclear Terror
Riff: It's hard to respond when you've been vaporized.

Headline: China: North Korean Border Guard Kills 3 Chinese
Riff: China: We're just going to let that one slide.

Headline: Bernanke: No Double-Dip Recession
Riff: In order to have a double-dip, you have to come out of the first recession.

Headline: Soon ‘the new guy’ at work may be a robot
Riff: We already have plenty of Obama followers at the office.

6/7/10
Headline:
Obama to return to high school
Riff: Hopefully they'll go over math with him again. And science. And Social Studies.

Headline: Does your doctor like 'e-patients'?
Riff: Nope. He likes patients with cash.

Headline: Elton John sings at Limbaugh's wedding
Riff: Satan: Who f**ked with the thermostat?!

Headline: Haiti's new problem: rubble
Riff: Haiti wants Barney and Betty to get the hell out.

Headline: Your purse could be poisonous
Riff: Another tidbit from the 'Department of YOUR GONNA DIE!'

Headline: U.K.'s PM: Deficit 'Even Worse Than We Thought'
Riff: U.K.'s PM: Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the $40 million royal wedding.

Headline: Graveyard of the Gladiators Found in England
Riff: I was wonder what happened to Nitro, Malibu, and the rest of the Gladiators.

Headline: Chrysler recalls almost 600,000 vehicles
Riff: That's pretty much all of 'em these days, isn't it?

Headline: ‘Twilight’ eclipses MTV Movie Awards
Riff: You mean they actually still give awards out in between the lesbian smooching?

6/6/10
Headline:
BP scolded for painting 'rosy picture'
Riff: BP: What's the problem with our 'Free oil for birds' program?

Headline: Gulf residents, officials seethe
Riff: Gulf infants, babies teethe

Headline: Bloggers oppose Ground Zero mosque
Riff: Can I build an anti-aircraft gun next to where Buddy Holly's plane crashed?

Headline: Attack drenches Biden
Riff: Apparently the President of Liberia has a drooling problem.

Headline: Verdict on Obama's first 500 days?
Riff: Probably about the same as it was in your article about his first 499 days.

Headline: Bangladesh Lifts Facebook Ban, Officials Say
Riff: They might change their minds when the see the 'Can this Q-tip get more fans than Bangladesh' page.

Headline: Prince William set for $40 million wedding?
Riff: Good grief, what was Britain's unemployment again?

Headline: Nadal looks to tie Borg’s French record
Riff: Most surrenders in one day?

Headline: What is 'spiritual but not religious'?
Riff: An oxymoron.

6/4/10
Headline:
Obama furious about oil spill
Riff: White House janitor furious about Obama spill.

Headline: Airline unveils ash cloud detector
Riff: It's Marlon Wayans.

Headline: Banker fired for being too sexy?
Riff: Plenty of banking-related jobs available for her at the sperm bank.

Headline: The dirtiest place on the planet
Riff: That would be Biden's swamp butt.

Headline: Issa to WH: Disclose Officials' Campaign Travel
Riff: WH to Issa: We'll get back to you when we're back in town.

Headline: Secret Service in Altercation During Obama Motorcade
Riff: Are there yet? No! Are we there yet? No! Are we there yet? ARGH!

Headline: Is the Government Trying to Take Over the News?
Riff: Find out more on The Obama News Hour!

Headline: Some Blocked Websites Now Accessible in China
Riff: At last, Chinese people can see photos of skateboarders crotching themselves.

Headline: Biologists Learn Why Mice Go Gaga for Urine
Riff: This sounds like a made-up excuse to pee on mice.

6/3/10
Headline:
Birds found drenched in oil
Riff: Birds only need some seasoning salt and two hours at 350 degrees.

Headline: BP cuts pipe in bid to stop oil leak
Riff: Mazal Tov, BP! That was a sloppy job the mohel did, though.

Headline: Maytag recalls 1.7 million dishwashers
Riff: They accidentally equipped them with portals to Narnia.

Headline: 'Daily Show' nabs Larry Craig
Riff: The Daily Show just happened to be in the restroom at the time.

Headline: Paul McCartney Serenades Obamas
Riff: Wig! Wig Alert! Paul McCartney Wig Alert!

Headline: White House Defends Back-Room Job Deal
Riff: White House to hold back-room press conference with back-room reporters.

Headline: TV food ads offer bad advice
Riff: Like KFC's 'Shove a Chicken up your Ass' campaign.

Headline: How toxic chemicals get to the womb
Riff: That can usually be traced back to Ron Jeremy.

Headline: U.S.-Mexico border isn't so dangerous
Riff: The drug lords around it are a bit touchy, though.

6/2/10
Headline:
Race to save Gulf Coast wildlife
Riff: If they don't do something quick, we could get pelted by flammable Ibis poop.

Headline: New aid ship heads to Gaza
Riff: Aid is an acronym for Armed Invading Dips**ts.

Headline: Buffett at finance crisis hearing
Riff: I hear there's a bottomless salad bowl.

Headline: U.S. top user of targeted killings: U.N.
Riff: They tend to favor countries that do more untargeted killing.

Headline: Steve Jobs on the post-PC era
Riff: We'll let you know when that era starts, Steve.

Headline: 'Phantom' Motrin recall
Riff: What will phantoms use for their headaches?!

Headline: Russian Spacecraft Lands After 6-Month Trip
Riff: Dammit, Gilliganski, it was supposed to be a 3-hour tour!

Headline: Jobs Says iPad Idea Came Before iPhone
Riff: That would explain why the iPhone looks disappointed and the iPad is smoking a cigarette.

Headline: Illegal Immigrants Crime Spree in Wash.
Riff: The story of Obama's presidency.

6/1/10
Headline:
Obama on spill commission
Riff: Obama: We must use sippy cups.

Headline: Your city among 'junkiest?'
Riff: I don't live in D.C.

Headline: Duchess: I was drinking at time of sting
Riff: Duchess: Heck, I'm drinking now. WooHoo!

Headline: Intriguing: Balloons to North Korea
Riff: Were they 99 luft balloons?

Headline: Why Guillermo del Toro left 'The Hobbit'
Riff: He only took the job because he thought he would be the tallest person on the set.

Headline: Pacific volcano issues 'big burp'
Riff: Pacific volcano issues 'excuse me.'

Headline: Court: Suspects Must Say They Want to Remain Silent
Riff: But if they did that, they wouldn't be silent.

Headline: Scientists map brain's 'default activity'
Riff: That would be Facebook.

Headline: Trigger happy? New spray delays amorous men
Riff: They're going to call it 'Liz Taylor Spray.'

 

 

5/31/10
Headline:
Robots try to stop oil leak
Riff: Geeks already arguing who would stop it faster: Maximillian or R2D2.

Headline: French Quarter protesters slam BP
Riff: Everybody's slamming BP. How come they get press?

Headline: Why golf balls didn't work
Riff: They're a bit smaller than the opening, geniuses.

Headline: Obama: Rain not safe, head to cars
Riff: Obama: Fire bad. No touch.

Headline: Mom seeks help for toddler smoker
Riff: The kid keeps dropping $500 a night at Bingo halls.

Headline: 6 Tips for Dealing With Debt Collectors
Riff: Tip 1: Pay your freaking debt.

Headline: Tortured Chinese Factory Workers Are Freed
Riff: But I wanted fireworks!

Headline: Mexico-Bound Flight Diverted to Arrest Passenger
Riff: The chances were one in eight that a drug lord was on the plane.

Headline: Teen sensation helps Germans shed 'dull' image
Riff: That's David Hasselhoff's job.

5/30/10
Headline:
'We have not been able to stop flow'
Riff: That's why BP will abandon Top Kill in favor of Tampax.

Headline: New UK minister quits amid scandal
Riff: He drank tea at 1:58pm. Ghastly.

Headline: Gov. bans AG from immigration suits
Riff: What's the Governor got against Andy Garcia?

Headline: Mexican prison warden dismembered
Riff: This just proves that typ-os can be fatal.

Headline: Robbers dope Iraq bankers, steal $5.5M
Riff: Robbers dope some guy named Chuck, steal $20. At least, that's what Chuck's saying.

Headline: Round 2: Jamaica vs. accused drug lord
Riff: We expect accused drug lord to work that jab, but Jamaica is dangerous up against the ropes.

Headline: Fergie apologizes on 'Oprah'
Riff: Sorry doesn't make 'My Humps' go away.

Headline: Ancient Mayor's 'Lost Tomb' Found Outside Cairo
Riff: So that's where Marion Berry is.

Headline: China Urges Dissolving Tension With North Korea
Riff: China: Group hug. NOW! OR YOU DIE! HUG! NOW!

5/28/10
Headline:
Oil industry fights back
Riff: Oil Industry: Don't mess with us or we'll dump a bunch of oil in the Gulf!

Headline: China's premier in S. Korea for talks
Riff: Chinese Premier: Can I have your stapler when North Korea destroys this place?

Headline: Cluster balloonist crosses channel
Riff: Quit writing about him and help the poor sap get down!

Headline: Ford tames 2011 Explorer
Riff: It's an Explorer for people who like to explore the Shop-Rite parking lot.

Headline: U.N. Inspectors Accuse Iran of Possible Nuke Cover-up
Riff: The greenish glow coming from under a giant tarp must have tipped them off.

Headline: House Votes to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Riff: New policy to be called 'Whip it out and Dance.'

Headline: Obama: Border Troops Won't Be on Front Lines
Riff: Hopefully they'll be on the freaking border.

Headline: Cambodia's 'Jungle Woman' Flees Back to Forest
Riff: Jane Fonda?

Headline: Meet Columbia's spandex-wearing politician
Riff: Do we have to?

5/27/10
Headline:
A stew of oil and marine life
Riff: Mmm. Stew.

Headline: North Korea warns of 'all-out war'
Riff: I'm sorry, the U.S. only participates in 'half-assed war.'

Headline: Whaling foe faces 15 years in Japan jail
Riff: At least he'll have plenty of whale to eat.

Headline: Mexican drug lord killed
Riff: Whoever will fill the void?!

Headline: Jamaican 'Drug Lord' Seeks Extradition Deal
Riff: Oh. Well, off to Mexico with you!

Headline: Mom gives birth -- while driving
Riff: She was probably less distracted than that idiot in front of me who was texting.

Headline: S. Korea Holds Navy Drill; North Scraps Sea Accord
Riff: North Korea decided it didn't want a sea-going Honda.

Headline: China Not Assigning Blame in S. Korea Ship Sinking
Riff: China: That could have been anybody else's North Korea torpedo!

Headline: Somali terror member may be heading to Texas
Riff: What about the rest of him?

5/26/10
Headline:
Carville: Tell BP 'I'm your daddy'
Riff: Carville certainly has the genetics of an oily blob.

Headline: Your message for BP?
Riff: Give us cheap gas and we'll forget this whole gulf thing.

Headline: Facebook changes privacy controls
Riff: They're actually going to give us privacy now?

Headline: Broadcast legend Art Linkletter dies
Riff: Kids say the darndest things, like 'Oh crap, he's dead.'

Headline: Starbucks stirs up coffee market
Riff: Shouldn't this headline have been written 15 years ago?

Headline: Surprises on U.S. World Cup squad
Riff: We have one?

Headline: Don't Ask Don't Tell — What's the Rush?
Riff: The straight soldiers have a betting pool going.

Headline: Boy, 9, Wins NC Hearing-Aid Coverage for Youth
Riff: Youth: What?

Headline: No evidence N. Korea prepping for war
Riff: ...other than shooting and South Korea and blowing up their ships.

5/25/10
Headline:
BP prepares for 'top kill'
Riff: Shouldn't they be cleaning oil instead of going on reality shows?

Headline: Underwater view of oil leak
Riff: Actually it's just a camera in Wolf Blitzer's toilet.

Headline: Online maps, apps help track oil spill
Riff: Great. Now we'll know when the oil spill is going to Starbuck's.

Headline: N. Korea threatens action against South
Riff: N. Korea: Gimme your lunch money now, twerp!

Headline: Lady Gaga tested for Lupus
Riff: This sounds like a doctor's excuse to fondle her.

Headline: Mexican Senators to Visit Ariz. for Immigration Talks
Riff: Ariz. to send their asses back to Mexico.

Headline: No Consequences for Gov't Employee Shopping Spree
Riff: It was part of that stimulus package.

Headline: Cops attack Jamaican drug lord's stronghold
Riff: By stronghold, they mean 'tent full of weed.'

Headline: Jobs: 'You won't be disappointed'
Riff: That was more of an order than a guarantee.

5/24/10
Headline:
U.S., S. Korea to hold military exercises
Riff: We're sending them 4,000 camouflage stair-steppers.

Headline: Hillary Clinton warns North Korea
Riff: Clinton: Don't make me flair my nostrils!

Headline: Unrest spreads in Jamaica
Riff: There go all my preconceived notions about marijuana.

Headline: Arizona: Give us drones
Riff: Obama: No can do. They're busy with the census.

Headline: Random drug tests ordered for Lohan
Riff: In this case, it's like testing drugs for traces of human.

Headline: Paula Abdul to judge dance show
Riff: ...for the show 'So You Think You Can Chicken Walk?'

Headline: FDA eyes libido booster for women
Riff: They better hurry. I think every man in the world just pre-ordered.

Headline: Google rolls out encrypted Web search
Riff: They're calling it 'Oogle-gay.'

Headline: Japanese PM Changes Mind on Marines in Okinawa
Riff: Japanese PM: They DO look good in uniform.

5/23/10
Headline:
Search for missing politician suspended
Riff: At least we're not missing a reality TV producer.

Headline: Reality TV producer reportedly missing
Riff: Oh crap.

Headline: LeBron remarks cost Mavs owner $100K
Riff: Mavs owner: I'll bet $100 Lebron likes musicals.

Headline: Dems' feud gives GOP rare win in Hawaii
Riff: We have a new Grand Poi-Bah!

Headline: More moms opt for phone sex jobs
Riff: They definitely have the edge on experience.

Headline: Hezbollah Promotes Itself Through 'Jihadi Tourism'
Riff: ...and to the left of your Jihadi monorail, you'll find BOOOM!!!

Headline: South Korea Will Take Case to U.N. Security Council
Riff: The council will probably let Syria determine if any human rights are being violated.

Headline: Yemeni Cleric Advocates Killing U.S. Civilians
Riff: This U.S. civilian advocates giving atomic wedgies to Yemeni clerics.

Headline: China Protects North Korea from South
Riff: This one makes my head hurt.

5/21/10
Headline:
Top Obama intelligence adviser resigns
Riff: Adviser complains that there wasn't much intelligence to advise.

Headline: Obama on clean cars
Riff: Sorry. Can't hear you, Barack. I'm revving my engine.

Headline: Apps, texting can improve your health
Riff: Until you absent-mindedly walk into traffic.

Headline: Has the iPhone lost its cool?
Riff: That'll happen as soon as I buy one.

Headline: Why People Get Annoyed by Cell Phone Conversations
Riff: I'll riff this in a minute. I'm on the phone.

Headline: JetBlue Denies Pilot Removed Over E-Mail Threat
Riff: JetBlue: We just removed him because he's an ***hole.

Headline: Facebook, MySpace Violating Own Privacy Policies?
Riff: There's still a MySpace?

Headline: Clinton: N. Korea Faces Consequences for Attack
Riff: Clinton: We will talk sternly about you and leer.

Headline: U2’s Bono undergoes emergency back surgery
Riff: He needed them to implant some more suck.

5/20/10
Headline:
Toyota, Tesla team up on electric car
Riff: New vehicle to be called the 'ToyTestes.'

Headline: Cafferty: Mind your business, Calderon
Riff: Calderon: Mow your freaking lawn, Cafferty.

Headline: Scientist says he created life
Riff: Scientists just don't get laid very often.

Headline: Lindsay Lohan arrest warrant dropped
Riff: Nobody wanted to frisk her in court.

Headline: White House Hosts Mexican President
Riff: I hope he was here legally.

Headline: Airport security units missed terrorists
Riff: They were too busy scrutinizing your grandma.

Headline: Miss USA's bikini & Islam
Riff: We're still waiting for that 'Hotties of Islam' calendar.

Headline: NBA referee suspended for throwing ball at fan
Riff: Hopefully this wasn't at a bowling tournament.

Headline: Low-key response to Prophet cartoon day
Riff: Look, here's a picture of Mohammed if he was an ampersand: &.

5/18/10
Headline:
Clinton: Deal reached on Iran sanctions
Riff: Clinton: All we have to do is bend over...

Headline: Free credit scores coming?
Riff: All you have to do is sign up for a nominal fee...

Headline: What will Google unveil this week?
Riff: Google Pectoral Implants!

Headline: Condo wants DNA to track dog doo
Riff: Everyone who has ever stepped in it is ALL FOR THIS.

Headline: Woody Allen: Polanski has paid his dues
Riff: Woody Allen: Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go do my 14-year-old adopted child.

Headline: Rev. Wright: 'Obama Threw Me Under the Bus'
Riff: Now you know how America feels.

Headline: BP Chief Predicts 'Very Modest' Oil Spill Impact
Riff: He's just being modest. The gulf looks like a freaking tar pit.

Headline: Wal-Mart's quarterly profit rises 10%
Riff: Is that because the economy is better or slave labor got cheaper?

Headline: Give Phil Jackson whatever he wants
Riff: Okay, Phil, here's your own pet monkey.

5/17/10
Headline:
Dog counts to 10, gets raisins
Riff: Dude, that sucks. Give the poor pooch a steak.

Headline: Vatican Details Sex Abuse Defense in Key U.S. Case
Riff: Vatican: Our priests don't know any good pickup lines.

Headline: Softball Coach Made Players Drink Soda From Shoe
Riff: I guess it beats Mountain Dew.

Headline: Obamas Plan Crasher-Free White House Dinner
Riff: I'll see you there, Barack.

Headline: Al Qaeda in Yemen Defends Radical U.S-Born Cleric
Riff: He's radical, totally tubular and gnarly to the max.

Headline: BP reports progress in oil leak fight
Riff: The oil has made progress in its seepage.

Headline: GM back in black
Riff: I think Highway to Hell is a more appropriate AC/DC metaphor.

Headline: Arab-American Miss USA
Riff: Let's see how putting a scantily clad Arab in a Miss USA sash effects our relations with Arab countries.

Headline: Big Dem may get ousted
Riff: MSNBC is getting a new CEO?

5/16/10
Headline:
Dispersants working, BP says
Riff: BP: We're all pretty well dispersed now.

Headline: Warning shots fired at N. Korea boats
Riff: Anybody notice the war starting over there? Anybody? Barack? Hillary? Hello?

Headline: Shuttle set to dock with space station
Riff: Shuttle brought flowers, wine, Barry White music.

Headline: Octopus catches shark for dinner
Riff: Bill caught dinner with Hillary?

Headline: NY Officials Say City 'Short-Changed' on Terror Funds
Riff: Say it a little louder, guys. I don't know if Ahmed heard you.

Headline: Clinton Library Asked to Release Kagan Papers
Riff: Instead, they released a bunch of pagan capers.

Headline: Michael Jackson's Doc Aids Fellow Plane Passenger
Riff: He certainly knows how to get people to sleep.

Headline: Brazil seeks nuclear compromise with Iran
Riff: Iran: We will not compromise with those Brazil nuts. Why is everybody laughing?

Headline: The importance of Joan Rivers
Riff: She has put the children of 27 plastic surgeons through college.

5/14/10
Headline:
How big is the Gulf oil spill?
Riff: Sooooooooooooo big!

Headline: Suspicious vehicle causes scare in NYC
Riff: GM: For the last time, we're sorry about the Aztek.

Headline: Is Apple's era of secrecy over?
Riff: We'll see if whoever wrote this article gets rubbed out.

Headline: LeBron's performance puzzles fans
Riff: He was singing an a cappella version of Evita.

Headline: Is 'Law & Order' done for?
Riff: That would seem to be the case in Libya.

Headline: 'Boobquake' Cleric Defends Quake-Promiscuity Link
Riff: Let's start calling him 'Boobquake' from now on.

Headline: Libya Gets on U.N. Human Rights Council
Riff: The whole world just died a little more inside.

Headline: Mosque Plan Near Ground Zero Riles 9/11 Families
Riff: Can I open up a shooting range near JFK's grave?

Headline: Economy is looking more spry, data show
Riff: Who the hell is measuring economic spryness?

5/13/10
Headline:
Karzai to honor U.S. soldiers at Arlington
Riff: Karzai to wear 'I'm with stupid' shirt if Clinton comes along.

Headline: Obama's 'Main Street' tour heads to NY
Riff: I hear the opening act is going to be Dee-Lite.

Headline: Behind the gold records
Riff: Shouldn't we be giving out gold iPods by now?

Headline: Obama Defers to Karzai on Issue of Taliban Deals
Riff: Half off a terrorist bombing.

Headline: Ex-Auto Czar: GM May Have Exaggerated Repayment
Riff: They actually paid with IOUs.

Headline: Another iPhone prototype dissected
Riff: Oops, our mistake. That was really a hamster.

Headline: Doctor taught world dangers of lead
Riff: I thought Charles Bronson did that.

Headline: What Went Wrong With Oil Spill?
Riff: Well, for starters, oil spilt.

Headline: Arizona limits ethnic studies classes
Riff: This says a lot about the job Nicholas Cage did raising Arizona.

5/12/10
Headline:
Clinton: U.S., Afghan spat 'reflects trust'
Riff: Karzai: Yeah, I trust the bitch.

Headline: Protests Expose Deep Rifts in Thai Society
Riff: Sounds like they lack the Thais that bind.

Headline: Obama Holding Back on Big Press Conferences
Riff: If he called a press conference to explain this, someone should smack him.

Headline: Interactive Timeline of Elena Kagan's Career
Riff: Born --> Did Irrelevant Stuff --> Got Nominated to Supreme Court.

Headline: Nigeria's only queen in a land of kings
Riff: She would like to offer you 10% of the sum of $26 million American dollars to help her access funds she inherited.

Headline: Job gets sign man off street
Riff: He's making less money now, but at least we can tax it.

Headline: LIVE: Hearing on oil spill
Riff: Congress: If this was spilt milk, we'd know what to do: not cry.

Headline: Facebook tries to save face
Riff: Otherwise, they'd have to change their name to 'Book.'

Headline: Schwarzenegger 'Afraid' of Deportation from Arizona
Riff: They might send him back to the post-apocalyptic future.

5/11/10
Headline:
Senate panel meets on oil spill
Riff: Shouldn't they meet in the Senate chamber?

Headline: Family waits for 'devastating glob'
Riff: Anticipating a sneeze is always torture.

Headline: Suspected U.S. drones kill 14 militants
Riff: They might have been Tanzanian drones. We're checking on that.

Headline: Cop-watchers look for racial profiling
Riff: Cop-watcher-watchers look for assholes.

Headline: Pope calls sex abuse scandal 'terrifying'
Riff: Pope to investigate other adjectives.

Headline: Efforts to Stop Arizona Immigration Law Abandoned
Riff: Apparently you have to present proof of citizenship in order to file suit.

Headline: Kagan pick leaves left longing for a liberal
Riff: Sorry, Libs. Karl Marx is dead.

Headline: No time to date online? Outsource it
Riff: And this is how India's telemarketers get laid.

Headline: No food for 70 years? 'Starving yogi' says it's true
Riff: There's been a shortage of pic-a-nic baskets.

5/10/10
Headline:
Obama picks Elena Kagan
Riff: Obama: Look, I picked a Jew. Pay attention to that while I screw Israel some more.

Headline: Unraveling a confessed terrorist's case
Riff: How about if we just unravel his brains instead?

Headline: Vote haunts former Republican
Riff: He's in trouble for acting like a Republican when he was a Republican.

Headline: Playboy to launch 'safe for work' site
Riff: Provided you work at Playboy.

Headline: Tiger: Injury not related to car crash
Riff: Tiger: I strained myself while having sex.

Headline: Barbara Walters to have heart surgery
Riff: They're going to give her one?

Headline: BP's 'Box' Failed -- So Now What?
Riff: BP: We're going to slide a giant rug on top.

Headline: Fannie Loses $13.1B, Wants $8.4B More From Gov't
Riff: Within more money, they might not be able to collapse the economy again.

Headline: Obama Now Says He Doesn't Know How to Use iPod
Riff: Using an iPod is a lot like governing... Oh.

5/9/10
Headline:
Parties meet to resolve UK election
Riff: The monarchy is back! Commence the beheadings!

Headline: Obama troubled by Greece's economy
Riff: Greece pauses from rioting to shout 'Who the hell asked you?'

Headline: Lebanon wins 'Hummus War' title
Riff: Lebanon: We will flatten those chick peas!

Headline: Napolitano visits Tenn. flood damage
Riff: Napolitano: I brought towels. Where's the wet?

Headline: Obama too slow, Democrat says
Riff: He was hoping the glorious revolution would have happened by now.

Headline: Nanny offers home invader a Coke
Riff: He can come to my house. I'll offer him the wrong end of my Glock.

Headline: Should schools paddle kids again?
Riff: Yes, but they should wrap the paddle in barbed wire first.

Headline: Pot Activists Enlisting Mothers for Legalization Push
Riff: Only because they needed a ride.

Headline: Bernanke to grads: Money can’t buy happiness
Riff: Actually, it can't really buy anything right now. You're doomed.

5/7/10
Headline:
What's next for the UK?
Riff: Anarchy, apparently.

Headline: Analysis: What's a hung parliament
Riff: George Clinton & pals.

Headline: How oil dome would work
Riff: It's a dome that goes on the oil.

Headline: Source: Suspect had Taliban ties
Riff: He also had a few J. Garcia ties.

Headline: Loretta Lynn and the pill
Riff: That would certainly reduce the production of country singers.

Headline: How Should Suspect Be Tried?
Riff: With a Glock.

Headline: Like mom, like daughter: Plastic surgery duos
Riff: That makes sense. Mom could still use her daughter's old butt.

Headline: Prince Harry to fly Apache attack helicopters
Riff: I didn't realize the paparazzi had gotten that bad.

Headline: Does Your Member of Congress Deserve a Raise?
Riff: Who the hell would say 'yes?'

5/6/10
Headline:
Spill seen from trash bag in sky
Riff: That's not a nice way to refer to Air Force One.

Headline: Are watchdogs in bed with Big Oil?
Riff: Isn't everyone who needs oil in bed with big oil?

Headline: Panel: Cancer risks underestimated
Riff: From the 'Panel for Scaring the Piss out of you.'

Headline: Last National Day of Prayer?
Riff: Barack wants to make room on the calendar for the National Day of Freeze-Dried Fruit Snacks.

Headline: 'Make love' remark causes stir
Riff: Here's another stir-causing remark for ya: Harry Reid Licks Monkey Phallus.

Headline: The Great Internet Piracy Survey
Riff: Email us if you'd like to find out how to illegally obtain the survey.

Headline: Obama Narrows List of Supreme Court Candidates
Riff: He made them all go on a diet.

Headline: Russian special forces storm oil tanker, free ship
Riff: Lucky for them, it had actually been taken by pirates.

Headline: Students sent home for wearing U.S. flag T-shirts
Riff: The Endive would like to let that high school's administration know they can kiss our red, white and blue asses.

5/5/10
Headline:
How he made the bomb
Riff: He made Gigli?

Headline: Tylenol plant slammed
Riff: Give it some more time and sunlight. It'll grow some Tylenol.

Headline: U.K. Party Leaders in Final Push Before Election
Riff: Labor Party to make big push for birthing of a new fetal government.

Headline: Microsoft Kin Great for Messaging, But It's No iPhone
Riff: It lacks the concentrated anger of Steve Jobs.

Headline: Stomach Cancer Rising in Young, White Adults
Riff: A report from the 'Commission for Scaring the Crap out of you.'

Headline: Maryland Morticians Under Fire for Body-Stashing
Riff: I guess they were hoarding a few spares in case they lost one.

Headline: Newsweek magazine up for sale
Riff: Someone should buy it and make it a Professional Wrestling news magazine!

Headline: GOP candidate: 2010 election is like WWII
Riff: Except there won't be any tanks or guns and it won't be on a battlefield, and there's no Nazis, but other than that...

Headline: Ol’ Blue Eyes would cry if he heard ‘Idols’ sing
Riff: Ol' Blue Eyes did not cry. He would have them rubbed out.

5/4/10
Headline:
Thai 'red shirts' appear to accept deal
Riff: Deal to finally put an end to Captain Kirk's landing parties.

Headline: Bear stuck in tree
Riff: At least we'll all be able to see for sure that he s**ts in the woods.

Headline: U.S. Has 5,113 Nuclear Warheads
Riff: Did you get that, Mahmoud? Want to know where our troops are?

Headline: Phillies Fan Tasered After Running Onto Field
Riff: Phillies to rethink 'Outrun the Taser' night.

Headline: Man Robs Ohio Bank, Hands Passers-by $100 Bills
Riff: Congress will be sending them W2's shortly.

Headline: Grandma Arrested After Slapping Child for Cursing
Riff: That means we can curse with no repercussions now! F**K Yeah!

Headline: Russia orphanage offers love, not families
Riff: But have you tried the gruel? Yummy.

Headline: Off-duty deputy stops knife attack at Target
NRiff: ever come between a cop and discount housewares.

Headline: World's oldest person, 114, dies in Japan
Riff: World's fourth oldest person notches off another one.

5/3/10
Headline:
NYPD wants to talk with man in video
Riff: We should let Smith & Wesson do the talking.

Headline: 2M still without clean water
Riff: They should call 3m since they're building a better tomorrow.

Headline: United, Continental to merge
Riff: New company to be called 'Incontinental.'

Headline: Apple sells its one-millionth iPad
Riff: one-millionth customer gets to be slapped by Steve Jobs.

Headline: Is your 'junk drawer' full of cash?
Riff: Then perhaps you have mislabeled it. Or, you're a drug dealer.

Headline: Videos Appear to Show Pakistan Taliban Chief Alive
Riff: Looks like Andew McCarthey and Jonathan Silverman are back for 'Weekend at Hakimullah's.'

Headline: Justices Angry Over Closing of Front Door to Public
Riff: Well, if the public would wipe their feet on the freaking mat, we wouldn't have this problem.

Headline: Liberal Senate Dems Push to Break Up Biggest Banks
Riff: Right now, most of those are piggy banks.

Headline: Time Travel Is Possible, Says Stephen Hawking
Riff: Did he miss the last scheduled maintenance for his voice simulator again?

5/2/10
Headline:
Iran's Ahmadinejad heads for U.S.
Riff: I hope his flight lands in Arizona.

Headline: Greece accepts bailout deal
Riff: I wasn't aware the entire country was in the slammer.

Headline: Republican goes easy on Obama
Riff: Opts to refer to him as a 'butthole' instead of an 'asshole.'

Headline: Super Saver wins Kentucky Derby
Riff: Wow. They still run that?

Headline: Good vibrations of summer
Riff: Actually, that's another EARTHQUAKE!!! AHH!!!

Headline: Bomb threat found in plane lavatory
Riff: There are just too many puns here to contain in one Headline Riff.

Headline: Backstage with Taylor Swift
Riff: Green tea, boring conversation, awkward staring at the coffee pot.

Headline: U.S. Revises Tack on Mideast Nuclear Weapons
Riff: U.S. going to thumb tack instead of push pin.

Headline: Financial woe, volcano ... Icelanders ask: What next?
Riff: Maybe we shouldn't tell them Justin Bieber might make a stop there.

4/30/10
Headline:
Supreme Court justice hunt starts
Riff: Is duck season over already?

Headline: Balloon crashes, spills $$$$$ payload
Riff: Sounds like Heidi busted an implant.

Headline: Sister: Michaels sounds good, in pain
Riff: 'Sounds good' is obviously a relative term here.

Headline: Florida monitors spill
Riff: This isn't about oil - it's about Charlie Crist peeing his pants.

Headline: Polls: Cameron wins UK debate
Riff: I was wondering what Kirk was up to these days.

Headline: Belgium closer to ban on burqa
Riff: Balderdash and Bisquick! It's the Belgium Burqa Ban! Bunnies.

Headline: Iran Elected to Women's Rights Panel
Riff: The world just died a little bit inside.

Headline: Vietnam Celebrates 35th Anniversary of War's End
Riff: At 3pm in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnamese will host the annual 'Bare-assed Mooning of America.'

Headline: Researcher: Animals' Privacy Rights Denied in Films
Riff: Privacy rights?! Dogs s**t in public!

4/29/10
Headline:
Tarmac horror stories should end today
Riff: ...and terminal horror stories will begin.

Headline: Crist may abandon GOP today
Riff: Instead of running as a Republican, he's going to run as an idiot.

Headline: Gov. in hot water for decision
Riff: He decided to take a bath.

Headline: NASA's new search for ET
Riff: They're preparing an expedition to Blockbuster Video.

Headline: Steve Jobs: Why Apple snubs Flash
Riff: Jobs: Because I said so, mother f**kers!

Headline: Follow Tiger at Quail Hollow
Riff: Quail Hollow? Isn't that a brothel?

Headline: Senate Dems: 'Border Security First'
Riff: Can't type... laughing too hard...

Headline: Protect Assets From Next Madoff
Riff: Wear a bra.

Headline: Facebook Responds to Sen. Schumer
Riff: Facebook: Nyeah nyeah.

4/28/10
Headline:
Cape Cod wind farm approved
Riff: Now congress just needs to go over there and talk while we collect the wind.

Headline: Desert cross can stay, high court says
Riff: No such luck for the tasty Jell-o 'Dessert Cross.'

Headline: AOL sales, earnings plunge
Riff: AOL? They still exist?

Headline: How are we doing on the Census?
Riff: So far, we've only gotten responses from Ed Begley, Jr.'s family members.

Headline: Grandma raps about Boca Raton
Riff: Boca Raton is the best elderly human storage facility in the world.

Headline: Obama Judicial Pick Faces Tough Senate Hearing
Riff: Apparently it was onion ring day on the Senate floor.

Headline: Senators to Facebook: Tighten Privacy
Riff: Facebook to Senators: You like Pokemon.

Headline: Southwest fined for bumping passengers
Riff: That's mean. You know how hard it is to bump into someone with a plane?

Headline: Surgery regrets: I want my prostate back
Riff: Too late. It's already been covered in olive oil and served to Anthony Bourdain.

4/27/10
Headline:
Ex-dictator sent to France
Riff: The last time a dictator set foot in France, he took it over.

Headline: Should we fear space aliens?
Riff: Yep. And Santa Claus, and the Loch Ness Monster, and Mothra.

Headline: Hugo Chavez to join Twitter
Riff: Can't wait to see what happens when he's asked to join someone's mafia.

Headline: S. Korean is 1st Woman to Conquer 14 Highest Peaks
Riff: All that's left are the two peaks of Heidi Montag's hooters.

Headline: Happy Meal Toys Could be Banned in Calif. County
Riff: Sponsored by the grassroots lobbying organization 'Making Life Suck.'

Headline: Chavez Accuses U.S. Plane of 'Electronic Warfare'
Riff: Chavez threatens to rock down to electric avenue, then take it higher, if necessary.

Headline: Karzai's Brother Says U.N. Should Not Leave South
Riff: Who the hell asked Karzai's brother? Does he want an answer from George Obama?

Headline: Military's Hypersonic Falcon Missile Test a Dud?
Riff: That's military jargon for a failed attempt at scoring with a hot chick.

Headline: Etiquette expert Elizabeth Post dies at 89
Riff: Does this mean we can finally put our freaking elbows on the table?

4/26/10
Headline:
Video shows wide, deadly tornado
Riff: Wow, some Ted Kennedy footage.

Headline: Arizona law has some in 'constant fear'
Riff: Could that be because they're here ILLEGALLY?! Sheesh.

Headline: Charlie Crist fights for political life
Riff: Maybe he shouldn't have slipped Obama the tongue.

Headline: Bush to break silence
Riff: Bush: Take off your shoes, Moses.

Headline: Should parents let teens drink?
Riff: Should nuns throw puppies in meat grinders? Dude, WTF?!

Headline: Justin Bieber gig causes hysteria
Riff: With girls, guys or both?

Headline: Chicago Lawmakers: Call In National Guard
Riff: It's about time someone called the National Guard on Chicago's lawmakers.

Headline: Bullfighter's Brush With Death
Riff: We recommend brushing with Crest.

Headline: Cockpit distractions must go, FAA says
Riff: So much for the wet bar.

4/25/10
Headline:
Obama to meet famed preacher
Riff: He's already met Al Gore.

Headline: UK sorry for pope-brand condom memo
Riff: It even comes with anointing lube.

Headline: Five new missiles tested, Iran says
Riff: Obama: Sorry, I didn't catch that, what?

Headline: Ahmadinejad leaves Uganda; no oil deal
Riff: Not even for a coaster lip?

Headline: Israel reverses its iPad ban
Riff: They were trying to develop their own version - the Chai Pad.

Headline: Naomi Campbell's diamond tantrum
Riff: WE DON'T CARE! WE DON'T CARE! FOR THE LOVE OF G-D, WE DON'T CARE!

Headline: Man gives kidney to grocery clerk
Riff: That must've been awkward.

Headline: Iran's Ahmadinejad: Proposed Sanctions Not Legal
Riff: Who the hell else has an Ahmadinejad?

Headline: Illegal immigrant law opponents to rally in Ariz.
Riff: That'll make it easy to deport people.

4/23/10
Headline:
Oil sheen forms after rig sinks in Gulf
Riff: So that's how sheens are born. That would explain Charlie.

Headline: Greece seeks financial aid
Riff: Let's just wait it out and buy it in a foreclosure auction.

Headline: Tornado races down Texas road
Riff: There was a typ-o. It should have read 'Toronado.'

Headline: Brown attacks UK rivals in debate
Riff: Brown: Ya'll suck.

Headline: Condemned Utah Killer Could Face Firing Squad
Riff: They should let anyone with $50 and a rifle participate! +Revenues!

Headline: Volcano Erupts, Some Flee — Some Ski
Riff: Some agree, some take a knee, some have a pedigree, some pee.

Headline: Group proposes legal whale hunts
Riff: Awesome. Will one fit across the hood of a Jeep?

Headline: Mayo Clinic doc helps puppy surgery
Riff: No fair. David Crosby was in line for that liver.

Headline: First total face transplant performed in Spain
Riff: Senior Potatohead is doing well and in recovery.

4/22/10
Headline:
Airlines lash out
Riff: Airlines: Damn you, Earth!

Headline: From Inspirational Speaker to Robber?
Riff: The story of Barack Obama.

Headline: How China came to love the e-bike
Riff: It was probably over dinner and cocktails.

Headline: NASA budget hearing
Riff: Right now their budget looks a lot like the first letter in Barack's last name.

Headline: Why were CIA tapes destroyed?
Riff: Nobody has a tape player anymore?

Headline: What about a Facebook 'dislike' button?
Riff: We are truly lost the day we become too lazy to insult someone.

Headline: What's behind the 'Idol' ratings slide?
Riff: Crappy Idol?

Headline: Iran Launches Large-Scale War Games
Riff: Matthew Broderick must be behind this... again.

Headline: Man sheds 365 pounds through yoga
Riff: He twisted himself up so bad he couldn't eat for a month.

4/21/10
Headline:
Lawyer: TV Psychic Won't Be Beheaded for Witchcraft
Riff: He'll just be beheaded for fun.

Headline: Pope speaks out on sex abuse scandal
Riff: Pope: Um. Look! A birdie!

Headline: Obama to discuss Supreme Court pick
Riff: Obama: I'm picking Oprah and you can't do a damn thing about it.

Headline: Ex-cop: Teen prostitutes new mafia low
Riff: I blame this on those Bratz dolls.

Headline: Treasury to unveil new $100 bill
Riff: The way inflation's going, we needed one that would fit snack machines.

Headline: Limits urged for salt in processed food
Riff: Uncle Sam demands you OUT DOWN THAT SALT SHAKER! Or off to Gitmo.

Headline: Iran's Nuke Progress Stirs Doubts on U.S. Approach
Riff: Obama: What's wrong with our 'Let them have nukes' approach?

Headline: ACORN CEO: 'We're on Life Support'
Riff: Entire United States of America: 'Pull the plug!'

Headline: Sarkozy to submit bill banning Islamic face veils
Riff: He might take that back when he sees what they look like underneath.

4/20/10
Headline:
Ban on dogfight videos struck down
Riff: That's good news for Celebrity Boxing.

Headline: Slow start for Spring severe weather
Riff: Which is okay because the media got plenty of earthquakes to tide them over.

Headline: How crash diets hurt your health
Riff: Another message from 'The Council of DUH.'

Headline: Oprah responds to 'so-called biography'
Riff: Hello, so-called biography, I'm Oprah.

Headline: Woman gives birth during wedding
Riff: They figured it out when they went to bustle her dress and accidentally pinned the baby to her ass.

Headline: Rahm Sends He'll Run for Chicago Mayor 'One Day'
Riff: The way things are going, he'll be available in 2012.

Headline: Obama Says Boxer Could Lose If Dems Don't Work
Riff: Let's all encourage the Dems not to work.

Headline: Poll: Most in U.S. Against Legalizing Pot
Riff: Actually, most are for pot, but forgot to send in their answers to the poll.

Headline: How to tweet your way to a new job
Riff: A good way to start is by tweeting that your current boss is an idiot.

4/19/10
Headline:
Navy to help travelers stranded by ash
Riff: They have plenty of Navel oranges for the hungry. Navel. Ha.

Headline: Latest developments on ash cloud
Riff: A nice block of luxury apartments, on the good side.

Headline: Obama to speak on Wall Street
Riff: Obama: You now belong to me. Kneel!

Headline: Toyota to pay $16.4M fine
Riff: No, we will not take store credit.

Headline: Space shuttle landing delayed
Riff: NASA needs to scrape up a few more bucks to rent the airstrip.

Headline: How not to raise a bully
Riff: Play Dungeons & Dragons with your kid. A lot.

Headline: Kate Gosselin cries in TV interview
Riff: You can go away now, Kate. Really.

Headline: S. Korea's Leader Vows to Find Cause of Ship Sinking
Riff: Dude. Look up.

Headline: How to make your tweet make history
Riff: Include revealing pictures of a young Brooke Shields?

4/18/10
Headline:
Volcano delays will push into mid-week
Riff: Look kids... Big Ben. Parliament.

Headline: Latest on volcano's effect on air travel
Riff: Look kids... Big Ben. Parliament.

Headline: Passengers sit and wait, and wait
Riff: Look kids... Big Ben. Parliament.

Headline: Are you stranded? Share your story
Riff: Look kids... Big Ben. Parliament.

Headline: Pope meets abuse victims in Malta
Riff: Pope: Who wants candy?

Headline: Geithner Predicts Passage of Financial Overhaul
Riff: Geithner predicts passage of partially digested string cheese.

Headline: Obama Argues for Tougher Financial Regulations
Riff: Obama: Too many people have money.

Headline: 'Freshly Ground Black People' Sparks Cookbook Recall
Riff: The recipe should have called for 'Finely Ground East Asians.'

Headline: Pot enthusiasts gather at California cannabis expo
Riff: Actually, they just kind of wandered in and it turned into a cannabis expo.

4/16/10
Headline:
Volcanic ash further disrupts flights
Riff: I think 'Volcanic Ash' is actually a nickname for Ashlee Simpson

Headline: Police: Child tortured for wetting pants
Riff: Were they someone else's pants?

Headline: Study: Materialistic people less liked
Riff: They needed a study to figure this out?!

Headline: Pregnant mom to dad: Pull over NOW
Riff: She wanted ice cream and Ritz crackers, NOW.

Headline: SEC charges Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors
Riff: It'd be nice to kick them in their Goldman sacks.

Headline: Governing Norway on an iPad? There's an App for That
Riff: You could govern Norway with an Etch-a-Sketch.

Headline: CIA tape destruction sparked concerns
Riff: This message will self-destruct.

Headline: China mineral dominance concerns U.S.
Riff: Are we suffering from rock envy?

Headline: Man destroys his house with truck
Riff: The Ford Ranger - More house-destroying power than any other compact pickup!

4/15/10
Headline:
Russia suspends U.S. adoptions
Riff: Now where will we get surplus organs?

Headline: The downside of 'friends with benefits'
Riff: That would be 'friends with crabs.'

Headline: Woman's Persistent Genital Arousal Blamed on Wii Fit
Riff: Lady, the controller goes on your WRIST!

Headline: WH Responds to Criticism of Moon Mission Cuts
Riff: Obama: We are investing significant funds into Moon Pies.

Headline: Pataki Announces Plan to Repeal 'Horrific' Health Law
Riff: He's gonna give it a Pataki-smacky.

Headline: Shots Fired at Ousted Kyrgyz President's Rally
Riff: What possessed him to have a freaking rally?!

Headline: Last sardine plant in U.S. shuts its doors
Riff: Better buy up the last cans before they start to smell. Oops. Too late.

Headline: France resists U.S. on Iran extradition case
Riff: Just look at them menacingly and they'll surrender.

Headline: Pope Says It's Time for Penance
Riff: Actually he's talking about 'pennants,' in honor of baseball season.

4/14/10
Headline:
Wall Street battle looms
Riff: Loons vs. looms.

Headline: Gay outrage over Vatican abuse claim
Riff: It's like regular outrage, but color-coordinated.

Headline: Pill mills invade Florida
Riff: Great news for smokers in Florida who can now smoke their Pall Malls in pill mills.

Headline: STD sufferers join own dating site
Riff: What's it called? BurningSensation?

Headline: Raise Reversal May Cost N.Y. Firefighters $9G Each
Riff: $9 Gajillion? Wow. That's costly.

Headline: HIV-Like Virus Found in Illegally Imported Meat
Riff: Crappiest. Marinade. Ever.

Headline: Iran 'at Least 1 Year' From A-Bomb
Riff: They're at least 5 years from an F-Bomb.

Headline: Medical bills? Christian co-ops rely on faith
Riff: Faith has an American Express card.

Headline: Americans dominate worst-built cars ranking
Riff: Well, at least our cars stop.

4/13/10
Headline:
Obama urges unity against nuke terror
Riff: Unity?! Who exactly did he talk to today that's FOR nuke terror?

Headline: Hefner on Kate Gosselin: No chance
Riff: World: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Headline: House not meth lab, just real messy
Riff: I was worried about this when the Obamas moved in.

Headline: Boston priest wants Pope to resign
Riff: Popes don't resign. They 'ascend to Boca Raton.'

Headline: Jim Carrey: Tiger's wife had to know
Riff: And we're asking Jim Carrey about this because of... ?

Headline: 'Steady Progress' in Release of Ted Kennedy File
Riff: They had to clean off all the Cheet-o's stains.

Headline: 2-mile scar on Great Barrier Reef after ship grounding
Riff: They had to downgrade it. It's now the 'Good Barrier Reef.'

Headline: Apple unveils 'faster' MacBook Pros
Riff: Apple unveils more crap to buy.

Headline: European priest abuse hot lines log jump in calls
Riff: Only because the number is one off from Dial-a-Haggis.

4/12/10
Headline:
DA: Roethlisberger won't face charges
Riff: They got sick of writing his name out on all the paperwork.

Headline: Ukraine to remove uranium
Riff: They got sick of being called 'Nukraine.'

Headline: Justice Hillary Clinton?
Riff: That's going in my book of oxymorons.

Headline: Carbs boost heart risk in women
Riff: Another message from the 'Association of Scaring the Crap out of You.'

Headline: Role reversal at Masters
Riff: Somebody screwed Tiger?

Headline: Elizabeth Taylor denies marriage rumor
Riff: Taylor: I only get married every third Tuesday.

Headline: Police use tear gas at college party
Riff: It actually made it easier to breathe in there.

Headline: Obama's Hands Tied Ahead of Nuke Summit
Riff: Now if only we could tape his mouth shut.

Headline: How's Nuke Summit Making Us Safer?
Riff: By bringing us one step closer to world sovereignty under Kim Jong il.

4/11/10
Headline:
Restored shroud of Turin on display
Riff: They even brought back the Jesus smell.

Headline: GOP chairman admits 'mistakes'
Riff: Steele: I once rented 'Gigli.'

Headline: Epic Masters final round set
Riff: Can golf really be described as 'epic?'

Headline: Jim Carrey criticizes Tiger's wife
Riff: Did the guy who starred in 'Once Bitten' just criticize someone?

Headline: Potent Euro-beer heads to U.S.
Riff: At last, a breakthrough in positive relations with Europe!

Headline: Supreme Court Battle May Derail Obama's Agenda
Riff: No, he can use that to increase government control of everything, too.

Headline: Bomb Damages U.S. Consulate in Mexico, No Injuries
Riff: It wasn't really a bomb. It was just Mexican food and Mexican water.

Headline: How Should Pirates Be Prosecuted?
Riff: With an assault rifle.

Headline: Britain Investigating 800,000 Organ Donor List Errors
Riff: I was wondering why I got that British pancreas in the mail.

4/9/10
Headline:
Stupak leaving Congress, sources say
Riff: It's a shame. He was an efficient, natural source of hot air.

Headline: Israeli PM skipping Obama nuke summit
Riff: Netanyahu: If I wanted to watch a bunch of assholes accomplish nothing, I'd turn on the Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Headline: Police fire tear gas at Thai protesters
Riff: Revenge for their food.

Headline: Gingrich in attack mode
Riff: Godzilla, beware of Mecha-Gingrich!

Headline: NASA unveils new programs
Riff: The NASA Auto-Detailing Service and delicious NASA beef jerky.

Headline: Man removed from Egyptian pyramid
Riff: Yeah, you're really not supposed to sit there. Ouch.

Headline: Zombie walkers stagger for charity
Riff: The story of the passage of Obamacare.

Headline: Mexico Drug Kingpin Nabs Coveted Trafficking Routes
Riff: He'll probably be more efficient than VDOT.

Headline: Return of the house flippers
Riff: Live-in dolphins.

4/8/10
Headline:
Alleged militia chief rants on secret tape
Riff: Alleged militia chief: Leave Brittney alone!

Headline: Opposition: We now control Kyrgyzstan
Riff: And with it, 72% of the world's bat feces!

Headline: Bank execs on financial crisis
Riff: Bank execs: Thbbppt!

Headline: Augusta chairman scolds Tiger
Riff: Chairman: Share the hotties, Tiger.

Headline: Why WikiLeaks posted air assault
Riff: So all the news stations would print the world 'WikiLeaks.'

Headline: iPad smasher a YouTube sensation
Riff: Somebody should do something like that, but with Toyota Priuses.

Headline: Whitney Houston: 'I'm feeling great'
Riff: The rest of the world finds this deeply disturbing.

Headline: Man Seen Drinking Coffee Naked in Home Acquitted
Riff: How can anyone be held responsible for anything they forgot before that first cup of coffee?

Headline: Strange Creature Lives Without Oxygen
Riff: A look into the life of Joe Biden.

4/7/10
Headline:
'Red shirts' break into Thai parliament
Riff: Hopefully they'll do better there then they did in Star Trek.

Headline: Economy meltdown probed
Riff: People bought s**t they couldn't afford. Probe done.

Headline: U.S. cleric makes 'kill' list
Riff: He was trying to get on a 'skill' list for his fast typing, but there was a typ-o.

Headline: Apple offers iPad Wi-Fi fix
Riff: Now iPads have gigantic antenna

Headline: Is Prince William getting engaged?
Riff: To a chick?

Headline: White House Won't Rule Out Canceling Karzai Meeting
Riff: White House doesn't want to miss 'The Price is Right.'

Headline: Volcker Suggests National Sales Tax
Riff: U.S. suggests national Volcker smack.

Headline: A'jad Rips Obama's 'Cowboy' Nuke Strategy
Riff: A'jad?! A'jad?! Dude.

Headline: Man cited for DWI on mower
Riff: The southern part of this country was founded on drinking beer and mowing the lawn. Let the man go!

4/4/10
Headline:
Ship leaking oil near Great Barrier Reef
Riff: All that corral could mess up the oil!

Headline: U.S. delays China currency report
Riff: It's some ugly currency.

Headline: Justice Stevens hints at retirement
Riff: Hang in there for a few more years, wouldya?

Headline: Kids on Easter egg hunt find body
Riff: I guess they'll need a bigger basket.

Headline: Jacko Doc Reported Defense: Michael Killed Himself
Riff: Doc: I was just there to play cricket.

Headline: Economy Adviser: Finance Rules Will Pass Congress
Riff: Right now, forced abortions for all ferrets would pass congress.

Headline: Iran to Host Nuclear Disarmament Conference
Riff: Isn't that like Somalia hosting an anti-pirating conference?

Headline: Woods slips in quietly at Augusta National
Riff: That's disgusting.

Headline: McCain faces a stiff challenge
Riff: He's running against a dead guy?

4/2/10
Headline:
Depressed pilots can take meds, fly
Riff: Another one from CNN's 'Scare the Crap out of you' bureau.

Headline: Karzai: Foreigners caused election fraud
Riff: Karzai to focus on growing more domestic fraud.

Headline: New airport security measures coming
Riff: It's good news if you're attracted to guys in uniform.

Headline: Flood tests the human spirit
Riff: It also tests the human buoyancy.

Headline: Tony Danza now a teacher
Riff: Now we can finally find out who the boss is.

Headline: Obama to Rewrite American Nuke Policy
Riff: He's going to make sure everyone has equal access to nukes.

Headline: U.S. to 'Ratchet Up Pressure' on Iran
Riff: Iran to brace for more vigorous finger shaking.

Headline: China's Leader to Attend U.S. Nuclear Summit
Riff: That putz always shows up when they serve shrimp cocktails.

Headline: Obama to Visit Recession-Hit N.C.
Riff: I hope he realizes that they can only afford to ferry him around in a Hyundai Accent.

4/1/10
Headline:
Eight in militia enter not-guilty pleas
AdbullahRiff: Give them twenty minutes alone in a room with Abdullah the Butcher and a fork.

Headline: Teacher not guilty at 'dirty dancing' trial
AdbullahRiff: The only dirty dancing is dancing that involves Abdullah the Butcher.

Headline: Relaunch hits YouTube availability
AdbullahRiff: Good. More videos of Abdullah the Butcher.

Headline: Environmentalists criticize drilling plan
AdbullahRiff: Abdullah the Butcher could drill faster and cheaper with a fork.

Headline: 'D.C. Five': Pakistan faked evidence
AdbullahRiff: Abdullah the Butcher would get to the bottom of this. Because he can.

Headline: Pg. 618 of health law: No sex for teens
AdbullahRiff: Attention, teens. Remain celibate. Abdullah is watching. He has a fork.

Headline: Giant red tower to be 2012 centerpiece
AdbullahRiff: At last, a fitting tribute to Abdullah the Butcher.

Headline: GM says Volt won't make money
AdbullahRiff: It would make money if it stabbed people in the forehead with a fork.

Headline: Sandra Bullock to file for divorce?
AdbullahRiff: Sorry, Sandra. I think Abdullah the Butcher is taken.

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