Message-ID: <26702247.1075860865591.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 09:32:00 -0800 (PST) From: grector@reliant.com Subject: FW: FW: Axis of Evil Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Rector, Glen X-To: X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kevin_Hyatt_Mar2002\Hyatt, Kevin\Deleted Items X-Origin: Hyatt-K X-FileName: khyatt (Non-Privileged).pst How proud I would be if I had written this one: >> >"In his State of the Union Address, Bush Calls Iraq, Iran and North >>Korea > >'Axis of Evil" > >-- N.Y. Times, 1/30/02 > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * > >ANGERED BY SNUBBING, LIBYA, CHINA and SYRIA FORM "AXIS OF JUST AS EVIL" > >Cuba, Sudan, Serbia Form Axis of Somewhat Evil; Other Nations Start Own > >Clubs > > > >Beijing -- Bitter after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of >Evil," > >Libya, China, and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just > >as Evil," which they said would be way eviler than "that stupid > >Iran-Iraq-North Korea axis President Bush warned of" in his State of the > >Union address. > > > >Axis of Evil members, however, immediately dismissed the new axis as > >having, for starters, a really dumb name. "Right. They are Just as >Evil... > >in their dreams!" declared North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. "Everybody > >knows we're the best evils... best at being evil... we're the best." > > > >Diplomats from Syria denied they were jealous over being excluded, >although > >they conceded they did ask if they could join the Axis of Evil. "They >told > >us it was full," said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. "An Axis can't >have > >more than three countries," explained Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. >"This > >is not my rule, it's tradition. In World War II you had Germany, Italy, >and > >Japan in the evil Axis. So you can only have three. And a secret >handshake. > >Ours is wicked cool." > > > >THE AXIS PANDEMIC > > > >International reaction to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift, as > >within minutes, France surrendered. Elsewhere, peer-conscious nations > >rushed to gain triumvirate status in what became a game of geopolitical > >chairs. Cuba, Sudan, and Serbia said they had formed the Axis of >Somewhat > >Evil, forcing Somalia to join with Uganda and Myanmar in the Axis of > >Occasionally Evil, while Bulgaria, Indonesia and Russia established the > >Axis of Not So Much Evil Really As Just Generally Disagreeable. > > > >With the criteria suddenly expanded and all the desirable clubs filling >up, > >Sierra Leone, El Salvador, and Rwanda applied to be called the Axis of > >Countries That Aren't the Worst But Certainly Won't Be Asked to Host the > >Olympics. > > > >Canada, Mexico, and Australia formed the Axis of Nations That Are >Actually > >Quite Nice But Secretly Have Nasty Thoughts About America, while Spain, > >Scotland, and New Zealand established the Axis of Countries That Be >Allowed > >to Ask Sheep to Wear Lipstick. "That's not a threat, really, just >something > >we like to do," said Scottish Executive First Minister Jack McConnell. > > > >While wondering if the other nations of the world weren't perhaps making > >fun of him, a cautious Bush granted approval for most axes, although he > >rejected the establishment of the Axis of Countries Whose Names End in > >"Guay," accusing one of its members of filing a false application. > >Officials from Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chadguay denied the charges. > > > >Israel, meanwhile, insisted it didn't want to join any Axis, but >privately, > >world leaders said that's only because no one asked them. > ? > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx