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> 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 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. 
> 
> 
> 
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