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14th Annual Celebration of the Absurd “Most Dubious News Stories of the Year” Announced
Mich News ^ | National Anxiety Center

Posted on 12/08/2004 5:59:03 AM PST by RepCath

South Orange, NJ -- “Various groups and individuals claiming to be protecting humans, animals or the entire Earth managed to make complete fools of themselves in 2004,” said Alan Caruba, founder of The National Anxiety Center, a clearinghouse for information on scare campaigns.

Founded in 1990, the Center has issued its 14th annual review of “The Most Dubious News Stories of the Year.” The news media was “pleased to report the end of the world despite evidence that the 4.5 billion year old planet was behaving the same as always, as is the case of the human race.”

(Excerpt) Read more at michnews.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: absurd; newsstories
Hilarious...especially the Al Gore portion.
1 posted on 12/08/2004 5:59:04 AM PST by RepCath
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Lest it be forgotten that the stupidest laws found anywhere tend to originate in California

AMEN!

3 posted on 12/08/2004 6:17:27 AM PST by sandalwood ("Hail to alcohol - the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems" -- HJ Simpson)
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To: RepCath
And with this in mind, look at the calendars at this place:
www.despair.com

They are hilarious, and in keeping with the "end of the Worlder's" viewpoint.

4 posted on 12/08/2004 6:32:07 AM PST by theDentist (Jerry Springer: NPR for White Trash)
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