The World Wide Rag
"If chimps are almost as smart as us, why do we never
see them riding goats?"
- Werner Herzog
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From the Ticker:

Team of doctors on standby to remove fake smile from Hillary Clinton's face following DNC

Obama chooses Biden; America yawns, turns back to Olympics
McCain chooses Biden; "Joe will be the best Republican V.P. ever," says confused 70-year-old
Who gives a shit?

McCain not sure how many homes he owns; also day of the week, what he had for breakfast, or own name
Iranian space program right on track
Universities Universities want drinking at 18; professors want age of consent at 14
Usain Bolt runs to Olympic glory, world records, movie franchise
Fay regains strength, heads for Florida

Russian president promises to "crush" all aggressors;
"I am strong like bull," Medvedev says
First to pass out at Sasquatch family barbecue gets stuffed into cooler
Iraqi tumor tot models baby beachwear; Suri said to be jealous

Chinese gold medal gymnast reportedly lied about her age
Hillary to be nominated at convention under little known "snowball's chance in hell" clause
9 medals: Olympic officials cry foul
Tallest woman in the world dies; has last meal of three children
Cyndi Lauper, living in trailer, having no fun whatsoever.
10 10 years after securing his freedom from RJ Reynolds, Joe Camel now male prostitute in New Orleans
Bush denounces Russia for aggressively invading another country; also calls kettle black
Maury's manila envelope to determine Edwards' political future

Russia invades Georgia; Atlanta burns
Rebel bases under attack
Lost Boy to carry flag for US in Beijing

Favre goes to Jets; Ravens sign Methuseleh

Hundreds of thousands converge on Beijing for Summer Games; one cat left
Large population of lowland "gayrillas" discovered in Congo, belting out show tunes

Brangelina twins finally unveiled on the Web
Batman battles Mummy for box office title

Obama team scrambles for way to bolster image in black community

Texas continues to battle illegal aliens
Exxon Mobile posts record profits; CEO changes name to Nero, officially breaks out the fiddle
McCain compares Obama to Britney Spears, Paris Hilton
"OMG, he's like a total drama queen," texts GOP nominee

Jerry Lewis detained for having gun at airport
82-year-old's manager blames dementia: "He thought he was someone named 'The Killer.'"

Madonna's latest reinvention: conceptual artist/crack whore

Islamic extremists target Beijing Olympics, moo goo gai pan recipe

Shark attacks up for 2008; sharks introduce hate-crime bill

Obama: "No, I'm not that guy from 24, you punk bitch"

Sales of jalapeno peppers down; America's sphincters breathe collective sigh of relief

McCain: The media is in love with Obama ... and my wife spends too much time staring at his MySpace

Estelle Getty Not Really Dead... Oh, Spoke Too Soon

'Dark Knight' success leads to greenlighting sequel, resurrecting Ledger

Pope denounces clergy abuse by children: "These evil kids must leave our priests alone."

Convicted drug dealer admits to supplying Roger Clemens, above, with steroids

Angela Davis and Elijah Muhammad Finally Make the Cover of The New Yorker

Jesse Jackson signed to star in "Saw 5: Nutcutter Blues."