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June 15 to July 15, 2005
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DEER SEEN AS NEW TERRORIST THREAT WASHINGTON: The rapidly growing population of White Tail Deer is now officially America's new terrorist threat, the Department of Homeland Security announced today. "Recent statistics show that over 150 Americans were killed by deer last year," said Homeland Schtuppenfurer Arnold Bosch. Over a million deer also died as a result of jumping in front of cars on America's highways. "It is obvious that the deer are engaging in the same tactics as the Iraq insurgency with roadside based attacks on American vehicles," said Bosch. Unconfirmed rumors are that the deer have organized to oust the American occupiers of their fields and forests. "It cannot be a coincidence that deer are jumping in front of cars from Maine to Oregon," said Bosch. The efforts to suppress the deer terrorist attacks include an unlimited open season on all deer, allowing any American to shoot a deer on sight. "We have to be very suspicious of all this increased deer activity, and remove this threat to ordinary Americans," Bosch added. Animal rights activists immediately objected to the new open season on deer. "This is a thinly disguised scheme by the Bush Administration to appease George's Texas buddies, the gun lobby, and hunters," said Beverly Everly, head of Critters Over People. The White House denied any attempt to expand hunters rights, but defended the provision in the new crackdown on deer allowing people to shoot deer from their vehicles. "What are you going to do--allow the deer on the road to kill you first?" asked White House spokesman Strom Thurmd the Third. In an anonymous communiqué, the deer fired back demanding that they be granted road crossing rights, and proportional representation in Congress. "Until our rights are protected from the occupation settlers, we will continue to organize our militias, and destroy as many SUVs as we can," the deer said. RELIGIOUS EXTREMISTS SEEK TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT The Bandersnatch recently learned of a plot by Christian religious extremists to overthrow the government of the United States. "The various Christian extremists who believe the US government must be governed according to their interpretation of the Bible have organized their forces, taken over the Republican Party, control of the US House, and are working on gutting the separation of church and state by ousting secularists from the US Supreme Court," said Jose Sam, Statutory Agent of the Bandersnatch. "What is really frightening, is we've got Bush's Crusaders in Iraq beating the crap out of the Muslims, all these preachers demanding we put God back inyo government, and the people of America are like sheep," Sam said. "What is going in in America right now is the same sort of fundamentalist power grab that happened in Iran and other places in the Mid East in the name of Islam," Sam said. Sam discovered the religious conspiracy by reading a recent issue of Time Magazine. BANDERSNATCH VACATION ADVICE Click here for vacation music Are you tired of the usual vacation to somewhere like Disneyworld or Hawaii? A really good vacation has to be an "adventure". What is an "adventure"? It is when things go so wrong on a trip that the story you get to tell about what happened is much better than the actual experience. Like, after you get lost, your rented car breaks down, it starts raining, no one speaks English, you really need a ride to the airport 500 miles away, and you hitch a ride on a bottle truck...that's when the "adventure" starts. SHARK FISHING OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS: For a few hundred dollars (no American Express), you can rent a tiny little boat and fish for really big sharks with a hand line. You hook a shark. It must be a big shark. A mean shark. Bigger than the boat. Then a hurricane comes. A big hurricane. You fight your way back to land. For a few dollars more, you can get another boat and crew who will videotape your Hemmingway-esq battle with the "fish". HUNTING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE IN LOS ANGELES DRIVING A SUBURBAN: The Quest makes for a very interesting adventure, but Monty Python has already found the Holy Grail. The typical suburban is 6 feet 8 inches tall, and the typical parking garage in L.A. has 6 feet of clearance. This is why Angelenos drive small cars. Spend days wandering about the city, searching for a place to park. Hint, there is one. HIKE IN THE PROPOSED TUMACACORI HIGHLANDS WILDERNESS AREA: The Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness Area is located in southern Baja Arizona along the US-Mexico border. Your wilderness adventure will include being harassed by Border Patrol agents, shot at by drug smugglers, and mistaken for illegal immigrant clients by alien smugglers who will kidnap and detain you in an unfurnished house in Tucson until you pay for your illegal entry into the US. WALK 100 MILES ACROSS THE ARIZONA DESERT IN JULY: Thousands of people do this every year, seeking jobs in the US. Join them in an excruciating ordeal of thirst, privation, and sometimes a horrible death just to feed your family.Bring lots of water. RIDE A TRAIN IN MEXICO: Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have ridden a train in the 1930's? The very same passenger cars are running on the Mexican railroads. A favorite trip is from Nogales, Sonora to Guadalajara. What makes this trip an adventure is that often, when the train stops in Mazatlan to be reconfigured, they forget a few of the cars and leave them behind on the tracks. FLY AMERICA WEST AIRLINES: America West flies out of Phoenix, and is cheap. But, schedules? They don't have no stinking schedules. WATCH YOUR GOVERNMENT IN ACTION: Go to any state capital (or if you are really brave, to Washington, D.C.) and watch your legislature in action. It is more of an adventure if you find out where all the people in suits are standing around buying and selling your government. Not for young children. GO ANYWHERE THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAYS NOT TO: If you don't mind being shot at, or kidnapped, the US State Department has a list for you. BANDERSNATCH SUMMER CAMP ADVICE School is out, and now the dreaded
decision--where to send little Johnny and Jane for the summer so you can
preserve your marriage. The Frumious Bandersnatch has researched summer
camp opportunities throughout the continent, and herewith offers our guide
to the pick of summer fun:
THE GUADALUPE RIVER CAMP: A three day
canoe trip down the Guadalupe River in Texas highlights this camping
experience. Campers are encouraged to look for illegal dumping of chemical
waste and can expect to encounter the always dangerous native Texan along
the route. JUNGLE SURVIVAL CAMP: This camp is
located deep within the jungle of Chiapas, Mexico. For a mere $1,000 a
week your child can learn such important skills as how to gain support
from local villagers, automatic weapon maintenance, and political use of
web sites for counterrevolutionary movements. BIKE ACROSS AMERICA CAMP: Children
enrolled in this camp are expected to bicycle from Washington D.C. to San
Francisco in less than 3 months. Along the way, they will learn how to
fund-raise for the cause of their choice, conduct interviews with local
television stations, and repair flat tires. Parents must provide their
child's bike. CAMP SNIPE: The ever popular snipe hunt
caps a week of outdoor camaraderie at this Maine camp. CAMP BRONX. "We offer rural children a
chance to experience city life by helping to reconstruct tenements,
working in soup kitchens, and riding the subways at night." Sounds like
fun. FUGAWEE INDIAN CAMP: Campers enrolled
in this traditional native American-style camp will learn useful skills
taught by our Fugawee Indian staff, such as the marketing of bead work and
baskets to tourists, and how to run a casino. THE SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN RANCH CAMP:
Not only do campers get to round up cattle and do all the other nasty work
of a ranch in temperatures exceeding 110 degrees, this camp also schedules
weekend outings into the Supersition Mountains to look for the Lost
Dutchman Goldmine. Parents are required to sign an extensive release and
hold harmless agreement in the event their children join the hundreds of
people who have vanished mysteriously in these mountains. BEAR CAMP: This camp, located on Kodiak
Island in Alaska, focuses on the study of the American grizzly bear.
Campers must be able to run 100 yards in under 12 seconds to qualify for
this camp. INTERROCKING MUSIC CAMP: If your child
is musically inclined, and you are sick and tired of hearing amplified
guitar music at home, this is the place for you. Located 60 miles from the
nearest human habitation in western Arizona, children can play rock music
as loud as they wish until 4 in the morning. Note: all camp personnel are
deaf. CAMP CONGRESS: A popular camp in
Washington, D.C., participants pretend they are members of Congress for a
week. The camper obtaining the largest amount of corporate donations for
the camp wins a special award. UNITED NATIONS CAMP: New York City
hosts this educational camp for children seeking careers in the foreign
service. Campers are each designated as an ambassador from some obscure
country, and spend the week bickering and complaining about the lack of
United States financial support for the United Nations. A highlight of
this camping experience is an object lesson in diplomatic immunity as
campers spend a day with the New York City police handing out parking
tickets to real diplomats. MIGRATORY LABOR CAMP: This camp
specializes in weight loss for weight challenged kids. Campers learn how
to pick lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, and strawberries in California's
central valley. Spanish language education also
offered.
On the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII, take a little
trip back to the past.
"The Sparrow" is a screenplay based on my father's experience in WWII.
This isn't exactly the sort of hero story about the war you usually hear.
My dad, like a lot of others at that time, didn't really want to fight, and they came
back wanting to forget what happened and go on with their lives.
But even if you are a sparrow, wanting to hide from the hawks, sometimes
things force you into a place you never dreamed you would be.
This is a true story The Sparrow
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