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Re: Did Cleese write this or did Satirewire?
Posted by Mark on 3/24/03

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From the bottom of
http://www.satirewire.com/news/jan02/axis.shtml:

Author's note: Strangely enow, this SatireWire story lately has
been zipping around the 'Net attributed to John Cleese. That's
flattering and funny and all, but now I'm getting so many emails
asking who "really" wrote it that it will make my life easier to
nip it here. I apologize for any disappoinment, but the story
was written by Andrew Marlatt. It first appeared on SatireWire
on Feb. 1, 2002, and was subsequently published in several major
newspapers, including this version still available at The
Washington Post. So that's the deal. All the best -- Andrew.

On 3/24/03, Eddietheman not sure wade...but if you find out,
let's give wrote:
> On 3/22/03, wade wrote:
>> This appeared on www.satirewire.com a year ago or so, which
>> you can read in the archives. Did Cleese write it, or
>> Satirewire?
>>
>>
>> On 3/18/03, Eddie wrote:
>>> Not really classroom humor either, but good for a
>>> laugh...Axis of Evil Wannabes, by John Cleese
>>>
>>> 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
>>> more evil 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 wickedly cool."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 Some Nasty
>>> Thoughts About America," while Scotland, New Zealand and
>>> Spain 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 axis, 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.
>
>
> credit where it is due