The Best Of Hmmm... 2000

November 2000

Few Waves For The Motorcade
Behind the tinted glass was the unmistakable silvery mane and rugged profile of William Jefferson Clinton. I could only assume the bubbly lady sitting beside him was Hillary.

September 2000

Biggie-Size Rat Ruins Appetites
A Wendy's employee stepped out into the street to hand out coupons to passers-by. Because it was hot, he stood in the shade cast by the enormous rodent.

August 2000

Got A Big Job? Send In The Slaves!
I'm proposing a Borrow-A-Chain Gang program. Any taxpayer in good standing should have the right, once or twice per year, to request a prison chain gang for his or her personal use.

July 2000

True Tales From The No. 7 Train
She pulled a medicine bottle from her pocket and held it at arm's-length in order to prove her point. The effect was no less dramatic than if she had pulled out a bloody human head.

May 2000

Take a chance on life's lottery
Whether you realize it or not, you're betting against the odds that something terrible will happen to you. It's called insurance, and you need it to protect everything from your car to your house to your health.

March 2000

Luke Stairwalker and the Escalator of Doom
I can't shake the feeling that I failed somehow, that I turned a blind eye to injustice. Not every wrong can be righted, but you should at least try to stand up for what's right.

January 2000

This is your government on drugs
What other government-sponsored messages have been broadcast through your television under the guise of "entertainment"? Somebody has to answer forTouched By An Angel!