Axis of Somewhat Evil

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Jennifer Rice points to this funny take on the Axis of Somewhat Evil

Cuba Sudan, Serbia Form Axis of Somewhat Evil; Other Nations Start Own Clubs

February 5, 2002: Beijing – 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 way eviler 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.”

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