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#26: May 17th 2011 at 9:04:00 AM

  • The USA's credit rating is lowered from AAA to B due to the massive deficit.
  • May 21st: a horror movie featuring machine gun wielding rubber demon-suit wearing actors goes wrong when the weapons are loaded with real bullets and the water supply is drugged. The demons run crazy and cause a bloodbath amongst hardcore evangelists.
  • Al Qaida reveals a super-secret stealth plane, which they use to bomb Pearl Harbor with a nuke.
  • Obama reveals he is actually a she.
  • An asteroid hits the earth, despite calculations showing it should have missed it.

"That said, as I've mentioned before, apart from the helmet, he's not exactly bad looking, if a bit...blood-drenched." - juancarlos
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#27: May 17th 2011 at 10:27:42 AM

Linux now reports a majority share on the Desktop.

Microsoft Windows actually secured. Malware writers sue in court for unemployment benefits.

Pro Sports Team declares it will not accept tax-payer subsidies.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins Championship without winning a single race.

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#29: May 17th 2011 at 11:30:20 AM

A Russian did buy an American sports team. Mikhail Prokhorov bought the majority share of the Nets and plans to buy the minority shares before a move to Brooklyn.

edited 17th May '11 1:36:44 PM by Buscemi

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#31: May 17th 2011 at 3:44:56 PM

We run out of IP addresse- Wait.

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#32: May 17th 2011 at 4:00:39 PM

[up] That's not unexpected, and plus, there is already significant work being done to get IP v6 on.

More unexpected: Pope Ratzinger will apologize for the Spanish Inquisition

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#33: May 17th 2011 at 4:03:20 PM

[up] It was essentially an arm of the Crown, not of the Papacy. The Pope has little reason to apologize for it.

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#34: May 17th 2011 at 4:05:22 PM

Democrats and Republicans work together and everyone, poor and rich prosper in a new golden age of America.

Oh wait, UNEXPECTED, not impossible.

Sorry.

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#35: May 17th 2011 at 4:11:17 PM

The Pope announces that evolution is part of Catholic doctrine.

No, wait...

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#36: May 17th 2011 at 4:40:47 PM

US Congress lets country default on debt. Second Great Depression ushered in

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#38: May 17th 2011 at 4:49:18 PM

Dolphins turn out to be a lot smarter than we thought and blockade the worlds ports with advanced submarine technology.

The term "Great Man" is disturbingly interchangeable with "mass murderer" in history books.
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#39: May 17th 2011 at 4:54:24 PM

Cambodia annexes Zanzibar.

This isn't Victoria II.

Dolphins turn out to be a lot smarter than we thought and blockade the worlds ports with advanced submarine technology.

Worse, they all talk with an Australian accent.

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#40: May 17th 2011 at 5:45:19 PM

Scientists discover that nothing actually makes sense and all of science is just God pulling a huge prank on us.

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#41: May 17th 2011 at 5:51:00 PM

[up]What part of U Nexpected do you not get tongue

What? No one expects them to do something so idiotic...well, as long as they still want a political career.

Edit: Second Spanish Inquisition begins Main weapons: Comfy chairs

edited 17th May '11 8:05:15 PM by Acebrock

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#42: May 17th 2011 at 6:58:32 PM

It was essentially an arm of the Crown, not of the Papacy. The Pope has little reason to apologize for it.

That's why Pope Benedict apologizing for it would be so unexpected!evil grin

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#43: May 17th 2011 at 7:15:03 PM

Star wars episode VII announced! Jar-Jar to feature prominently!

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#45: May 17th 2011 at 7:36:20 PM

That's the question, isn't it?

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#46: May 17th 2011 at 10:11:55 PM

"Ahmadinejad summons Ifrit and threatens to wipe out Israel with Bahamut, Tel Aviv strikes back with MOSSAD's ninjas and blue mages*

... OK, with the current situation in Iran, that is NOT unexpected. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13056845480A91433900&page=1#22

edited 18th May '11 1:10:06 AM by RufusShinra

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#47: May 17th 2011 at 10:24:05 PM

[up] IF "Ninjas" means "whatever bombers they're equipped with" and "blue mages" means "nukes"...

  • US agrees to perfectly abide Geneva Conventions, and ushers others to follow.
  • Naoto Kan reveals he has a secret alter-ego called Power Red, and that he leads a team of five martial arts experts who will save Japan from Earthquakes by battling them in a giant robot called "Quake Quasher".
  • European union manages to present an united front.

"That said, as I've mentioned before, apart from the helmet, he's not exactly bad looking, if a bit...blood-drenched." - juancarlos
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#48: May 18th 2011 at 6:42:10 AM

Obama dumps Biden; picks Stephen Colbert as VP.

It's more realistic than "Newt Gingrich wins presidency in a landslide!"

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#50: May 18th 2011 at 7:09:11 AM

War were declared involving both Koreas... as allies to invade Japan.

edited 18th May '11 7:09:47 AM by GameChainsaw

The term "Great Man" is disturbingly interchangeable with "mass murderer" in history books.

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