Categoria: Bureaucracy
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Nation Sighs in Relief as Government Shutdown Frees Congress from Burden of Governance
Washington, D.C. – With the stroke of midnight and a unanimous lack of urgency, the United States Congress slipped happily into a government shutdown, welcoming—if indirectly—the sudden liberation from the labor of governance. Lawmakers from both parties collectively exhaled on the Capitol steps, buoyed by the knowledge that, technically, nothing substantive would be expected of…
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High School Track Phenomenon Wins Race Using Ancient Art of Competitive Walking; Fans Dub Her ‘Usain Amble’
Greenville, OH – In a result that left competitors and spectators equally confounded, junior Meghan Stetler crossed the finish line at Friday’s regional 400-meter dash not with the thunderous stride of a sprinter, but with the serene, heel-to-toe form of an Olympic racewalker. Stetler’s unorthodox style netted her first place by a margin of .06…
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Global Tensions Escalate as Olympic Committee Suggests ‘Deep Breathing’ in Response to International Sports Feuds
Lausanne, Switzerland – Amid mounting international discord over recent sports controversies, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged all parties to “take a deep breath,” positioning deliberate inhalation as the official strategy for resolving disputes. The recommendation, detailed in a statement released Thursday, is the culmination of an emergency summit convened after last week’s water…
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White House Leaders Achieve New Milestone in Stalemate Diplomacy: Agree to Disagree on What Day It Is
Washington, D.C. – In a milestone hailed by administration officials as “a testament to the power of democratic gridlock,” senior White House leaders today successfully reached consensus on a new policy of formal disagreement regarding the current calendar date. The achievement caps 19 months of closed-door negotiations characterized by what insiders call “unparalleled commitment to…
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Real Madrid Unveils New Strategy: Complaining About Problems Until They Magically Solve Themselves
Madrid, Spain – Real Madrid CF announced Wednesday that the club will officially begin addressing challenges on and off the pitch exclusively by “complaining about them until they magically solve themselves.” The new policy, detailed at a morning press briefing by club president Florentino Pérez, marks a departure from traditional strategies such as tactical adjustments…
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Nation Applauds Justice System’s Efficiency as Inmate Finally Executed for Outlasting 14-Year Paperwork Marathon
Terre Haute, IN – The American public paused for a moment of collective admiration today as news broke that Leonard Majors, 62, was successfully executed after a landmark 14-year journey through the criminal justice paperwork process. The achievement, hailed as a testament to the system’s resolve, set a new federal record for most consecutive administrative…
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Pentagon Calls Emergency Summit to Address Alarming Surge in Generals Who Can’t Remember Why They’re Meeting
Washington, D.C. – Faced with a sharp increase in reports of senior military leaders entering conference rooms only to stare vacantly at each other, the Pentagon convened an emergency summit Wednesday to discuss what officials are calling “a sustained cognitive disengagement event” among top-ranking officers. Sources at the Department of Defense confirmed that, over the…
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UK Government Proposes ‘Tea & Crumpet Visa’ for Citizens to Access Own Country; Scones Remain Duty-Free
London — In a landmark proposal unveiled on Tuesday, the UK Home Office has announced plans for a “Tea & Crumpet Visa” system, which would require citizens to secure entry permits before re-entering their own country. Speaking in Parliament, Home Secretary Felicity Mears described the measure as a “modern solution to dynamic domestic mobility,” assuring…
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Method Actor Infiltrates Tech Company, Accidentally Promoted to Principal Engineer
Silicon Valley, CA — Deductible.io’s latest Principal Engineer isn’t a coder, architect, or even remotely technical. He’s a method actor who has spent the last decade performing engineering — and somehow convinced leadership that’s the same thing. Pull Requests as Stage Props Julian Hopewell built his reputation on a peculiar craft: sample PRs and draft…
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Rising Political Star Unveils Revolutionary Plan to Solve National Issues by Simply Ignoring Them Until They Go Away
Washington, D.C. – In a move political observers are already calling “boldly inert,” Representative Carson Llewellyn (I-VA) introduced what he describes as a “revolutionary, hands-off policy platform,” promising to address the nation’s most pressing concerns by categorically ignoring them until, as predicted in his eighty-page proposal, “they resolve themselves through the natural passage of time…
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