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GNN: Type A Businessman Claims He Can Live on a Farm

Joanne Huspek @ September 30, 2008 # 3 Comments

Dateline: Northeastern Indiana
Date: Friday, September 26, 2008
The scene: Inside a 2005 Prius, motoring toward metropolitan Indianapolis for a pre-arranged golf date with a couple of chums.
While on what ended up being a very long road trip for a weekend getaway, this non-correspondent stopped for gas and a quick lunch somewhere in the wilds of northeastern […]

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GNN: Man Takes Bus and then Train

The Stickman @ September 25, 2008 # 2 Comments

Dateline: this morning
Bongo and his sweetie held a conference about what to do about the library books that were soon to be due. On checking online, Bongo discovered that he no longer wanted the ones that were about to come due. While Bongo doesn’t object to paying library fines - the money goes to the […]

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GNN: Fall of Financial Markets Proves to Be Non-News in the Biggest Way

Joanne Huspek @ September 22, 2008 # 2 Comments

Dateline: Lower US 48
As we all know, word of last week’s collapse of Wall Street’s most prestigious financial and insurance instititutions have had the entire globe on pins and needles.
However, Non-News has noticed that for the most part, many are unaware of the economic Armageddon which is upon us. GNN initially predicted a heavy run […]

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GNN: Non-News Update on Weather Non-Event

Joanne Huspek @ September 16, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Dateline: Royal Oak, Michigan
This non-weather report is brought to you by the Bead Show recently held at the Rock Financial Showplace. No, it’s not really, but you knew that coming in. This weather report is, however, fashionably late, all dressed up in a tuxedo, of course.
Weather Report: Hurricane Ike
This intrepid non-reporter was thousands of miles […]

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GNN: Man Goes Out on the Town

The Stickman @ September 12, 2008 # 2 Comments

Dateline: Yesterday
All my troubles seemed so far away. They still do.
Last night, I went out. I saw a couple of bands play. They were good. I mean really good. On the way out of the stadium, a friend and I were discussing the show. She liked it. She said, “It was almost better than […]

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GNN: Non-News NEWS!

Joanne Huspek @ September 11, 2008 # 2 Comments

Dateline: Internet
This week heralded the much anticipated return of the Stickman to the portals at GNN. Said somewhat non-correspondent managed to write two articles in two days, and vows (threatens) to write something every day for the foreseeable future.
As a result, this non-editor is breathing a sigh of relief. She was getting worn down from […]

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GNN: Stickman posts two days in a row

The Stickman @ September 9, 2008 # 2 Comments

Dateline: Still the Internet
The Stickman has vowed to post every day until it becomes a habit in which case he may then attempt to break that habit. In a private interview with himself, he said, “Yeah. I haven’t been writing silly stuff for a while. It’s been…well…warm out and all.” He also thought about […]

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GNN: The Stickman Returns with a Major Discovery

The Stickman @ September 8, 2008 # 9 Comments

Dateline: Same Stuff, Different Pile
After such a long absence, doubtless, my faithful readers might wish to know what I’ve been doing. What? I’ve been discovering a new state of matter. It’s fecal matter of course but I don’t just mean that I’m adding ‘fecal’ to the list ‘solid’, ‘liquid’ and ‘gas’. Fecal matter comes […]

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GNN Weather Update: The Promise of Hurricane Rain

Joanne Huspek @ September 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Dateline: Southeastern Michigan
During the month of August, the area was treated to ONE, count ‘em, ONE rainstorm.
This has left the area rather crispy. It takes about 10 minutes to mow my lawn now. There are rather nice fluffy green areas, and then there are the drought-stricken, bone dry areas.
There is late word this morning that […]

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GNN: Non-News Political Contribution to the Presidential Race

Joanne Huspek @ September 2, 2008 # 3 Comments

Since I’m all about non-news, I figure this fits right in…
Dateline: Various Internet Sources…. Bristol Palin, the eldest daughter of Republican Vice Presidential choice, Sarah Palin, has been reported to be the actual mother of Trig, the youngest of the Palin brood. Now it has been reported that Bristol is indeed pregnant, and to marry […]

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