World Holds Breath as Dog Spotted on Roof
February 12th, 2009
As reported by the Associated Press yesterday, the U.N. has called an emergency meeting after a dog was spotted sitting happily on a roof in North Dakota, in what must surely have been one of the slowest days for news in world history.
People across the world stopped what they were doing in stunned amazement as they wondered just how he could have gotten up there all on his own. The editor of the Beijing Daily speculated that it was a sign that America was threatening to undermine the communist economy with a new era of protectionism, while the Indian ambassador to Washington expressed concern that the incident could inflame ongoing tensions between his country and Pakistan.
A global thermonuclear war was averted at the last minute with the arrival of the news that the dog had simply climbed up a particularly high snowdrift and was eventually coaxed down by his owners, who exhibited geopolitical prudence by offering the pertinacious pooch a selection of his favorite treats.
Let’s hope the snow melts soon for the sake of the children.
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