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The worryingly titled Monger Union believe cheese and iron are respected food and metal items, however they they wish to expand into other fields. A representative said, “If a whole species like fish can be mongered, what about just adding another living thing, maybe ducks?”


There is a danger is specialising in just in old timey metalwork and specific dairy products, and they are after something more cutting edge like Artificial Intelligence, Cryptocurrency or the abstract concept of ennui.


Use of the word monger has declined steadily over it’s peak usage in the early 1800s, sparking panic that the custom may eventually die out. There are certain unidentified elements of the union that are suspected of mongering this fear; when asked for comment, this group said any change is just a slippery slope to unfathomable disaster.


The pro war members said that they are the best at mongering and if anyone wants to challenge them, then someone’s going to get hurt.




In a triumph in deregulation and zero-hour contracts, Sports Direct announced the development of their first cotton plantation. While J D Wetherspoon already plans to open a chain of Pyramid-themed pubs. One slave commented: 'The confusion over who was Spartacus may be simply down the fact he was working multiple part-time jobs'.


The Conservative Minister for safeguarding and 'issues effecting people with accents' said: 'We are shining a light on modern slavery - then turning it into a reliable business model. And we're hoping to replace zero-hours with non-zero-sum contracts, which ensure everyone loses out. Remember, 60% of contractees are happy, while the remaining 40% are scheduled to do battle with the lions in the Colosseum'.


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