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Just Stop Fun plans summer of protest




The protest group Just Stop Fun is launching a new summer campaign against Big Oil. After disrupting all the adult sporting events this summer, the focus of protests is now switching to kids activities in the school holidays.


Colin Snide (not his real name) is a spokesmouth for Just Stop Fun. He told me that the group would be targeting children’s playgrounds, chaining up roundabouts, padlocking swing chains and putting very sticky stuff on slides so that they don’t work. ‘Our kids,’ he says, ‘will be seriously affected by climate change, so we want to use pester power to get home our message to Just Stop Big Oil. We know that their tears and screams will send a strong message to deadbeat parents who are addicted to fossil fuels and non-recyclable take-away tubs. The kids know that, deep down, we are on their side and that we are not just dismal old fun-sponges with no sense of proportion.’


A campaign of targeted interventions over the summer is planned at theme parks and seaside attractions. Planned stunts will include:


• sedating seaside donkeys so that they can’t give rides

• putting fish entrails in the splashdown at the big dipper, so that everyone smells really bad for the rest of the day

• concreting in most of the holes at crazy golf courses (not the one with the little windmill, obviously)

• putting nutella into ball ponds at pubs and play areas so that parents are freaked out when their kids emerge covered in brown sticky stuff

• using Mr Whippy vans to serve entirely liquid ice creams, to illustrate the impact of climate change


Colin says ‘for six weeks we are going to relax, kick back and do something a bit different. Once the kids are safely back at school we will get back to buggering up buses, trains, traffic and sporting events. So enjoy the summer break!’



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First published 24 Jul 2023


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Local authority sets up alternative to Fifa World Cup



Given the current domestic political unrest in the US, and the ridiculously inflated FIFA pricing protocols, the Scottish local authority of Fife has decided to create the FIFE World Cup.


"Aye, going back tae the guid auld days is whit we're after," said President of Fife World Cup, Joe Havelunch, from the World Cup HQ in Glenrothes. "We'll be makin' use o' three existing world class stadiums. One in Dunfermline, hame of the Athletic, one in Methil, hame tae East Fife, and the other in Kirkcaldy, hame tae Raith Rovers. These hae a combined capacity of over 22,000. Not much over, mind you, but this is oor first World Cup, so baby steps tae begin wi'


"Hotel accommodation is plentiful and cheap. I've spoken personally tae the head of the Fife Tourist Board, and I've been reassured that even if both the Premier Inn and the Travelodge here in Glenrothes are fully booked, Mrs Teuchter always has a couple of spare beds in her wee glamping pods at Pitscottie.

"Transport and infrastructure could not be easier. Did ye ken that the two main routes into Fife, the Forth Road Bridge and the Clackmannan Bridge, are toll free? And nae remarks aboot us Scots missin' an opportunity there, right?


"And if the extreme situation occurs where Mr Trump has difficulty deciding whether he prefers Fife tae Fifa, I'm pretty sure the presence of a wee old golf course or two in St Andrews might just swing the balance. And nae need for fake prizes or awards.



"Aye, we hope to ensure that all the matches in our World Cup live up to the famous old free-scoring standard of East Fife 5 : Forfar 4 "

BBC 'Gay Refugee' probe sparks political arms race as parties unveil rival orientation audits


WESTMINSTER — Britain's political class has descended into a full-blown 'orientation emergency' after a BBC report revealed record numbers of asylum seekers allegedly posing as gay to secure residency. The story, instantly dubbed 'clickbait crack cocaine' by commentators, has sent every party scrambling to outdo the others with ever more deranged solutions.


Labour: The Double-Pivot


Labour initially promised a 'Mandatory Gay Test' by Monday morning. After internal consultation they added a 'Baseline Straight Test' for fairness, before settling on a 'National Conversation About Whether Testing Is Even Appropriate.' The policy has now been paused pending a full environmental impact assessment of the rainbow ink required for the forms.


The Conservatives: The 'Camaraderie' Clause


The Conservatives defended their 'Traditional Values Audit,' insisting the tests would be 'physically rigorous' but would include a 'Boarding School Exemption.'


'One must distinguish between orientation and heritage,' a spokesperson explained from a wood-panelled library. 'A bit of high-spirited fun with one's roommates at Eton or Harrow does not a sailor make. It is simply a form of 'Advanced Camaraderie' entirely compatible with a heterosexual voting record. We are looking for irregular migrants, not recreational alumni.


The Liberal Democrats: The Orange Fleece Approach


The Liberal Democrats dismissed the audits as redundant. A spokesperson in a bright orange fleece and clutching a reusable coffee cup declared that formal testing was a waste of taxpayers' money because 'everyone is a bit gay really, aren't they?' They are instead proposing a National Hug Registry and a mandatory 10% discount on quiche for anyone willing to sign a 'Vibe Agreement.'


Reform UK: The 'Gayland' Protocol


Reform UK took the most radical stance, announcing an immediate 'repatriation' system for anyone failing their audit.


'We plan to send them all back to Gayland,' said a candidate standing in front of a Union Jack. When asked to locate Gayland on an official map, he pointed first at Brighton, then at a small island in the South Pacific, before declaring the map itself 'woke' and biased toward the Mercator projection.


The Green Party: Net-Zero Orientation


The Green Party demanded that any testing be 'environmentally sustainable.' They will only accept 'solar-powered gay people' and are calling for a mandatory 'Transition to Wind' for anyone whose identity requires high-intensity carbon emissions or non-renewable lifestyles.


The international community has watched the developments with increasing bewilderment. Asked for comment, US Vice President JD Vance offered a succinct geopolitical assessment before exiting the stage: 'The United Kingdom has officially become the first entirely gay country with nuclear weapons.'


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