Bitter
after being snubbed for membership in the "Axis of Evil," Libya,
China, and Syria today announced they had formed the "Axis of Just as
Evil," which they said would be far more evil than the Iran-Iraq-North
Korea Axis President Bush warned of in his State of the Union address.
Diplomats from Syria denied they were jealous over being excluded, although
they conceded they did ask if they could join the Axis of Evil. "They
told us it was full," said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
"An
Axis can't have more than three countries," explained Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein. "This is not my rule, it's tradition. In World War II
you had Germany, Italy, and Japan in the evil Axis. So you can only
have three. And a secret handshake."
THE AXIS PANDEMIC
International reaction to Bush's Axis of Evil declaration was swift, as
within minutes, France
surrendered. Elsewhere, peer-conscious nations rushed to gain triumvirate
status in what became a game of geopolitical chairs. Cuba, Sudan, and
Serbia said they had formed the Axis of Somewhat Evil, forcing Somalia to
join with Uganda and Myanmar in the Axis of Occasionally Evil, while
Bulgaria, Indonesia and Russia established the Axis of Not So Much Evil
Really As Just Generally Disagreeable.
With the criteria suddenly expanded and all the desirable clubs filling up,
Sierra Leone, El Salvador,
and Rwanda applied to be called the Axis of Countries That Aren't the Worst
But Certainly Won't Be Asked to Host the Olympics; Canada, Mexico, and
Australia formed the Axis of Nations That Are Actually Quite Nice But
Secretly Have Nasty Thoughts About America, while Spain, Scotland, and New
Zealand established the Axis of Countries That Be Allowed to Ask Sheep to
Wear Lipstick. "That's not a threat, really, just something we
like to do," said Scottish Executive First Minister Jack McConnell.
While wondering if the other nations of the world weren't perhaps making
fun of him, a cautious Bush granted approval for most axis, although he
rejected the establishment of the Axis of Countries Whose Names End in
"Guay," accusing one of its members of filing a false
application. Officials from Paraguay, Uruguay, and Chadguay denied the
charges.