Posted by Dan Wasserman  February 18, 2009 03:33 PM

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Sent in by Richard Aldridge, Orange, VA:

Michelle Obama, Daughters, And Mother Make Unannounced Visit

From the AP:

LONDON - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama made an unannounced visit to London on Monday after attending D-Day commemorations in Europe.


British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Obama had a private meeting with Sarah Brown, the prime minister's wife, at 10 Downing Street.

She did not meet with the prime minister, a spokesman for Brown's office said.

Obama was accompanied by her two daughters, Sasha and Malia, on her whirlwind visit to London, but her husband, President Barack Obama, was already back in the United States after a trip to the Middle East and Europe.

The spokesman declined to say whether Brown's office helped arrange a reported visit by Obama and her children to see the British Parliament's famous clock tower -- the iconic home of the Big Ben bell.

He spoke anonymously Monday in line with official policy.

The first lady's trip to Europe also included a chance to have dinner with her husband at a popular Paris bistro and some sightseeing in Paris.

The White House has released no information.


The  London Times opened its description of Michelle's visit this way:

Motorcycle outriders, armoured Chevrolets and bullet-headed men in raincoats criss-crossed London yesterday as Michelle Obama and her daughters spent a second day on an unofficial visit to the capital.

The Times went on to describe that when Michelle and the girls arrived at Westminster Abbey, the building was closed to tourists with people already in line who were told to "wait against the wall."

An American visiting the Abbey said "Right then I knew it was probably someone from our "royal family"."

Michelle's motorcade shut down the London street above as the First Lady and her children go for Fish and Chips at a pub in Mayfair .

The entourage inside the restaurant was 15 people while dozens more wait outside. Include the dozens of Air Force personnel to fly and service the plane, embassy personnel and other staff and we are talking about a serious expenditure of tax payer dollars.

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"Insanity does not recognize party lines, however, if you are a Republican, the chances that you are insane rise dramatically," said the Speaker.

When asked to name the 178 insane congresspeople, Pelosi handed out a map of the House floor with the Republican side of the aisle highlighted in red.

"They congregated together," said Pelosi.

Outraged Republicans issued a press release denouncing Pelosi and readjusting the number of socialists in congress upward to 257.


Get the full story:
 http://www.thespoof.com/news/spoof.cfm?headline=s2i51117

Please note: The above is entirely fictitious.

In lieu of recent Palin-Letterman rumblings Obama has appointed a Joke Czar. All jokes will be handled through the government from this point forward. There will be a 18% tax on all fart jokes, 20% tax on sexually related jokes and all racial jokes will be banned, even if both affected parties think they are funny.

Extremely funny comedians will have to give some of their pay to the less funny comedians.

Knock knock jokes must be nationalized and all comedians must tell a knock knock joke in their routines.

Obama later stated he is not now and does not ever want to be in the comedian business.

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Tasty Tidbitz is a forum in which to kibbitz about food and ways to prepare it. Here I endeavor to present recipes that blend old classics with new twists on traditional themes. Some of them are tried-and-true creations from personal collections, some are modern recreations of early dishes, and some are traditional renditions of family favorites.

All, however, have stories that endear the recipes to me. They reflect the influence of my family, the places I have lived, and the friends I have made along the way. My journey has taken me from New Jersey to California to Virginia to Florida, learning about foods from all parts of the country and many nations. These are the recipes I am now reworking and modifying to reflect today's methods and tastes. Hence the premise of this blog.

I hope you will enjoy reading the stories and that you will join me in this journey down memory lane. Most of all, I hope that you will try the recipes with your own family and friends to create new memories and that you will be eager to send me comments and memories of your own. I welcome your comments and encourage you to ask others to join us.


Angela Mulloy is the author of Plantation Feasts and Festivities - Organized by season, this marvelous cookbook explores the traditions and feasts of Virginian plantations during the time of James and Dolly Madison.

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