Volume 2: the passionate post nor'eastern edition


Bishop of Halifax Caught in Curfew Crackdown

Halifax police report that on Friday night one of their constables who was patrolling the downtown core, arrested Archbishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast for violating curfew restriction that had been imposed to facilitate snow removal from streets and side-walks.

In a press release issued the next day, the Archdiocese of Halifax claims that their Bishop had just wanted to "pop down to the liquor store on Clyde Street to get some sacrificial wine for the weekend's masses". It was widely reported that Bishop Prendergast was indeed in possession of a bottle of Chablis (Grand Cru 1986) along with a dozen pints of Guinness .

Halifax Police were unmoved by the Bishop's claim that his trip was "work related" and therefore exempt under emergency measures. They subsequently fined him 100 'Hail Mary's' and confiscated his cassock.

Image sheds light on Increased Storm Activity

A reported for the Fibber has uncovered a radar image that might shed some light as to the increase in storm activities in recent months. The mysterious patterns that are visible only from space appear to be some sort of signage pointing straight at the heart of Nova Scotia.

A number of possible explanations have been put forward by experts such as Dr. Ziegler, professor of systematic theocracy at the Atlantic School of Theology. According to Ziegler, the patterns could have been made in secret in order to assist American pilots to find Halifax airport. They could also be the remnants of the 1812 war, plotting a possible American invasion route, although it seems unlikely since the invaders would have had to have been quite tall.

A more likely scenario, however, is that Nova Scotians are being punished directly by one god or another for voting in NDP candidates on a regular basis. Ziegler argues that "if we keep on sending heathen pinkos to Ottawa, we can't expect the gods to just sit back and take it. Look what they did to Saskatchewan: they flatten the bloody place. "

Mayor Kelly could not be reached for comment in his hot tub at the Ottawa Hilton from where he is organizing the cleanup of the city.


 

Security Barrier to be constructed around Cape Breton

Ronald Russell, Nova Scotia's Minister of Public Works, announced at a press conference that he will be following the recommendations of the Sydney Tar Pond Agency and go with the seventh, and most radical, option to contain the pollution in the area . Dubbed the " West Bank East " plan, it would see the whole island surrounded by a 10 meter (metric term for heaps of inches) concrete fence, thereby ensuring that no inhabitants or wildlife could spread the contamination to the mainland.

The Minister admitted that the plan could be contentious as it will severely limits mainland Nova Scotia's access to the annual fiddle festivals and Meat Cove. It appears that some cottage owners in Halifax have already begun to form a committee which will look into the possibility of protesting the wall's erection . The tentative meeting date is scheduled for May 23rd, weather permitting. According to their spokesperson , Mr Victor Syperek, the wall would be a real disappointment for Haligonians who own summer houses in Cape Breton , for as he puts it " after all, Ich bin ein Sommer Caper".

Russell, meanwhile, appears unmoved by the looming protest and vows to continue with creating the planning commission that will examine the feasibility of setting up a task force charged with looking into the wall project.

" In the end , it is the only way to ensure that the tar ponds will no longer pose any significant danger to the public. It will be a great benefit to all Nova Scotians especially as its construction will also ensure that Rita MacNeil will rot in her f*#@#*^# teahouse.

 


   

 © 2004 Frank W. Streicher