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To: lurqer who wrote (20996)	6/25/2003 2:03:21 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

WAR IN IRAN WOULD COST MINIMAL CHANGE IN GRAPHICS, FOX NEWS SAYS But Warns Against Costly Conflict With North Korea borowitzreport.com Cable news giant Fox News Channel said today that a possible war with Iran would cost only a "minimal" change in on-air graphics, but warned against the much steeper costs of creating graphics for a fight with North Korea. Dirk Slauson, a spokesman for Fox, said that many of the existing graphics used for "Showdown: Iraq" could be easily and inexpensively retooled for a potential "Showdown: Iran." "In many cases, all that's needed is changing one letter," Mr. Slauson said. Many images from Operation Iraqi Freedom could also be used for Operation Iranian Freedom, Mr. Slauson said, since both Iraq and Iran are "extremely sandy places." And President Bush's speeches warning about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq could be easily re-dubbed to insert the word "Iran," Mr. Slauson added, saving the network untold millions in sound trucks, microphones and cameras. While extremely upbeat on the possible cost savings of a potential war with Iran, the Fox spokesman was far less sanguine about the U.S. entering into an armed conflict with North Korea. "With North Korea, you're talking about building graphics from scratch, basically, which costs a fortune," Mr. Slauson said. "That's the nightmare scenario."" In North Korea, President Kim Jung-Il had an agenda of his own today, slapping rapper Li'l Kim with a $75 million trademark infringement lawsuit. "I was Li'l Kim long before Li'l Kim was Li'l Kim," said Mr. Kim. The North Korean dictator had earlier this month sued the rapper Ol Dirty Bastard, claiming that the rapper infringed on Kim's nickname, L'il Crazy Bastard. ** 'WHO MOVED MY SOAP' NOW THE #1 BESTSELLING PARODY! Already in its third printing, "Who Moved My Soap? The CEO's Guide to Surviving in Prison" is only $9.95 at Amazon.com or at your local bookstore. "The funniest business-book title we've come across in a while is from humorist Andy Borowitz: 'Who Moved My Soap? The CEO's Guide to Surviving in Prison." -- The Washington Post "Very funny." -- Publishers Weekly "A strong candidate for our book of the year award." – The Guardian (U.K.) "Goes straight for the belly laughs." – Orlando Sentinel "This hilarious new book from satirist Andy Borowitz is essential reading for corporate evildoers everywhere." -- About.com BOROWITZ ON CNBC WEDNESDAY ** Andy Borowitz discusses "Who Moved My Soap?" Wednesday morning on CNBC's "Morning Call" at 11:50 AM (EST); check local listings.