Halliburton ContractedTo Pry Gold Fillings From New Orleans Corpses' Teeth

[noahmijo]

HOUSTON—On Tuesday, Halliburton received a $110 million no-bid government contract to pry the gold fillings from the mouths of deceased disaster victims in the New Orleans-Gulf Coast area. "We are proud to serve the government in this time of crisis by recovering valuable resources from the wreckage of this deadly storm," said David J. Lesar, Halliburton's president. "The gold we recover from the human rubble of Katrina can be used to make fighter-jet electronics, supercomputer chips, inflation-proof A-grade investments, and luxury yachting watches

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/40525

[Bucky]

1. Parody, by a nose

Just under the wire at making fun of the Bush administration. But when you think the Onion is going over the top, the Bushies come along and up the ante on what constitutes "subtle" humor.