A Square with Jokes – March 31, 2009

Sesame Street to lay off the letters Q, X, Z, K, and the semicolon

NEW YORK. – In yet another troubling sign of the flailing economy, iconic television children’s show Sesame Street has announced layoffs, which the show’s producers say will affect 20% of its staff. However, the cuts don’t stop there. “We didn’t feel like it would be right to ask only our staff to participate in our [...]

A Square with Jokes – March 10, 2009

Toy giant to release ‘Obamanopoly’ board game

PAWTUCKET, R.I. – Yes they did. Toy and game behemoth Hasbro announced today that it will be releasing an exclusive version of its all-time family favorite board game Monopoly in light of President Obama’s recent economic efforts. The game, dubbed ‘Obamanopoly’, will feature many of the original’s longstanding elements like property spaces, board layout and [...]