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Power Blackout Humor
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Laughter in the dark. There's no failure of satire and jokes spoofing the big North American power blackout of 2003, which shut down New York and parts of Canada and the eastern United States. Enjoy some comic electricity with these blackout blackouts.

Emergency Humor
Some humorous nuggets related to power blackouts, including When You Know It's Time to Worry, Help Desk Problems, Wacky 911 Calls, Blonde Emergency Kit, and Beer Emergency.

Power Blackout Satellite Photo Hoax
Many email victims were hoodwinked by this phony picture depicting the continental United States during the North American power outage in August, 2003.

Blackout Cartoons
Collected by Professional Cartoonists Index, major editorial artists shed some light on the dark.

Great White Concert Blacks Out Eastern Seaboard
"A faulty electrical display during the second set of a Great White concert in upstate New York is being blamed for one of the largest blackouts in US history," reports NewsHax.

Sound Trucks Following Schwarzenegger Cause Power Outages
''Fox suspends Fair and Balanced coverage to conserve energy,'' says BorowitzReport.

Pundits Wrestle Over Who Will Bare Blackout Blame
Pointing the finger regains power, reports Ridiculopathy.

Top 10 Stores Least Likely to Be Looted in a Power Failure
From "Late Show With David Letterman."

Yet Another Reason to Hate Canada -- Power Outage Rocks U.S.
Pre-looting sales boost economy, reports DailyHog.

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