I love it when R’Bender gets fed up with his local news coverage, ‘cause it tends to result in howlingly funny satire on his blog…

SHARON CHIFFON: Thanks, Rhonda. Still to come on the Channel 42 Action News at 6:00

[pause while tape rolls]

SHARON CHIFFON: [behind assorted images of products on shelves] What are the hottest gifts this season? [cut to image of Xbox 360] You’ll be sure to want to stick around [cut to image of an iPod] after the break to find out [cut to image of Bratz dolls] what the good boys and girls will have on Christmas morning.

TROY MERINGUE: [cut to Troy standing over various important-looking computer monitors wearing the most hideous Christmas tie you’ve ever seen, complete with a blinking light for Rudolph’s nose, that was purchased as a Christmas gift ten years ago by his then five-year-old son, Spence, and Troy still thinks it’s the greatest Christmas tie ever, despite the fact that his now fifteen-year-old, disaffected teenager is utterly and completely embarassed by the fact that not only is his Dad on TV every night, but then he insists on wearing that stupid tie every year and GOD, I can’t WAIT until I’m 18 and then I’m SOOO out of here!] Will we be having a white Christmas this year? We’ll have your seven-day bonus local forecast and maybe we’ll even catch a glimpse of Santa on our radar! More about it coming up.

[Cut to commercial]

Go read the whole thing, won’t you? And tell him the waterfowl sent ya.

Radical Bender: Channel 42 Action News