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My Bold Prediction For 2006
By Peter Brawnson | Dealer staff writer    Wed, Jan 11, 2006
 

If we could Google the headlines of the future, we'd probably find out all kinds of things we'd rather not know. Such as:

2007: "ACLU Sues The Pope"
2008: "Dan Rather Confesses To Fraud In Suicide Memo"
2009: "Michael Moore Removes Rubber Mask To Reveal Osama Bin Laden"
2011: "Sheryl Crow Cloned With Jane Fonda DNA"
2012: "President Sharpton Signs Pro-Terrorism Bill"
2013: "Enquirer Hires Democrat Columnist To Hype Up Democrats"
2014: "Democrat Party Celebrates The End Of Social Security"
2015: "PETA Member Goes On Atkins Diet, Eats Humans"
2016: "Cincinnati Ransacked By Jerry Springer And His Band Of Pirates - Everyone Dies"

But all of the news wouldn't be totally bad. If we could Google the future,  we might find this gem:

2006: "Columnist Pete Brawnson's Friends Throw Him A Big Surprise Birthday Party, Complete With Cake And Ice Cream And Presents And A Magician And A Clown And Fireworks (Hint, Hint)"

As anyone knows who has seen one of the 137 sequels to "The Stepford Wives," the future can change like a robot's digital watch.  But that "Birthday Party" headline looks as rock-solid as Elton John's penis when he's reading Playgirl magazine.

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