September 2000: In a suprise move today, the Anti Banana Society (NYSE: ABSI, ASX:ABS) annouced it was going to create several large Vortexes just out side of Earth's atmosphere.

"The idea is to get some cool swirling effects happening", Stated an ABS spokesperson. "There will be all pretty colours and wierd sounds and stuff so yeah, we're hoping to get people sitting outside on hills looking at the Vortexes".

The Spokesperson decilined to comment on claims by scientists who are knowledgeable in the field of Vortexes from NASA, ESA, Japan, and the streets of New York as to if the Earth would be destroyed in the process.

"This is outrageous!" Commented Prof. Steven Bush of ESA "Those damn fools are going to destroy everything - including this planet!".

"I second that motion, and 3rd and 4th it." Said My Kiss M. Ass of New York. "Hey, you got nothing on us, NOTHING! Hot damn boy, we are going to whack yo ass so hard you be making making Vacuum cleaners, you hear me?".

Several hours after the statement that the ABS would be producing the Vortexes, another Spokeperson announced that the ABS would indeed not be making any Vortexes due to the pure ignorance of the idea. With all inhabitants of the world relieved, the Spokesperson saw it fit to announces that instead they would develop and fund small orange sticks that talk and make fun of people's accents.

"We've wanted to do this for a long time", said the Spokesperon.

United Nations Security General Kofi Annan refused to comment on the funding of the orange sticks saying "Atlest we have these fools where we can keep an eye on them."

Internet super store Amazon.com announed in a join press release that they would help market the orange sticks, and Amazon.com announced they had made a $20 million loss. Amazon.com stocks rose on the news.