FATE has apologised for sleeping on the job and allowing Bono to emerge unscathed from an air accident.
The impersonal force that predetermines events has admitted that the incident in which an aircraft’s rear hatch flew off in mid-air was slated to be the U2 singer’s end, but that it was napping at the time.
Fate said: “Believe me, I know how frustrated everyone feels.
“You have no idea how hard I’ve been trying these last 35 years, but the man seems unkillable.
“He’s too short for snipers, he’s too pious for a drug overdose, and he should have been crushed under the weight of his own ego years ago but somehow it only makes him stronger.
“Unpalatable as it seems, I’m afraid that someone up there appears to be looking after him.”
Following denials from the Almighty, Lucifer admitted having a hand in Bono’s miraculous survival, saying: “I know, I know, but I can’t bear taking him just yet.
“You thought he’d be going to the other place? But how could it be Hell without Bono?”