Spot The Media's April Fool Jokes Here

[Brown]

The New York Times ran a LOT of silly articles today. The one that got me was the story about Senator John Ensign, who holds himself up as a protector of ethics and morality, as applying pressure on a company to urge it to hire his mistress's husband. Also good was the story that parts of Rhode Island (which is not really an island at all!) might actually BECOME islands due to all the flooding. And there's also that absurdity about this guy in Michigan who thought he could fight the entire US government with fewer than two dozen people, therby forming his own country.

 

[Darat]

The New York Times ran a LOT of silly articles today. The one that got me was the story about Senator John Ensign, who holds himself up as a protector of ethics and morality, as applying pressure on a company to urge it to hire his mistress's husband. Also good was the story that parts of Rhode Island (which is not really an island at all!) might actually BECOME islands due to all the flooding. And there's also that absurdity about this guy in Michigan who thought he could fight the entire US government with fewer than two dozen people, therby forming his own country.

Are you sure you aren't confusing the NY site with the CT section here?

 

[Brown]

Are you sure you aren't confusing the NY site with the CT section here?

Er, perhaps those stories were ... SERIOUS??

 

[GreyICE]

Are you sure you aren't confusing the NY site with the CT section here?

April win

 

[rdaneel]

Some excerpts from our annual local rag The Aspen Daily Planet

Charlie Sheen negotiating plea deal
"Sheen, star of the television show “Two and a Half Men” and hit films including “Major League 2,” “Hot Shots! Part Deux” and “Scary Movie 3,” allegedly held a knife to his wife’s throat in Aspen on Christmas morning and threatened to kill her. Turns out that is basically legal in Aspen."

Aspen opens first medical cocaine dispensary in Caribou Alley
"Local provider Cutter McSkimpybag said he expects to open up this weekend in the bathroom stall of the Caribou Club on Hopkins Avenue, with an eye toward opening a second dispensary in the bathroom at Eric’s Bar."

‘Secrets of Aspen’ makes local women look like skanky whores, complain local skanky whores

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Managing partner of Aspen Spa and Club negotiating with town council.

“I told you I would shoot the puppy if I didn’t get what I wanted.”

 

[rjh01]

Queen's street has been renamed Republic street in Melbourne.
Ref: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-new...y-to-republic-street-signs-20100401-rgj6.html

It may not be done by the media, but it is an April fool joke.

 

[Manger Douse]

Manger Douse! It's been so long since you last posted. I was wondering what had happened to you.

umm - that was my first post on this forum so unless I've somehow travelled back in time you've got the wrong Manger Douse