What spoof articles have you seen in the papers.
A cursory look at the sports pages shows:
The Sun - Alex Ferguson to become life president of Referees Association.
Written by Doug Outban
Metro - Olympic tickets will have scratch and sniff relating to the sport it is issued for.
Cycling - tyre rubber
Football - mown Grass
Swimming - chlorine etc etc
any others
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Fulham Moonwalk
That was actually in the metro on wednesday so think its real, unless metro cocked up
http://mirror.newsletter.jessops.com/nl/jsp/m.jsp?c=256ceda0b8dcc5a394
Pluto
3D Radio - Radio 4
That one is just not believable, he really must try harder.
This is the only one that made me laugh.
FC Dogsarse LOL
Heard some of that. Very good and made even better by the occassional slip up with his impressions into Wogan and references to how good Gavin & Stacey was.
The head of the tribunal, Dr. Desiree Dauphinoise, said that tribal peoples in Peru were the first cultivators of potatoes between 3000 and 2000 BC, and ‘as creators of the world’s fourth-largest food crop, we believe it is only right that the debt the world owes indigenous people is finally acknowledged.
‘What this decision really boils down to is giving credit to tribal peoples for their contribution to our everyday diets. We are going to keep our eyes peeled for other foods cultivated by tribal peoples that have not yet been recognized.’
The South American Native Tribes Executive (Sante), who had brought the case before the tribunal, celebrated a ‘major victory’. Sante’s President, Jorge Papas, said, ‘This is a great victory for Sante and tribal people around the world. With the royalties we get from the potatoes, we will be able to buy back some of the lands that ranchers, loggers, and oil companies have taken from us.’
With predicted annual revenue of $200 million, Sante will be able to purchase much of the lands that are currently occupied by businesses operating in and around the Amazon.
This has led to fears that major oil companies like Repsol YPF and ranching company Yaguarete Pora will themselves be threatened. However, part of the royalties will be set aside to produce a potato growing manual, as well as a recipe book, to help businessmen in the Amazon become self-sufficient.
Survival International’s Director, Stephen Corry, said today, ‘We are very pleased with the decision of Dr. Dauphinoise to give due credit to tribal peoples for a food so many people rely on. We also want to reassure everyone that companies operating in the Amazon will not be left behind. While they may no longer be able to rely on the destruction of the rainforest for their livelihood, they will be able to grow potatoes.’
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The Earthquake story is real!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12930915
Spot on. Used to be a nice idea when it was rare (like the spagetti trees) now it's just people titting around in a largely unfunny manner.
Then you just have the Sun who come out with a story about a boy who was attacked by a marshmellow.
You can walk the relevant parts:
http://www.walksoflondon.co.uk/35/true-ghost-stories-the-co.shtml
http://everything2.com/title/Scratching+Fanny+of+Cock+Lane