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November 03, 2003

Faux News

It turns out that Fox News did not threaten to sue The Simpsons. Matt Groening was only kidding, and the show's producers issued an apology.

Now I feel like an idiot for reporting it last week, and not at least couching it in phrases like "the AP says" or somesuch. Anyway, t'ain't true. Alert your friends and family.

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Just say, "Doh!"

Posted by Paul Fallon on November 03, 2003 at 9:20 AM


Ahem.
Do I get a brownie point for successfully predicting this?

Posted by nathan on November 03, 2003 at 12:24 PM


Rule of thumb: if it ain't on Fox News or in the Washington Times, it should be doubted...

Posted by Mark Noonan on November 03, 2003 at 1:44 PM


"if it ain't on Fox News or in the Washington Times, it should be doubted..."

Mark,

Now THAT is funny.

Does that go along with "if it's not Scottish, it's CRAP!" ?

Tim the Soldier

Posted by Tim the Soldier on November 03, 2003 at 3:17 PM


Hey Tim, you know, the whole world is controlled by the Queen, the Pope, the Rockefellers, and the Rothschilds? And Colonel Sanders before he went tets-up?

Ah, I hated the Colonel, with his wee beedie eyes! And that secret chemical he put in his chicken that made ya crave it fortnightly!

Posted by Dean Esmay on November 03, 2003 at 3:35 PM


"Ahem.
Do I get a brownie point for successfully predicting this?


Posted by nathan at November 3, 2003 12:24 PM "

I'd like 1/2 that point for posting the Wash Post article in the original thread then... ;)

Posted by biggoofysmartass on November 03, 2003 at 3:40 PM


Rothschilds? Man, I love those candies! And they rule the world?!? They must workout!

Tim the Soldier

Posted by Tim the Soldier on November 03, 2003 at 5:57 PM


It tasted like Onion.

Posted by Cobb on November 03, 2003 at 7:39 PM


Tim,

Well, there's CBS...but they made up those crash-tests; ok, how about the New York Times...ummm...hmmm.....

Posted by Mark Noonan on November 04, 2003 at 4:25 AM


 



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