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2008-11-12 22:47:44

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FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6805|so randum

O lol

Any of you new yorkers get this?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7725973.stm

BBC wrote:
A fake edition of the New York Times announcing the end of the Iraq war has been handed out to commuters in the US.

More than 1m free copies of the 14-page "special edition" newspaper were distributed mainly in the cities of New York and Los Angeles.

Another bogus story was about all Americans being given free health care.

A liberal group called the Yes Men, well known in the US for its practical jokes, claimed responsibility for the elaborate prank.

The fake paper - dated 4 July 2009 - had a motto on its front page which read "all the news we hope to print".

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2008-11-12 22:51:05

#2

Jebus: Looking for my Scooper; +218|6069|Belgium

Lol that's pretty awesome tbh.

2008-11-12 22:52:56

#3

iNeedUrFace4Soup: fuck it; +348|6850

http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_nkwZfa … R40QQ_mdoZ

2008-11-12 22:55:13

#4

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6524|Phoenix, AZ

This reminds me of when people were running into the streets yelling, "The War is over!" for the Vietnam war, even though it wasnt, people didnt know that and were dancing in the streets in celebration...

pretty elaborate though I mean 1m copies? damn

2008-11-12 22:57:40

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6457|what

One million free copies. Wow.

2008-11-12 23:26:01

#6

Benzin: Member; +576|6303

I think that is one of the best pranks ever.

That and the one where all the Improv Now folks went into that Best Buy ....

2008-11-13 01:53:23

#7

Ultrafunkula: Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...; +1,975|6778|6 6 4 oh, I forget

Oh, hey the Yes Men. Fun guys. Watch their movie. Guys know how to speak bullshit

2008-11-13 02:56:55

#8

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6970|NT, like Mick Dundee

Wonder if their name has anything to do with Danny Wallace's book the Yes Man.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2008-11-13 04:05:14

#9

Tripulaci0n: Member; +14|6461

Sadly no. The only thing they're handing out near the subway where I live is AM NY

https://www.wnyc.org/blog/lehrer/archives/archive/am%20NY%20cover%206-thumb.jpg

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2008-11-13 04:14:19

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6457|what

Tripulaci0n wrote:
Sadly no. The only thing they're handing out near the subway where I live is AM NY http://www.wnyc.org/blog/lehrer/archive … -thumb.jpg

wtf would anyone read that shit?

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2008-11-13 08:45:40

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JoshP: Banned; +176|5994|Notts, UK

Jebus wrote:
Lol that's pretty awesome tbh.

lol this sounds rather good

2008-11-15 11:28:57

#12

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6842|Long Island, New York

My friend got one. He's gonna sell it on eBay.

2008-11-15 12:39:36

#13

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6502|Winland

I read about this earlier today. Way awesome.

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2008-11-15 12:56:03

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13/f/taiwan: Member; +940|6003

TheAussieReaper wrote:
Tripulaci0n wrote:
Sadly no. The only thing they're handing out near the subway where I live is AM NY http://www.wnyc.org/blog/lehrer/archive … -thumb.jpg
wtf would anyone read that shit?

"Color purple a little green?"

"Brown to face Piston fans"

"A journey of gender bending"

It is free and people take it just because its free...

The owners make money off advertisements though. I remember two years ago they kept handing out a few bundles of these within like 2 hours next to the most populated Bus/Subway stop in Bay Ridge.

Wtf, they are being sold on Ebay for $20-100. Wish I had gone to work today.

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