After slogging through a full week’s worth of feeds and fighting the urge to use the Mark All as Read button several times, I have a fun idea. Despite this being a no-fun zone for a while, I want to play a round of spot the hoax.
The game is simple. I’ve listed a handful of headlines below, and you just need to spot the one that’s false. The prize is a warm feeling of superiority.
- LED Flashlight Causes Uncontrollable Vomiting
- “Put down the Blackberry. I’m Giving Birth Here!” Man Live-Twitters Birth
- Man Surgically Alters Thumbs for iPhone Keyboard
- Sore Online Loser Drives 1,300 Miles to Torch Winner’s Home
- Bloggers Unite! Labor Union Forming to Protect Bloggers
Read on for the answer.
Here’s the hoax, along with links to all the true stories.
- LED Flashlight Causes Uncontrollable Vomiting
- “Put down the Blackberry. I’m Giving Birth Here!” Man Live-Twitters Birth
- Man Surgically Alters Thumbs for iPhone Keyboard
- Sore Online Loser Drives 1,300 Miles to Torch Winner’s Home
- Bloggers Unite! Labor Union Forming to Protect Bloggers
What a strange world.
2 Comments
Its a tough choice,
1 is a given, all those video game warnings
2 I wouldnt put it past some idiot - did he live to tell the tale - my wife would have done unmentionable things to me for that.
3. Another crazy thing that I would not put past someone
4. Ditto
5. Sounds crazy - what are the dues?
Of the 5 I would have plumped for 5 but I see that 3 is the hoax. I like the quote here, http://www.physorg.com/news105620538.html from the Committee to Protect Bloggers - I need protection!
My favorite from that article:
‘Madrak hopes that regardless the form, the labor movement ultimately will help bloggers pay for medical bills. It’s important, she said, because some bloggers can spend hours a day tethered to computers as they update their Web sites.
“Blogging is very intense - physically, mentally,” she said. “You’re constantly scanning for news. You’re constantly trying to come up with information that you think will mobilize your readers. In the meantime, you’re sitting at a computer and your ass is getting wider and your arm and neck and shoulder are wearing out because you’re constantly using a mouse.”‘
Corporate bloggers should get hazard pay for double the sitting and mousing.
Jake