Exploding cigarettes--Washington Post, May 24, 1997
(It had to happen sooner or later: anti-smoking terrorism!)
Virginia high school students invent edible plastic--Washington Times, May 25, 1997
(Funny, we thought McDonald's had been selling the stuff for years...)
Virus hunters at the Enegy Department's Computer Incident Advisory Capability [CIAC] unit say hoaxes cause more
problems than actual viruses by tying up phone lines and staff time. --Philadelphia Inquirer,
May 25, 1997.
Is Jesus back on Earth? Thousands of eye witnesses say yes! --Weekly World News
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Photographed in the Arizona Desert
Post Office Discovers 2000 Year Old Letter from Jesus Christ
Jungle Tribe Worships Howard Stern as a God --Weekly World News, June 10, 1997
Worldwide Quakes Release Demons from Hell! --Weekly World News, June 17
And:
Jesus' Handprint Found! --The Sun, June 17
(And Judas' fingerprints were on the O.J. murder weapon.)
"It was as if the final trump had sounded, and Judgment Day set in with more than usual severity..."
--P.G. Wodehouse
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."
--Robert Duvall
"This is the way the world ends
--T.S. Eliot
"The Antichrist is in our garage."
--Mike Doonesbury
Plagues and Pestilences
(So, who ya gonna call? Hoax Busters?)
Another hoax link: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html
Sightings
(But the really big audience will come when he hosts Saturday Night Live.)
Tabloid Headline of the Week
(Next up: Rose Garden photo op)
(Postmaster insists it will be delivered "any day now")
(And Baba Booey is His prophet.)
(But no big deal--most of them were eligible for parole soon anyway.)Apocalyptic Quote of the Week
Not with a bang but a whimper."