New Yorkers received a shock this morning when a ‘special edition’ of their newspaper of record, the New York Times, displayed the screaming headline ‘IRAQ WAR ENDS.’
Oh, and America’s other problems were well on the way to being solved too, from energy and health care to the sagging economy.
That’s according to a spoof edition of The New York Times, dated July 4, 2009.
Some 1.2 million copies of the fake 14-page newspaper were handed out during morning rush hour by dozens of volunteers liberal pranksters who call themselves the Yes Men.
The parody paper also announces the abolition of corporate lobbying and a maximum wage for CEOs. And there’s a recall notice for all cars that run on gasoline.
The group, which was the subject of a 2004 documentary, have conducted pranks around the world, in one case appearing on the BBC as a Dow Chemical spokesman to announce a $12bn payout to the victims of the Bhopal disaster.
Other ‘victims’ have included the WTO, New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin and ExxonMobil.
A call and e-mail to The New York Times weren’t immediately returned.
(Source: Associated Press)
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How about a real headline:
N.Y. Times ceases publishing
Today last day of print
Cool…these guys have style I like the idea of a mass printout of fake newspapers!
Cute 🙂
Obama concedes election to McCain
MOSHIACH ARRIVES!!
not very funny.
Anybody old enough to remember the spoof Jewish Press about 25 years ago? This was funny – and Joseph . . lighten up old boy (young man actually, considering I’m old enough to be your tatty!)
Joseph that would be cause for celebration. It will happen so hang on.
Yonason, he’s still feeling heavy from that lunch you guys had.
. . and in the 80s there was an issue of “Not The New York Times” where the front page story was collapse of the 59th Street Bridge, brought down by the in-step marching of invadinf Papal troops.
It sounds like a regular NYT paper a bunch of lies!!!
Yes, Yonason, I do remember the Purim edition of the Jewish press, I think it was before I got married…so it would be more than 25 yers ago…and it was hysterical! Still remember certain lines….
The fake Jewish Press was 30 years ago. I was hired to help sell them. We always went in twos. it was safer.
Don’t forget “Off The Wall Street Journal”