tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post3184023754126435571..comments2024-03-28T21:34:40.656-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: Houdini Doodle animation claim was a hoaxJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-79284394339158269382012-07-26T16:40:19.934-07:002012-07-26T16:40:19.934-07:00Wondering why this story is suddenly getting so mu...Wondering why this story is suddenly getting so much new traffic?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-76161970198341414972011-09-24T11:06:37.473-07:002011-09-24T11:06:37.473-07:00That satire disclaimer was not there when this sto...That satire disclaimer was not there when this story first appeared. I'm dim enough to miss the Pynchon reference, but not that. :pJohn Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-32010416923743905812011-04-02T17:48:46.894-07:002011-04-02T17:48:46.894-07:00I'm very rairly motivated to post a comment, b...I'm very rairly motivated to post a comment, but I'd heard about the article 2nd hand and was surprised that anyone was fooled or assumed that it was an attempt to hoax. <br /><br />San Narciso is fiction town that appears in Thomas Pynchon's "The Crying of Lot 49". So it was a dead give away for me in the first sentence...that and it say's it's satire at the bottom MickeyMcStickeyJrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032189935309330254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-61469628018468003442011-04-01T05:20:05.222-07:002011-04-01T05:20:05.222-07:00Well perhaps it is not a requirement but it might ...Well perhaps it is not a requirement but it might help.<br /><br />Sorry but the story just didn't ring true to me which is why I ended up looking further at that site. Even so, I had to look at quite a few things before I realised what was going on. I don't think I'm slow witted but you may feel free to disagree with that.<br /><br />Nearly had me with the Mike Nesmith/Liquid Papermelbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-61394827929654845972011-03-31T06:55:33.518-07:002011-03-31T06:55:33.518-07:00What folly is being illuminated here?What folly is being illuminated here?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-40613251381531099432011-03-30T22:57:58.839-07:002011-03-30T22:57:58.839-07:00Satire's primary objective is to illuminate fo...Satire's primary objective is to illuminate folly. In this case it appears that it was effective in its task. Neither parody or satire are required to be humorous.MickeyMcStickeyJrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032189935309330254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-73526314430992616342011-03-28T12:38:16.710-07:002011-03-28T12:38:16.710-07:00That too. :)That too. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-64479247052264734002011-03-28T11:12:13.442-07:002011-03-28T11:12:13.442-07:00No John, it's just that their jokes suck.No John, it's just that their jokes suck.melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86924470312512358922011-03-28T09:46:13.454-07:002011-03-28T09:46:13.454-07:00Melbo just took a good look at the site and has di...Melbo just took a good look at the site and has discovered that it's a fake news site. Guess it wants to be The Onion without the humor. I altered Google that it shouldn't be listed with legit news sources. This never would have happened if was classified as a spoof website. Looks like they've succeeded in pulling a fast one on Google...and me.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-59616191627676698372011-03-28T09:03:44.397-07:002011-03-28T09:03:44.397-07:00Oh, melbo has a secret does she? I call a hoax. :p...Oh, melbo has a secret does she? I call a hoax. :p<br /><br />I'm oddly glad this story was fake too. Seemed kind of odd that Google would go to the trouble of making a cool animation and then not tell anyone about it. Now that I think about it, his description of what the animation did seemed a bit off, esp. in the part about it telling you details of your personal search habits. Seems like Beth S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-72716722537262654272011-03-28T04:40:28.505-07:002011-03-28T04:40:28.505-07:00We did miss one thing though - it's okay I don...We did miss one thing though - it's okay I don't think anyone else noticed it either.melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-63840518660914176572011-03-27T13:49:56.578-07:002011-03-27T13:49:56.578-07:00NIce to know we didn't miss anything. :)NIce to know we didn't miss anything. :)John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-25271204027317849822011-03-27T12:11:42.496-07:002011-03-27T12:11:42.496-07:00I feel oddly satisfied now.I feel oddly satisfied now.melbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14032793912135092967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16906545943378069502011-03-27T09:36:09.031-07:002011-03-27T09:36:09.031-07:00Dorky feline games?Dorky feline games?dcbyronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840304483560716664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-24769479159442315352011-03-27T08:01:52.572-07:002011-03-27T08:01:52.572-07:00So did the Bennington Vale Transcript get had or d...So did the Bennington Vale Transcript get had or did they create the name and hoax?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-77620874099715886322011-03-27T07:59:08.852-07:002011-03-27T07:59:08.852-07:00"Meyrian Dofskelge" looks like an anagra..."Meyrian Dofskelge" looks like an anagram.<br /><br />Risky leafed gnome?<br />Smoky file angered?<br />Legerdemain Of Sky?<br />Meager kid's felony?David Byronhttp://www.baroquepotion.comnoreply@blogger.com