Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 13:15:40 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Things of Interest
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

>samlubell at yahoo.com 10/30/02 01:03PM
>I once got into an on-line discussion with someone
>claiming that an article in the Onion was real, after
>all there was photograph there.
>
>I calmly pointed out the existance of photoshop and
>suggested he check out some of the other articles
>before relying on the Onion as a news source.
>
>I eventually got back a message that was sort of a how
>dare they make up something that looks so real and
>fool people.

"I saw it on the internet, it *must* be real."

I have these emails from Nigeria . . .

mjw