Comment Re:Anybody listen to NPR for the joke today? (Score 1) 381
The fake NPR story today was pretty lame for a lot of the reasons people have flamed /. today -- it was far too obvious, even from the promo piece. It took all the fun out of it.
OTOH, the public radio show "Marketplace" had three stories during the 30 minute show that seemed a bit odd but were plausible. At the end of the show they told you that one of them was true and challenged you to guess which one it was. That made it a little more interesting.
BTW, the April Fool's NPR story a couple of years ago about the trend of teen-age girls gettting navel-ectomies was absolutely hilarious. I swollowed it hook line and sinker until the very last line of the story gave it away.
OTOH, the public radio show "Marketplace" had three stories during the 30 minute show that seemed a bit odd but were plausible. At the end of the show they told you that one of them was true and challenged you to guess which one it was. That made it a little more interesting.
BTW, the April Fool's NPR story a couple of years ago about the trend of teen-age girls gettting navel-ectomies was absolutely hilarious. I swollowed it hook line and sinker until the very last line of the story gave it away.
