What a virtual world we travel through sometimes. A (relatively) innocent marketing ploy has stirred up media attention ranging from the front page of Digg to coverage on Fox News. Update to this story. picked by MissWinkle 4 months ago tags hookers fake story fake story marketing hoax |
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The blogosphere has been buzzing with the story of the world's biggest drawing created by sending a GPS package via DHL for 55 days. DHL & 'artist' admit now it is a hoax. Update to this. picked by mediterranean 4 months ago 9 comments edit related share arts |
An alien ate my baby! Bat Boy uses sonar to fight terrorists! and other such fake headlines and stories actually have some credible roots. Edgar Allen Poe and Mark Twain, for instance, are both responsible for a bit of hoax journalism. picked by donteatpoop 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share world |
Didn't see this posted on Plime. It's sad, I think, and yeah weird too. picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share weird |
A man who posed as an editor for China's top newspaper and promised to do people favours in exchange for bribes totalling about half a million U.S. dollars has been jailed for life. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An article on plime from a couple of months ago noted that some fake fur was actually from raccoon dogs. This follow-up story reveals that even domestic dogs have been used to provide "fake fur" trim. picked by Wingnut 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Italian police was amazed with the level of craftsmanship of a group of 15 people, who were selling fake Ferraris for a fraction of price. picked by maxriter 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Yes, fake tears/sparkles? for your eyes. Attached to your contacts. 8 comments edit related share weirdWhat. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago |
Fake clothes,Fake shoes and now this!! 1 comments edit related share sexDidn't know wheter to put this under sex or WTF!!!! picked by nesbyniccolo 1 year ago |
Here's an experiment to test whether you can spot the difference between a fake smile and a real one. picked by MissWinkle 5 months ago 24 comments edit related share science |
Hundreds of Exxon Mobil employees got the fake shots. The man's lawyer, "Rocket Rosen", says he will be given a fake immunization record and deported after he serves his sentence. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
This fake book is a way of hiding your PSP and making people think you are reading a book. This is the perfect disguise. :) picked by pjanaway 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Italians are used to buying bogus Gucci bags or Rolex watches to look stylish but police found a new height of craftsmanship and cunning when they broke up a ring selling fake Ferrari cars for a fraction of the real price. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Everyone on plimes quite adept at spotting a fake video/picture, but how good are you at spotting a fake diamond or Cuban cigar, eh? 0 comments edit related share plime.comHere are some tips on how to discern between what’s real and what’s not. picked by doggylives 4 months ago |
The Chinese have fake stuff for every product picked by kamaloo 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
A senior priest in Florence is under investigation for fraud after allegedly amassing £3 million by performing fake exorcisms. picked by topofall 6 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Any time the balloon of pomposity, dishonesty, bigotry, narrow-mindedness, and disingenuousness of public figures is pricked by clever, entertaining satire, I think it is a service. picked by afeldman 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
Try the amazing, diarrhea smeared, fake soiled underwear money safe. AND for added effect use "Doo Drops" to accentuate the true smell of crap. "Don't be fooled by cheap imitations!" picked by ogri2003 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Seismic monitors around the world dont show a nuclear blast. 2 comments edit related share plime.comWas it fake or a failure? picked by Milkshake 2 years ago |
An Internet joker jailed for having created a fake Facebook page of the brother of King Mohammed VI, was freed after the king issued a pardon. picked by coldbladed 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
Lots more on the site but the "Today's News" section (linked) displays 613 daily newspaper front pages from 58 countries. Pretty interesting to see what makes the front page around the world! They even have archived collections of pages from significant events in recent history. picked by browntrout 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |