Blogging from The Swish - The News Game Week o' September 11
by
The Swish
on Sun 18 Sep 2005 02:13 PM PDT
Here are three news stories. One story is completely real; one is
completely fake; one has a real headline, but a fake story. Which is
which? Post your guesses.
To hear the answer, listen to our latest podcast, coming Monday-ish.
NO GOOGLING!
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40 Year-Old Virgin Sues The 40 Year-Old Virgin
A neighbor of actor Steve Carrell has filed a lawsuit against Universal Pictures claiming the film is based on his own life.
The
man—Edward Pantone, 43—says no one got permission from him for the
story rights, and says it’s more than a coincidence that there are so
many similarities between his life and the film. Pantone, a virgin,
works in the electronics section at Sears and has a sizeable collection
of anime DVDs and characters.
The movie stars Carrell as a
forty-year old virgin who works at an electronics store and collects
action figures. His buddies make it their mission to find him a woman.
Pantone
claims that everyone he knows that’s seen the movie assumes the
character is based on him. “People at work call me Andy,” he says, a
reference to the movie’s lead character. “It’s embarrassing. I just
want to do my job.”
Universal hasn’t commented on the lawsuit, and Carrell’s agent said Pantone’s claim was merit less.
The suit was filed in New York City.
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New Trojan Swaps Porn for Koran
Sex
may sell in the United States, but not in Dubai. In a bid to gain a
Middle East market presence, Trojan Condoms has quietly introduced
packaging featuring Koranic versus on condoms. Each condom contains a
message for its user, such as “Allah is love” or “Blessed be Allah.”
Dubai
is one of the wealthiest cities in the United Arab Emirates and its
citizens have some of the freest attitudes toward sex of any Islamic
regions.
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Diddy Was Dropped by His Fans
Diddy was left floored after he tried to crowd surf at a concert and was dropped by his fans.
The rapper, formerly known as P. Diddy, was performing at top Ibiza nightclub Space when the embarrassing mishap took place. .
According
to revellers, the hip-hop star got so excited during the performance he
leapt into the crowd, but instead of catching him they moved out of the
way and let him hit the floor.
One onlooker said: "He took a
dive from the stage , expecting to be caught by his fans. But no one
caught him and he landed with a thud on the floor."
After
picking himself up, Diddy - real name Sean Combs - reportedly limped
back on stage and carried on. The rap star changed his name for a
fourth time in July after claiming he was sick of the old moniker and
tired of people never knowing whether to call him P or Diddy. .
