I warned ya Sgt !!! :lol: Here is my whatever. I am leaving myself wide open to ridicule, but what the hell, it’s Christmas. Enjoy!!! …… or not as the case may be. :lol: :lol:
Michael Jackson is Dead Hoax
Summary:
Email claims that the decayed body of the real Michael Jackson has been discovered buried at the Neverland Ranch (Full commentary below.)
Status:
False
Example:(Submitted via email, April 2005)
Excerpt from email forward:
Subject: SHOCKING NEWS
SANTA BARBARA, CA-During a search for evidence at the Neverland Valley Ranch, investigators discovered a corpse that has been identified as that of Michael Jackson, Santa Barbara police officials announced Tuesday. “Coroners have officially pronounced Michael Jackson dead. From what we can tell, he died between 18 and 20 years ago,” forensic investigator Tim Holbrooke said. “We are not certain, at this time, who-or what-has been standing trial in that Santa Maria courthouse.”
Commentary:
An email forward is circulating in which it is claimed that the real Michael Jackson is dead and that an impostor, possibly of supernatural origin, has taken his place. The message is disguised to resemble a genuine news report and includes images of the discovery and “the creature that claims to be Michael Jackson”. According to this “news report” the corpse of the real Michael Jackson has been found buried under miniature-train tracks at Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. Supposedly, forensic tests indicated that the body has been there for many years. The story implies that the entity currently claiming to be Michael Jackson is in fact an otherworldly figure – perhaps a demon.
Of course, there is not even a shred of truth in this far-fetched tale. The story is satire, and is presumably intended to amuse and entertain. This tale originates from a recent feature on the satirical news site, The Onion.
When viewed in it’s original context on The Onion website, it is quite clear that the story is satirical and not intended to report a real incident. In fact, all stories featured on the Onion website are satirical in nature. Unfortunately, because the story is now circulating in the form of a sourceless email forward, some credulous recipients actually believe the story to be true in spite of its fantastic claims.
A closer examination of the information should reveal its satirical nature to even the most gullible of readers. Naturally, if true, such a story would be front-page news around the planet.
False reports about the deaths of celebrities are not uncommon. During 2004, a satirical “news” report about the death of American Idol’s William Hung spread widely via email and the Internet and hoodwinked many readers.
I totally sympathise with ya Mary. I went shopping for the brats uniform today as they go back to school on the 14th August up here. I can’t afford to shop at Clarks so it was off to DE with me. Could i find a pair of velcro shoes in there for him, could i feck, everything they had was shoelaces, and the brat hasn’t quite mastered them yet. I ended up going into Shoe Express who had a choice of 2 diff pairs in his size. Thankfully he liked one of the 2 pairs and we walked out with them at £13.
What disgusted me the most was the lack of shops here that stock school clothes. I walked into one place who only had trousers for boys, EVERYTHING else they had was for girls. Another only had shirts and I eventually managed to get him a cpl of sweaters in Adams. I’d have gone to the school shop, but i don’t have MUG stamped across me head, so the likely hood of them getting £15 out of me for a pair of trousers is very slim.
I have never been so stressed out having to go shopping for school clothes in the 3 years i have been having to do it. :roll: