Monday, 26 September 2011

'Nobody'

On 21 September, MailOnline ran this headline and story:


'Nobody has seen a creature quite like this one before.'

Not so. Just over half an hour after the first comment was left on the article, Jamie from Wisbech pointed out it was a cuscus.

There then followed dozens more comments identifying the 'mystery creature' as a common spotted cuscus.

How did they manage that, given 'nobody has seen a creature quite like this one before'? 

(From Darryl Mason)
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1 comment:

  1. Minority Thought26 September 2011 at 20:51

    In the Mail newsroom:

    Hack #1: "Hey, Dan, do you know what this animal is?"

    Hack #2: "Nah, mate... Never seen it before..."

    Hack #1 (typing): "Nobody has seen a creature quite like this one before..."

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