Okay, Who's Messing with "Help a Reporter"?
There are only two answers, and neither of them are good. Either “Help a Reporter” — a lazyweb service that broadcasts “reporter requests” for sources — is a terrible piece of performance art, or there are a lot of people lazily writing total garbage stories. OH WAIT: there’s a third option: someone’s messing with the system, man. Hilarious! It starts subtle…
URGHARO: [email protected] needs to speak to a camel expert.less than a minute ago via web
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Oh it gets weirder.
URGHARO: [email protected] needs an expert on women with two wombs.less than a minute ago via web
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URGHARO: [email protected] needs an expert who can speak to the advancements in robot air hockey.less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®
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URGHARO: [email protected] looking for an art critic who can discuss if corn mazes are art.less than a minute ago via Twitter for Android
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Oh there’s more: “[email protected] needs ppl to discuss rocks shaped like sex organs. Must have actually seen the rocks.” “[email protected] needs to speak to a ninja expert asap.” “[email protected] needs carnival barkers and sideshow performers pronto to get reaction to President Obama’s comments.”
WHAT’S YOUR GAME, [email protected], AND CAN ANYBODY PLAY?
*GASP*: AND HERE HE IS!