Fredrik Posted May 12, 2005 http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2005/may/05/yehey/top_stories/20050505top4.html What's worse, this guy's cluelessness or the shitty journalism? 0 Share this post Link to post
Kristian Ronge Posted May 12, 2005 The biggest problem here is that the guy clearly doesn't know anything about the topic of the "article". Of course, that whole e-mail exchange exhibits some very poor journalism, as well. I concur, it was a funny read. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fredrik Posted May 12, 2005 It's extra funny because it appeared as a real story on Slashdot today (that's where I found it), though it got removed before there were any comments. 0 Share this post Link to post
exp(x) Posted May 13, 2005 Hahaha, that is hilarious. Andrew Wiles' letter (if it is even his) is so obviously sarcastic:Also I’d like to have the address of the guy who let you get a PhD 30 years ago. I’d like to discuss few things with him... This is from the editor of the Manila Times: (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=4830)The source of our information, including the letter of Dr. Wiles, was Dr. Escultura. This is almost as funny as Gene Ray saying that "-1x-1=+1 is stupid and evil." (timecube.com) 0 Share this post Link to post
deathbringer Posted May 13, 2005 Reminds of of the magazine Scientific American doing an april fools where they said "We're sorry if we thought that trained scientists with years of experience knew more about global warming and the dangers of over-fishing than US senators or best-selling novelists" ** 0 Share this post Link to post
fodders Posted May 13, 2005 Sticking this here as it's quite funny Some Norwegian Soldiers in Kosovo having fun and making a music video spoofing the old 80s hit Kokomo. The video is very well done and pretty funny. This is work safe, but some of the rest of the site may not be 0 Share this post Link to post
Pure Hellspawn Posted May 14, 2005 i think the flaming at skinheads.net is sometimes funny. 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMBoy Posted May 14, 2005 Wasn't that funny, but different strokes for different folks I suppose. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kochipahk Posted May 14, 2005 The Manila Times... I've been to Manila before. Capital of the Phillipines. Yeah, I'm half-Phillipino. Through my mom. My dad's Portugeuse and Irish. Do you care? Anyway, I've been to Manila, so HA. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kristian Ronge Posted May 14, 2005 So what? Last year I left a raincoat in Cleveland. 0 Share this post Link to post