beevomav
V.I.P.
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- Jul 12, 2011
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1) Brian Bosworth
Bosworth got into a back and forth with Denver fans over him calling John Elway "horse face." The fans responded by buying t-shirts that read "Ban the Boz." Little did they know that Bosworth was manufacturing and selling the shirts. It was all an advertising scheme he cooked up..Not bad!
2) The great Caltech hoax
Proof that it pays to be smart happened in the 1961 Rose Bowl. First a Caltech student created fake press credentials and interviewed a Washington Huskie cheerleader. He got all the details of their card pattern flip pattern. Everything went fine until the the eighth flip when our guy changed all the paterns to their cards and the result was instead of spelling "Husties" they spelled "Caltech"..Greatness
3) The Incredible Sidd Finch
He was introduced to the world as a southpaw walking around with one hiking boot throwing heat, in a April 1st, 1985 issue of Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated received many letters inquiring about the pitching prospect who turned out to be as real as my passion for the WNBA.
As if the fact that he threw 168 MPH and wore one hiking boot wasn't enough proof he wasn't real, this article was published on April Fools Day. Yet many people fell for the Hoax.
4) Kyle Kendrick traded to Japan
Greatness and so wrong. Just watch the You Tube video.
5) Simonya Popova
In another example of a fictitious athlete, L. Jon Wertheim created Simonya Popova, a stunning and gifted female amateur tennis player, whose accomplishments included a 125-mph serve and a win at the Orange Bowl tournament at age 15, in which she didn't lose a single set....Again from SI and the Women's Tennis Association was upset. My guess is if she was butt ugly but being "smokin" relly got under their skin.
Bosworth got into a back and forth with Denver fans over him calling John Elway "horse face." The fans responded by buying t-shirts that read "Ban the Boz." Little did they know that Bosworth was manufacturing and selling the shirts. It was all an advertising scheme he cooked up..Not bad!
2) The great Caltech hoax
Proof that it pays to be smart happened in the 1961 Rose Bowl. First a Caltech student created fake press credentials and interviewed a Washington Huskie cheerleader. He got all the details of their card pattern flip pattern. Everything went fine until the the eighth flip when our guy changed all the paterns to their cards and the result was instead of spelling "Husties" they spelled "Caltech"..Greatness
3) The Incredible Sidd Finch
He was introduced to the world as a southpaw walking around with one hiking boot throwing heat, in a April 1st, 1985 issue of Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated received many letters inquiring about the pitching prospect who turned out to be as real as my passion for the WNBA.
As if the fact that he threw 168 MPH and wore one hiking boot wasn't enough proof he wasn't real, this article was published on April Fools Day. Yet many people fell for the Hoax.
4) Kyle Kendrick traded to Japan
Greatness and so wrong. Just watch the You Tube video.
5) Simonya Popova
In another example of a fictitious athlete, L. Jon Wertheim created Simonya Popova, a stunning and gifted female amateur tennis player, whose accomplishments included a 125-mph serve and a win at the Orange Bowl tournament at age 15, in which she didn't lose a single set....Again from SI and the Women's Tennis Association was upset. My guess is if she was butt ugly but being "smokin" relly got under their skin.
