Before posting nonsense like this you should do the following:

1. Apply the National Enquirer test by asking yourself does the story
make sense and could it have happened.

2. Determine whether it was reported in a real newspaper with a
reputation for reporting confirmed stories.

Has no one followed the link he provided? It takes you to the article in the
May 2, 2005 edition of BBC news--the largest broadcaster in the world. That
doesn't mean the article was true, but it certainly lends credibility to it.
I doubt the BBC would print something that had no authority attached to it.
Maybe they were fooled as well.

John
www.RocheleauPipes.com



"John S." wrote in message
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Before posting nonsense like this you should do the following:

1. Apply the National Enquirer test by asking yourself does the story
make sense and could it have happened.

2. Determine whether it was reported in a real newspaper with a
reputation for reporting confirmed stories.

"John Rocheleau" wrote in message
news:WJ%ke.1481244$6l.1387125@pd7tw2no...
Has no one followed the link he provided? It takes you to the article in
the
May 2, 2005 edition of BBC news--the largest broadcaster in the world.

No it doesn't. Look at the URL. It takes you to www.newturfers.com

People might find this URL to be of interest.

http://lionvs40midgets.uk-directory.com/

"quote"

The article you're most likely expecting to read can be found here.

If you haven't already guessed, the article is fake.



05-07-05 ::: Updated: (05-17-05 5:05 PM EST)

:: Why the article was created:

- The debate:

It was created to 'settle' a dispute between a friend of mine in which he
claimed that 40 weaponless midgets could defeat 1 lion in a hypothetical
fight. Many of my other friends and I tried to convince him that the lion
would definitely win, but he would not back down from his argument. After
seeing another fake article posing as BBC about 'zombism' in Cambodia, I got
the idea to make this fake news article to try and convince him for the
final time. (Please 'Join the debate' at the bottom to express your
opinion.)

- How it spread:

end quote

Click on the URL above to read the whole article.

You think so? Check the URL.

Where did you see the link to the article on the BBC news website...I
don't see one.

This is a perfect example of how easily people can be taken in by wrong
information on a website. We are all used to printed newspapers
providing articles with some level of reporting accuracy and truth.
Many of us wrongly assume the same level of honesty applies to web
based "news". Anyone can create a newsy looking website with the most
outrageously wrong stories.

I guess the page was an altered BBC news page, but here is another link to
it aside from the one provided in the post:
http://www.fmft.net/archives/BBC_NEWS.htm
It's an actual BBC page with that article inserted--I'm assuming--I doubt
now that one will find it in the BBC archive for that date.

John
www.RocheleauPipes.com




"John S." wrote in message
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Where did you see the link to the article on the BBC news website...I
don't see one.

This is a perfect example of how easily people can be taken in by wrong
information on a website. We are all used to printed newspapers
providing articles with some level of reporting accuracy and truth.
Many of us wrongly assume the same level of honesty applies to web
based "news". Anyone can create a newsy looking website with the most
outrageously wrong stories.

"John Rocheleau" wrote in message
news:Ps1le.1480666$8l.1012544@pd7tw1no...
I guess the page was an altered BBC news page, but here is another link to
it aside from the one provided in the post:
http://www.fmft.net/archives/BBC_NEWS.htm
It's an actual BBC page with that article inserted--I'm assuming--I doubt
now that one will find it in the BBC archive for that date.

John
www.RocheleauPipes.com

Try this:

http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/lionmidget.asp

Sorry, but anyone can create an attribution.

Just like this:

Washington Post
May 25, 2005
C.C. Olumbus, Post Editor

Remains of B-29 Bomber sighted on the moon. See our exclusive photo's
below.

(The National Enquirer actually ran a piece like that)

It's easy to tell the story is a hoax because the story is unavailable
on the bbc website, and why is the domain name different in the first
place.

Lions and midgets, great combination though !



John S. wrote:
Where did you see the link to the article on the BBC news website...I
don't see one.

This is a perfect example of how easily people can be taken in by wrong
information on a website. We are all used to printed newspapers
providing articles with some level of reporting accuracy and truth.
Many of us wrongly assume the same level of honesty applies to web
based "news". Anyone can create a newsy looking website with the most
outrageously wrong stories.