[UA] Re: A Movable Feast

[F. A. R.]

Ah, yes! How very convenient that a man who serves illegal food for the
world's richest people is just a hoax. I'm sure that Mr. Wilson's bank
account agrees. Besides, Steven Wilson isn't an attorney general - he's
the guitarist for a band, Porcupine Tree! I've seen him twice in concert!

But seriously, it's just realistic enough that it *could* be, if someone
really wanted to believe. Like JFK's brain. Where *did* they put that
thing?
 - FAR out

> This is posted by someone saying they emailed the AZ Attorney General's
> office
> http://www.slashfood.com/2006/05/16/the-extreme-cuisine-of-kaz-yamamoto/
> "Dear Kelly:
>
> Thank you for your letter. You're right that the Phoenix New Times
> article is outrageous, but it is also a hoax. The paper has a
> tradition of publishing fictitious stories like this one every year or
> so. After I saw the story, I called a friend who is a longtime
> reporter at the paper, and he confirmed the story was phony.
>
> Another giveway: Near the end, the story says PETA was contacted for
> comment but had none. I'm familiar with PETA, and this never happens.
> I sent them a link to the story, and they sent a letter to New Times.
> I thought you might like to see it, so it's pasted below.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Steve M. Wilson
> Director of Communications
> Arizona Attorney General's Office"
>
-- 

The voyage of the best ship is a zigzag line of a hundred tacks. See the
line from a sufficient distance, and it straightens itself to the average
tendency. Your genuine action will explain itself, and will explain your
other genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothing.
 - Ralph Waldo Emerson