Stop the Presses!

[alanajoli]

I figured I'd better actually post a new post as some might miss an edited version of the previous one.

One of my far-more-observant-than-I readers pointed out that the article I linked to quoting George Lucas was, in fact, from a site called "TheSpoof.com." This should have been my clue that it was an Onion-like periodical, and not serious. Since it had been linked from a Google News search engine, I thought I was getting the facts! (Or, whatever the media is passing as facts on any given day. But still. I was also in the midst of working on a different project and was not paying terribly close attention.)

So, apologies for furthering the defamation of George Lucas. I can happily laugh at the article now rather than mourn my love of Star Wars.

Thanks dcopulsky and waywardbound for not being taken in by the joke. That'll teach me to pay attention to what I'm citing and frame it differently!

Comments

[dmoonfire.livejournal.com]

The best lie is a plausible one, or at least one that isn't too far from people's perceptions.

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Yes. Given the response when I posted it, I suspect I'm not the only one who was fooled--at least by that one quote!