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coachmarkos
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 Posted: 04/01/05 - 15:45 Post subject: The Curious Case of Sidd Finch
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rolling rock
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Posted: 04/01/05 - 15:51 Post subject:
George Plimpton actually left an obscure hint that the story was a hoax within the article itself (the non-obscure hint being that the story was absurd). The sub-heading of the article read: "He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidd's deciding about yoga and his future in baseball." The first letter of each of these words, taken together, spells "H-a-p-p-y A-p-r-i-l F-o-o-l-s D-a-y."
who wouldn't have gotten that hint? 
george plimpton scared me.
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robp
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Posted: 04/01/05 - 15:51 Post subject:
that is good! I never heard that before.
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coachmarkos
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Posted: 04/01/05 - 15:59 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | that is good! I never heard that before. |
really?
I used to get SI, and I remember reading that issue, and thinking "Holy Cow!, this is amazing!"
I was shocked.
Then, I find out later it was a hoax.
They totally, totally got me.
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airehead
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Posted: 04/01/05 - 16:26 Post subject:
| coachmarkos wrote: |
really?
I used to get SI, and I remember reading that issue, and thinking "Holy Cow!, this is amazing!"
I was shocked.
Then, I find out later it was a hoax.
They totally, totally got me. |
Like the time when they promised a swimsuit issue and they used paint instead? Oooh I hate that!! 
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Floridaboiler
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Posted: 04/01/05 - 21:19 Post subject:
| coachmarkos wrote: |
really?
I used to get SI, and I remember reading that issue, and thinking "Holy Cow!, this is amazing!"
I was shocked.
Then, I find out later it was a hoax.
They totally, totally got me. |
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Floridaboiler
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Posted: 04/01/05 - 21:20 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: |
Like the time when they promised a swimsuit issue and they used paint instead? Oooh I hate that!! |
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What is wrong with paint, when you use it, it doesn't ride up!
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Cappy
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Posted: 04/01/05 - 21:52 Post subject:
I vaguely remember this story, but I was a teenager then 
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