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Re: Newly2b post# 43

Thursday, 10/19/2017 11:18:19 PM

Thursday, October 19, 2017 11:18:19 PM

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Well said. But I have no objections to young people and their desire to have their own thing, and realize their own interests.

I DO, however, object to stupidity. As represented by the Tree Octopuses.

But I'm not at all sure that's really generational. I'm sure a great many older people would fall for it as well, if it appeared in a publication, or at a site they frequented.

And since the Daily Mail is a UK paper, and has been for a long time, I suspect they found the story funny because of this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti-tree_hoax

I remember it from the time. It was just hilarious, and a lot of people fell for it. Be sure to watch the original:

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