Wednesday, 14 February 2007

Beefamato Update

Earlier in the week, Hamilton floated to the surface, jabbering erratically about Beefamato and Alec Baldwin's troubled marriage. He was referring to a claim, made by the Wikipedia 'Beefamato' article, that Baldwin's marriage to Kim Basinger was plagued by his relentless promotion of the Beefamato drink.

It was with great sadness that I discovered today that the article was a hoax. Assuredly, many people rely on Wikipedia as an accessible source of information, but the Newt is of the the opinion that there is a legitimate niche for hoax-articles, provided they are occasional, elegant and imaginative. Follow the link below for an exemplary hoax (Dogtooth assumes it's a hoax, but would be delighted to wear orthopedic shoes if anyone can provide them):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter_%28businessman%29


Update: After further research, it appears that the article might not be a hoax. Dogtooth is inclined to reserve judgement until all the facts are in.

2 comments:

The London Prodigal said...

Where can one obtain Samuel L. Knapp's "The Life of Lord Timothy Dexter, with Sketches of the Eccentric Characters that Composed his Associates,"?

Dogtooth said...

don't know. but I have ordered 'A pickle for the knowing ones'. it will arrive shortly. seems it wasn't a hoax after all.