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[Damien Wyart <dwyart@xxxxxxx>]

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  The Guardian, april 01. 1977

  San Serriffe
  The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement describing the
  tenth anniversary of the small island of San Serriffe. Its two islands
  were named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse. Its leader was General Pica,
  and its capital was Bodoni. Adding credibility to the supplement was the
  fact that many eminent people were quoted in it, referring to their
  experiences in San Serriffe. Authentic advertisements also accompanied
  the articles and played into the hoax. For instance, Texaco offered a
  contest for which the first prize was a two-week trip to Cocobanana
  Beach in San Serriffe. Kodak also ran an ad in which it said, "If you
  have a picture of San Serriffe, we'd like to see it." The Guardian
  reported that its phones rang all day as people called up requesting
  more information about the island. The success of this hoax was largely
  responsible for the flood of April Fool's Day jokes that appeared in
  other papers in succeeding years.

C'est assez mignon (Minion ?)...
-- 
Damien