Victorious Egret

January's fake ad flushed out

by Jay Forstner

posted 2/3/2010

Last month's Fake Ad--for the Victorious Egret lingerie shop for bird-watchers--lured 236 clever Fake Adders out of the bush. It also ruffled a few feathers among birders--though only "those who aren't from A2," emails Cendra Lynn. "Evidently the umich birders listserv serves people as far away as Iqaluit and Germany. Go figure!"

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