Well, that's probably not true, since this was a recent submission we received to the IGotNewsForYou Satire Writing Contest. The submission was from Charlie at Where the Hell Was I?. His blog is an entertaining read, and we wish him the best. Now, onto the fake news of the day: **** The Malaysian government is investigating a series of recent 'Bigfoot' sightings in the southern rainforests of the Endau-Rompin national park. Locals have reported spotting a hulking, tall, hairy ape several times throughout the park. In related news, Mr. George Fielding of Boston, MA was detained by local authorities for questioning in the 'Bigfoot' investigation. Fielding's secretary, Jennifer Parker, told the press that Mr. Fielding had never even been to Malaysia, but was informed by the police that his similarity to the description given was too close to be coincidental. Reports that Mr. Fielding was lured into police custody with a trail of ripe bananas could not immediately be confirmed. **** The bolded bits would be where the personalization kicks in. As well, this could very well be considered a general interest type story, or perhaps we would categorize it as a story related to a specific quirk (of Mr. Fielding in this case -- i.e. hairy, hulking, etc.) and then the story becomes extremely appropriate. In this case, George Fielding would most likely have been the recipient of this story, while Jennifer Parker could have been the sender, a significant other or George's friend. Charlie sent three other submissions as well, and deserves a warm round of applause. We hope Charlie continues to submit funny fake news, and we'll continue to be very appreciative. As I pointed out last week - the contest runs through the end of February, so there's plenty of time for you to submit your own stories. Read the guidelines before doing so, cause they'll definitely help. (Technorati Tags: satire, fake news, bigfoot, malaysia)