Just a quick note about the item that I mentioned at the bottom of yesterday’s post. I noticed this morning that news outlets around India and beyond are running wild with the story about a Nazi war criminal, Johann Bach, who was supposedly captured in Indian jungles. But I’m evermore convinced that it’s all a big hoax. The guy was supposedly 88-years-old, and he dragged an 18th Century piano with him across the globe these past 50 years. Add to that the fact that many of the news items say that he was captured by the German intelligence group “Perus Narkp,” which doesn’t exist as near as I can tell, and it’s all too rich to believe. If I had the time, I’d try to confirm this for sure, but alas, I’m off to earn my bread. If it is all a big joke, though, I’m looking forward to laughing at it.
UPDATE
Et voilá! A Hoax, indeed. (click here).
UPDATE II
If you’re still interested in this story, you can inform yourself about the group that is claiming responsibility for the Perus Narkp hoax by clicking here.
3 responses so far ↓
Wintermute // June 30, 2008 at 11:27 am |
Yeah, considering that “Perus Narkp” is an anagram for Super Prank, this is more than likely to turn out a joke. Never heard of Perus Narkp before anyway. Also, Johann Bach and a piano? Why leave out the Sebastian part?
Bill the Butcher // June 30, 2008 at 4:47 pm |
Besides which he would – if, as they said, he was a Waffen SS colonel – have to have been a colonel latest by the age of 25. You tell me how many armies you know where one can make colonel by 25…
thefishhusband // July 1, 2008 at 1:56 pm |
You both make great points. I find it funny that folks are now pooh-poohing the Indian press for so easily taking the bait, but this kind of thing happens all the time in the U.S. News outlets there are STILL reporting stories from satirical pieces created by the Onion. (here’s the most recent: http://www.snopes.com/humor/iftrue/makeawish.asp)