The following story is pretty good. What happened after could only happen in the Twilight Zone of the Internet.
Crime
Be Very, Very Quiet
The story is amazing enough, but adding the photos really drives it home. Read the story before scrolling down: it’s worth it.
Unclear on the Concept
One of my pet peeves is Public Relations Flacks. These are not to be confused with Public Relations Professionals — PR people who do a good job getting The Word out about their clients. They hate the word “flack,” but when they make their clients look bad — well, they’re inviting the derision.
A Story Subject Responds
It isn’t often that someone featured in a This is True story writes to complain or argue about a story about them. The few that have written with comments are indeed generally not at all upset, but rather quite amused by the whole thing. So much so that I wish I got more such notes.