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The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), the Hoax Forum, and the Top 100 April Fools' Day Hoaxes.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.Prankplace.com
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Plagiarizing for Laura
Hundreds of blogs have linked to this in the past week, so I might as well pay it some attention, even though I'm doubtful that it's a hoax. The basic story is as follows: Some guy was contacted out of the blue via IM by a college student who wanted to know if he would write a paper on Hinduism for her. She had searched for people who mentioned the word 'Hindu' in their AOL profile and came up with him. To make a long story short, he agreed to write the paper for $75, but all he did was slap together a paper by shamelessly plagiarizing texts found on the internet, and then he blew the whistle on her by posting what he had done on his blog. Boing Boing initially cried hoax, claiming that the story had been cooked up to promote the comedy troupe whose site the story is posted on. But then Boing Boing backed off this claim. Personally I have no idea whether or not it's a hoax. Nor can I think of any good way to find out. But it seems plausible enough to me that something like this could happen.Posted By: Alex | Date: Wed Mar 30, 2005 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 11
Category: Literature/Language
Category: Literature/Language
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Alex, when was this on BoingBoing? I read it every day and never saw anything about this, that I can remember.
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 12:00 AMIt sounds fishy.
To whit, wouldn't it be less work for "Laura" to just plagiarize some stuff from the Internet herself (obviously, academic ethics were not hindering her) than to search AOL for Hindus, then persuade some stranger to write the paper for her, then pay him $75?
Posted by Big Gary C in Dallas, Texas on Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 08:42 AMTo whit, wouldn't it be less work for "Laura" to just plagiarize some stuff from the Internet herself (obviously, academic ethics were not hindering her) than to search AOL for Hindus, then persuade some stranger to write the paper for her, then pay him $75?
Cranky, just follow the link to Boing Boing. I believe it was on there march 29.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 03:39 PMActually, it sounds like a perfectly plausable story. As to why Laura didn't just plagerise off essays already on the internet, well new technology at the college level has made it so that a student must upload their paper online to a program that will automatically search the internet for phrases in their paper that may be plagerised. Trust me, I can't turn in an essay anymore without having to upload it to turnitin.com first. I know people who have bragged about who they paid to write their essays, and I could definitely see someone with little other options finding a random person on the internet and paying them to write an essay for them. In fact I know people who would probably do it. People do all sorts of stupid things to raise their GPA.
Posted by Razela in Tucson, AZ on Thu Mar 31, 2005 at 10:38 PMI think having to upload your paper is a rarity in university than the norm. None of the colleges in Missouri require that. I've also read articles about how some colleges are concerned about the legality of requiring that. I personally would refuse to attend an institution that required that. In my opinion, I have the right to guard my copyright, and I wrote the paper.
Posted by Bill B. on Mon Apr 04, 2005 at 11:26 AMKrishna
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This article is about Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. For other meanings, see Krishna (disambiguation).
Lord KrishnaKrishna (Sanskrit for "black", though sometimes said to mean "all attractive" or "dark blue"), is, according to Hindu traditions the eighth avatar (approximately "incarnation") of Vishnu, and in yet others, namely, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, He is considered to be the source of all incarnations. The story of Krishna's life on Earth is an important part of the Indian epic Mahabharata, which contains astronomical references used by some devout Hindus to date the events before the end of last Dwapara yuga (also known as copper age) approximately 5100 years ago, 3102 BC. However, while Krishna plays a key role in the Mahabharata, it is in the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana that thousands of lines are dedicated solely to extolling His life and philosophy.
His place in Hinduism is complex. He appears under many names, in a multiplicity of stories, among different cultures, and in different traditions. Sometimes these contradict each other, though there is a well-known and predominantly common core story that is central to most Indians' knowledge of Krishna.
Posted by Lida on Wed Apr 13, 2005 at 03:23 PMFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This article is about Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. For other meanings, see Krishna (disambiguation).
Lord KrishnaKrishna (Sanskrit for "black", though sometimes said to mean "all attractive" or "dark blue"), is, according to Hindu traditions the eighth avatar (approximately "incarnation") of Vishnu, and in yet others, namely, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, He is considered to be the source of all incarnations. The story of Krishna's life on Earth is an important part of the Indian epic Mahabharata, which contains astronomical references used by some devout Hindus to date the events before the end of last Dwapara yuga (also known as copper age) approximately 5100 years ago, 3102 BC. However, while Krishna plays a key role in the Mahabharata, it is in the Shrimad Bhagavata Purana that thousands of lines are dedicated solely to extolling His life and philosophy.
His place in Hinduism is complex. He appears under many names, in a multiplicity of stories, among different cultures, and in different traditions. Sometimes these contradict each other, though there is a well-known and predominantly common core story that is central to most Indians' knowledge of Krishna.
This story has just about been proven true by various websites. Plus I just discovered a picture of the girl, Laura K. Pahl here: http://www.lewisu.edu/academics/coe/LadyIlena/projectorigins.htm
originally on the a week of kindness website, which broke the story, her name and university was given. This matches up with the picture.
Posted by Mike D in NJ on Mon May 02, 2005 at 01:22 PMoriginally on the a week of kindness website, which broke the story, her name and university was given. This matches up with the picture.
Know anything more about this?
Posted by Nick on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 11:35 AMomg shes my teacher
Posted by meagan in illinois on Wed May 07, 2008 at 11:45 AMshe is mine too!!
Posted by noone in IL on Mon May 26, 2008 at 10:24 AMmiss pahl,
this person was my teacher!!
how could u? we thought u were an honest person! where are ur catholic values? u used to be my role model! i used to wonder what makes up dirt. now i know....
Posted by the oreos in indiana on Fri Jul 04, 2008 at 01:15 PMthis person was my teacher!!
how could u? we thought u were an honest person! where are ur catholic values? u used to be my role model! i used to wonder what makes up dirt. now i know....
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