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The Five Shakers: Waterford Whispers catches out German mag; the mystery of the 44-year blocked nose

Waterford Whispers story fools major German magazine Focus, with a readership of 500,000, were no...
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22.27 12 May 2015


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The Five Shakers: Waterford Whispers catches out German mag; the mystery of the 44-year blocked nose

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22.27 12 May 2015


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Waterford Whispers story fools major German magazine

Focus, with a readership of 500,000, were not attuned to the subtle satire in the story of a Meath supermarket

One of Germany’s biggest publications has been caught out by a Waterford Whispers article, reporting to its readers about a stampede in a Co Meath Lidl, in which 30 customers were injured in the panic that followed the opening of a second checkout.

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