Collectively, they've conjured up countess numbers of inventions that ultimately have come to pass, from airplanes, spaceships and submarines to cell phones, electronic books, robots and computer eyewear (the latter novelty is marginal; Google Glass cannot store human memories like the spectacles worn by venture altruist Manfred Macx in Charles ...
The PETA Kills Animals phenomenon was a hoax perpetrated by the Center for Consumer Freedom, a slick Washington public relations outfit that protects the interests of animal enterprise industries. They created the hoax to mitigate PETA's impact on their meat and biomedical industry clients' profit margins.
The term sounds absurd, along the lines of âcat juggling,â the fake underground gag used for laughs in the old Steve Martin film The Jerk. But apparently, pet flipping is a real scam â and itâs on the rise. In a typical pet-flipping situation, a criminal will get hold of a pet â either by stealing it or seeing the animal in a âPet foundâ poster or ad on Craigslist and claiming to be the owner â and then turn around and sell it for a quick profit.