Latest “must have” accessory: lambs
26th April, 2007 by stuart
The Metro in the UK has a great story today on the latest scam to hit Japan - “Maiko Kawakami, who starred in the Japanese thriller Violent Cop, showed photographs of her pet on a television talk show only to be told it wasn’t a dog - but was in fact a lamb.” Flocks of lambs have apparently been shipped to Japan from the UK and Australia, and sold on the Internet to unsuspecting Japanese customers who have no idea what a poodle looks like. Best line of the article: “The scam was only spotted after a leading Japanese actress said her ‘poodle’ didn’t bark and refused to eat dog food.”
April 27th, 2007 at 6:44 pm
Its A Hoax.
May 2nd, 2007 at 4:26 am
http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp
May 5th, 2007 at 1:15 pm
This is ridiculous, how the hell can anyone be so stupid as to believe this story is true!? Do you really think so little of the japanese that you think they cant tell a dog and a bloody sheep apart!?
Anyway, some more debunking links:
http://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/watch/default.htm?program=mediawatch&pres=20070430_2120&story=3
http://www.souzouzone.jp/blog/2007/04/media_flock_to.php