Those on the wodehouse yahoogroup would have seen this http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/01/stories/2008070152221100.htm
I did read the original "news item" on the Times of India and had found it to be an obvious fake. What had baffled me then was that whoever had written the article did not seem to have done even elementary credibility checks - but then nothing from TOI surprises you. What is however surprising that other newspapers seem to have been fooled too. Not sure if this is hilarious or sad. Deepak
