In a small village somewhere in China, someone came across a "mysterious" new mushroom; it had a cap on both ends, with a stem in the middle that was hollow. They got excited and called their local newspaper, who sent out a cub reporter and a photographer to do a story. The reporter also got excited, thinking she was in on the discovery of a new type of mushroom, so she did a big story and happily published it. Then the laughter began, and the paper received hundreds of calls and letters which quickly cleared up the confusion; that newfangled mushroom turned out to be a flesh-light. The paper immediately posted a retraction online, wherein they threw the cub reporter under the bus, saying:
“As our reporter was still very young and unwise to the ways of the world, this report has brought great inconvenience to everyone,” the post read. “We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for your criticism and correction. Please forgive our oversight!”
Thanks, Buzzfeed.
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