Fake Ad Update | February 2023
We could write a book about everything we’ve learned from the Fake Ad contest. [Editor’s note: You...
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I Spy Update | February 2023
“The picture in the January issue is part of the old fire house,” writes first-time entrant Amy...
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Fake Ad Update | January 2023
Not many people know this, but the Fake Ad Czar’s single favorite line ever on Saturday Night Live...
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I Spy Update | January 2023
“It’s not often that I know the location right off the bat, but that’s a detail from the...
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Fake Ad Update | December 2022
One thing that’s always been great about Ann Arbor is that people like Donna Wessel Walker live...
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I Spy Update | December 2022
This “is the mural on The Standard, the new apartment building on Main Street between Packard and...
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Fake Ad Update | November 2022
We received seventy-five entries from clever Fake Adders who correctly identified the ad for the...
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I Spy Update | November 2022
“I am debating on whether to even offer my guess,” writes Dave Bicknell. “The photo looks to be of...
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Fake Ad Update | October 2022
We received 171 entries correctly identifying September’s Fake Ad for Aztec Rentals. “On page 75,...
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I Spy Update | October 2022
“‘Two down’ can only mean one thing,” says David Karl quoting September’s clue: “the second Alden...
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Fake Ad Update | September 2022
Wow, that was close! We almost reached 200 entries correctly identifying last month’s Fake Ad for...
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I Spy Update | September 2022
“I am gobsmacked!” says Melissa Barnes on learning that hers was one of only six correct entries...
Read MoreThe Manny | Fake Ad Update, August 2022
We received 173 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for “The Manny” on page 66 of the July issue. In an odd coincidence, the Fake Ad Czar (we like that spelling because it’s worth more in Scrabble, Tom Weeks) was born in...
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Joey Salamon’s Mural | I Spy Update, August 2022
“What a color sensation!” writes Sara Kitzsteiner about July’s feature. “I spy … a very large...
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Missus Smanson’s | Fake Ad Update, July 2022
We received 199 entries identifying the Fake Ad for Missus Smanson’s Restaurant on page 69 of the...
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Embracing Our Differences | I Spy Update, July 2022
I spy “the art installation at the SE corner of Huron Parkway and Geddes,” writes Ellen Bauerle....
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Cape Elle / Fake Ad Update, June 2022
We received 131 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Cape Elle on page 60 of the May...
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The African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County’s portico / I Spy Update, June 2022
One might think a phantom was last month’s winner. “Nobody will know that I won!” protested Dan...
Read MoreFake Ad Update: May 2022
We received 197 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Mature IT on page 32 of the April issue. Many readers found the ad funny. “Still laughing about this one (5:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. … text us anytime and we’ll email you...
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I Spy Update: May 2022
“The gingerbread trim is … gone,” says Pamela Kittel about April’s feature, the house at 604 E....
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