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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We could write a book about everything we’ve learned from the Fake Ad contest. [Editor’s note: You...
Read MoreJan 25, 2023 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
“The picture in the January issue is part of the old fire house,” writes first-time entrant Amy...
Read MoreDec 23, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
Not many people know this, but the Fake Ad Czar’s single favorite line ever on Saturday Night Live...
Read MoreDec 23, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
“It’s not often that I know the location right off the bat, but that’s a detail from the...
Read MoreNov 22, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
One thing that’s always been great about Ann Arbor is that people like Donna Wessel Walker live...
Read MoreNov 22, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
This “is the mural on The Standard, the new apartment building on Main Street between Packard and...
Read MoreOct 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
We received seventy-five entries from clever Fake Adders who correctly identified the ad for the...
Read MoreOct 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
“I am debating on whether to even offer my guess,” writes Dave Bicknell. “The photo looks to be of...
Read MoreSep 23, 2022 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |
We received 171 entries correctly identifying September’s Fake Ad for Aztec Rentals. “On page 75,...
Read MoreSep 23, 2022 | Community, Fake Ad and I Spy |
“‘Two down’ can only mean one thing,” says David Karl quoting September’s clue: “the second Alden...
Read MoreAug 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
Wow, that was close! We almost reached 200 entries correctly identifying last month’s Fake Ad for...
Read MoreAug 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
“I am gobsmacked!” says Melissa Barnes on learning that hers was one of only six correct entries...
Read MoreJul 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
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...
Read MoreJul 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
“What a color sensation!” writes Sara Kitzsteiner about July’s feature. “I spy … a very large...
Read MoreJun 24, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
We received 199 entries identifying the Fake Ad for Missus Smanson’s Restaurant on page 69 of the...
Read MoreJun 24, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
I spy “the art installation at the SE corner of Huron Parkway and Geddes,” writes Ellen Bauerle....
Read MoreMay 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
We received 131 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Cape Elle on page 60 of the May...
Read MoreMay 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
One might think a phantom was last month’s winner. “Nobody will know that I won!” protested Dan...
Read MoreApr 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
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...
Read MoreApr 25, 2022 | Fake Ad and I Spy |
“The gingerbread trim is … gone,” says Pamela Kittel about April’s feature, the house at 604 E....
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