We received a dozen incorrect submissions this month, all of which named the same ad. We won’t identify it here, but we will say that truth truly is stranger than fiction.
The real Fake Ad, on p. 75 of the January issue, was for Golden Retirement. The ad referred to John F. Kennedy’s famous 1963 speech in Berlin. Many people enjoy believing that he called himself a jelly doughnut, in German, when he meant to say he was a citizen of Berlin. (The killjoys at snopes.com say otherwise.)
“Reading the words of John Kennedy brought back many memories as I was in Frankfurt, Germany with the United States Army Security Agency when Kennedy came through,” wrote Chelsea’s Gerald R. Smith. “I did not see the speech as I was on duty but did witness the car ride to the airport later as he stood and waved to the throngs on the sidewalks … Kennedy thrilled the Germans and his speech affected the course of the German government and the course of the United States’ relationship with Germany.”
Our winner, chosen from 123 correct entries, was Martha Jennings, who also hails from Chelsea. Martha, we’ve been trying to reach you to find out where you’d like to take your gift!
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To enter this month’s contest, find the fake ad in the February issue and follow the instructions in the box at the bottom of the Back Page. The fake ad always contains the name of last month’s winner in some form.
