12/17/2008

Gags of Wrath - Wiki-Hack

I was doing some research on the Great Depression when I came across a "humorous stealth hack" of Wikipedia.

In the description of The Grapes of Wrath plot there were slyly inserted references to "mad cow disease", the dream of a "steady drug supply" and death by reindeer.

I don't know about you, but when we studied The Grapes of Wrath in high school there were no references to the Joad's dream of a steady drug supply.

There has to be a term for this kind of underground, barely noticeable, pranking of Wikipedia entries.

Anyway, see under "Plot" 2nd paragraph, 3rd sentence. 3rd paragraph, 3rd sentence and 4th paragraph 5th sentence.

A small laugh in the midst of the new economic troubles!