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Spoof article index

The Peak has long been committed to the promulgation of spoof news articles. It regularly runs fake news and advertising in the humour section and even publishes a dedicated spoof issue every year or so. These are some of my contributions to Peak spoofery. Enjoy.

SFU is turning 100—are we all doomed?

Millennial fears grip the Simon Fraser University campus on the eve of SFU’s 100th semester.

South Korea: the niftiest place on Earth

I fondly reminisce about a completely fictional year of teaching English in South Korea.

This day in history

Notable events that took place on January 4, from 560 million years B.C. to 2547 A.D.

Faculty and administration locked in deadly arms race

SFU’s loudmouthed profs are as mad as hell, and they aren’t going to take it any more.

Overcooking may result in loss of gravy

Readers, including God himself, are enraged by a recent article about the gravy loss that may or may not occur when a meat pie is overcooked.

Prostate editorial integrity impugned

Fictional readers of fictional newspaper The Prostate are very, very angry.

Prostate reader unhappy

A fictional reader of fictional newspaper The Prostate is very, very sad.

Porn star Randy Spears: “I am a virgin”

Following the example of pop star Britney Spears, famous porn actor Randy Spears declares that he is a virgin.

Simon Fraser PI: a hard-boiled interview

I put the squeeze on a decidely noirish H. Bogie, the SFU admnistration’s private investigator.

Avast, ye swabs!

Behold the first (and last) installment of pirate L. J. Silver’s nationally-syndicated column, “In the Drink”.

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