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ROFL - Estonia's fake shoe ban (for journalists) catches out Russian media
Estonia's fake shoe ban catches out Russian media


TALLINN (AFP) — Estonians had a laugh at their neighbour's expense Monday, as Russian media reported as true a fake ban on journalists' footwear after the Iraqi shoe-throwing aimed at US President George W. Bush.

"It seems we are living in an era of total humour deficit," said the Estonian magazine Eesti Ekspress, which last week had carried the spurious tale.

The parody report on the purported shoe ban at press conferences in Estonia had by Monday found its way onto lenta.ru, a leading Russian news portal, as well as into other media there.

According to the fake story, which had been published in Eesti Ekspress' regular comic section, Tallinn planned to impose the new rules from February 1.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hjE08IVxTl7WQu-Be2fBFG7SPXvA
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