NY TIMES hoax
High Level Pranking
The Yes Men Fix the World
Constantius wore the purple
“Constantius wore the purple. The robe fell stiffly to his crimson shoes. In one hand he held an ivory staff, while the other rested on the arm of the throne, palm upward, holding the golden orb.”
purple death
“By purple death I’m seized and fate supreme.”
Frank Film
Walter Dexel
dirty copper
“Through the demon eye he saw Solon, tense behind the steering wheel, holding the truck on its true course until he reached the safety of the other side, rain still falling like pennies from heaven, dirty copper, the headlights, demon eyes themselves, laying beams like gangplanks on a pirate ship.”
Acapulco gold
“A high grade of marijuana, typically brownish- or greenish-gold in colour, originally grown around Acapulco, a seaside resort on the west coast of Mexico. 1965–.”
amber fluid
“Beer. Also amber liquid, amber nectar. 1959–.” [Australian]