Press Release Spoof

The previous post I made was a spoof of a press release I wrote at work in about 10 minutes. My intentions were to use it in our bi-weekly newsletter as a random joke, but at the urging of my office mate I sent a copy of it to Privateer Press prior to actually putting it in the newsletter. It was a good thing I did because I received a prompt response.

I'm not entirely sure how anyone could possibly be stupid enough to believe that anything in the article could even remotely be true (except for the part about PETA), but rather than risk it I bowed before the pressure (and the thought of an Army of Lawyers showing up at work) and we did not put the article in the newsletter. Instead I posted it here as Fan Fiction ... YAY freedom of speech!

For amusements sake, here is the response I got from P.P.

Hello Patrick,

At this time we would prefer that you do not put out any false news articles that use the Privateer Press trademark or trademark protected brands. Creating news articles such as this can confuse the marketplace as to the origin of their reporting and while your article is clearly for the purpose of generating some humor, some people cannot see the forest for the trees. We don’t want to have to answer for the humor you generate. We appreciate your support of our products but at this time cannot give you permission to proceed with this idea. If you have any questions let me know.