This was just emailed to me.
At first I thought it must be Photoshopped, but Comment #11 would indicate some kind of independent corroboration. If it's real, all I can say is "Good grief" and link over to my "Authorized Journalist" files.
Either way, it's funny. Anyone who can verify or debunk, please weigh in.
UPDATE: CONFIRMED AS REAL. The person who sent it to me is also the one who scanned it. He tells me "it ran in the Los Angeles Daily News on Dec 10, 08 on Page A21."
Dec. 16 UPDATE: Jay Leno talked about it last night (start at 10:43 into the show).
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