It was discussed at D.U. then.
Here's another example of the high art of tabloid writing as practiced by the author, Vincenzo Sardi:
(snip) Friday, May 11, 2001
It could be blood 'pooling' to the feet. Or, it could be shoes. The discoloration is there. But, the 'barcode' partially obscures her lower legs so it's hard to tell if Mom ... the 'shrink-wrapped dead Mom' ... is really dead, as claimed on the cover of this week's Weekly World News (May 15, 2001). It could be a hoax ... a clever ruse designed to get us check-outers to cough up another $2.79 ($3.95 CANADA) before leaving our neighborhood Publix. (snip)
(snip) Page 6 assures its readers that the Mom was not the victim of any crime; her death was natural and that the 'preservation' technique used by her son was humane and effective. Let's let Weekly World News reporter Vincenzo Sardi detail the handiwork:
"The devoted son decided to preserve his mother with the airtight shrink-wrap system used to protect books for shipping. In the dead of night, he carried her body to the warehouse where the equipment was kept."
"Shrink-wrap is a form of polyethylene plastic that is wrapped around an object. When heat is applied with a type of heat gun, the plastic shrinks into place, forming a taut, airtight, waterproof covering that protects the contents from the corrosive effects of nature."
"Kruger (the son), who never had visitors, found it easy to keep the mommy mummy secret." (snip/...)
http://www.corkscrew-balloon.com/01/05/2fla/Another journalistic triumph:
(snip) "Are we on the eve of destruction?"
Randy Jeffries and Vincenzo Sardi, again of the Weekly World News, give us a delightful double page spread that summarizes their interviews with "five top experts" regarding the possibility of apocalypse in the year 2000. With the votes in and counted, the five believe apocalypse is certain. Revered Hershel Darminger, one of those interviewed, even went so far as to say that , "No minister I know honestly believes that Judgment Day won't arrive with the new millennium." I hope for all of our sakes Rev. Darminger is one hopelessly unpopular gentleman. (snip/...)
http://www.survivingtheapocalypse.com/thefeatures/1999/december/