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1 month ago | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
Jayne Bower also found the name of last month’s winner “in microscopic letters on the Reproducing Women book.” And Tom Blessing wrote, “As someone with a legal background, it pays to read the fine print.”Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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1 month ago | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
This month, Janine Shahinian was drawn as our Fake Ad winner for a record-breaking third time. Her response, while delighted, was also selfless. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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2 months ago | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
“‘We’re going back’ can be taken a couple ways but add in the 1600 Penn Street address I know what it means to me 😢”Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
Last month’s Fake Ad for the Norwegian American Association of Michigan (page 62) asked readers to come up with the name Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons. One of the clues was that he created the longest-running TV show in history. Subscribe Now This content is for subscribers only. Already a member? Log in here
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
We received 130 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Proletariat Bourbon on page 50 of the August Observer. Included among those was this one from Elena Chagnovich: “My dad, an avid bourbon drinker, spotted it from across the kitchen table. At first glance, he thought it was an ad for Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon, since the bottle was the same shape and had an animal on the cork. However, he quickly realized this was a sham!”This content is for subscribers only.
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Jul 25, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
“The Fake Ad is on page 42 for the Whippoorwill Bar and Grill,” writes the always reliable David Karl. “Ah yes, who hasn’t been driven to insomnia by the constant nighttime singing of the Whip-poor-will. I know I have. But unlike Thurber’s Mr. Kinstrey, I just took a sleeping pill and called it a night. Much easier, less hassle and mess free.” Articles from the Observer aren’t available to the general public online until the following month’s issue is published. Log In or Subscribe Now
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Jun 25, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
Last month’s Fake Ad for Mickey’s Heating and Cooling on page 48 of the June Observer elicited 196 correct responses. Articles from the Observer aren’t available to the general public online until the following month’s issue is published. Log In or Subscribe Now
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May 24, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
You know how sometimes you’re in a group chat and you come up with a really funny comment and you text it to the group and… nothing? No “haha.” No 🤣. Not even the humble :). Just… nothing. Articles from the Observer aren’t available to the general public online until the following month’s issue is published. Log In or Subscribe Now
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Brooke Black |I Spy
First, the facts: We received 156 entries correctly identifying the Fake Ad for Boundaries Books on page 68 of the April issue. Now, the fun: “You’ve been quite clever recently in hiding the previous winner’s name clue by not printing it at all (like the old Benson & Hedges ads) but this time beats all,” writes Donna Wessel Walker.
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Mar 25, 2024 | 
annarborobserver.com | Jay Forstner |Amy Sumerton |I Spy
We received 154 entries correctly identifying last month’s Fake Ad—including one from the winner’s husband, which is a first for us. “The April Fool’s Fake Ad is on page 61 ‘dealing’ with the April 1 ‘Charity Euchre Tournament’ at 1960 Haber Street,” writes Jeff Bower. “Very clever: Alan Haber was the first President of Students… Articles from the Observer aren’t available to the general public online until the following month’s issue is published. Log In or Subscribe Now
