In 1998 large numbers of Americans went to Burger King asking for a new type of burger.The food company published (publish) an ad in USA today announcing the new 'left-handed whopper',a burger designed for left-handed people,the following day,burger king admitted (admit) that they had been joking (joke) all along.
Swedish technician kjell worked (work) on the development of colour TV for many years when he announced (announce) in1962 that everyone could now convent their black and white TV sets into colour.The procedure was simple:you have (have) to put a nylon stocking over the TV screen.
Pretending that it had been developing (develop) the product for some time,a British supermarket announced in 2002 that it invented (invent) a whistling carrot.Using genetic engineering,the carrot grew with holes in it,and,when cooked,it would start whistling.