Aren't we overdue for this year's questions about the Mars "Two Moons" hoax?

Question

Each year around this time, cranks and the gullible begin responding to the e-mail spam about Mars becoming as bright as the moon. So far I haven't seen any. Was the spammer arrested? Surely the answer is not because people have wised up!

Answer 1

There's already been one - about 2 weeks ago:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

I'd like to think that people have wised up, but I'm not convinced. With still more than a month to go to the "two moons" date of August 27th, I'll be surprised if more don't turn up.

Answer 2

agree with you on the wise part! i think these morons are too busy coming up with 2012 amergedon c**p than to use those few brain cells they have to think of another planet. i wish the spammer was arrested for all of this nonsense. maybe then we'd get some real astronomy questions around here. but please, don't give them any ideas!