Sure, its funny, but probably a good idea on his part. The ONLY way he could explain his extensive business experience and talent is to be totally honest about it. I hope this guy found a productive (and legal) position.
Fascinating! I remember the Tasasday, and the moths, but I never knew they turned out to be frauds. The bigger headlines come from the original stories. The followups probably got buried on page ten.
Putting scotch tape (or cello tape) on a cat is a piece of fun from my childhood. It always makes them walk funny without doing harm. A piece of tape on a kitten's tail will cause them to chase their tail.
As for the bacon, the guy's previous day's post had a to do list, which included taping bacon to the cat. http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/004456.html I believe he was trying to find out if readers got that far. They did, and expressed doubt whether he would do it, so he had to. http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/004457.html