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The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), and the Hoax Forum.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.
The Museum of Hoaxes is dedicated to promoting knowledge about hoaxes. (Click here for opening hours, etc.) On our blog we post about dubious- sounding claims, and whatever else strikes our fancy. The site is also home to the Hoaxipedia (the museum's online encyclopedia of hoaxes), and the Hoax Forum.
The museum was created in 1997 by Alex Boese. He's assisted by a staff of deputy curators and docents. Alex is the author of three books, most recently Elephants on Acid: And Other Bizarre Experiments (which has nothing to do with hoaxes). Check out the list of the Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time for a preview.Prankplace.com
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#92: LA Highways Close for Repairs
In 1987 a Los Angeles disc jockey announced that on April 8 the LA highway system would be shut down for repairs for an entire month. This was alarming news in LA where it's necessary to use the highway to get almost anywhere. The radio station immediately received hundreds of frantic calls in response to the announcement, and the California Highway Patrol reported that they were also flooded with calls throughout the day. The station later admitted that it was stunned by the intensity of the public reaction to the hoax. A representative from the California Department of Transportation called the station's managers to share their opinion of the prank. Reportedly "they didn't think it was very funny."
Comments
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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I'm the first person to post... YAY!!!
Posted by Jim in Fresno on Tue Mar 29, 2005 at 10:53 AM
thats cos no1 else could give a damn about this usa ****
Posted by Jims a loser on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 04:14 PM
stfu. ...and there's an apostrophy in Bob's a looser"...
Posted by G. W. Bush in Washington, DC on Sun Apr 02, 2006 at 01:28 PM
I remember that one. I even went as far as trying one night to figure out if I could drive from Hacienda Heights to City of Industry where I worked at the time, via "mostly" Valley Blvd or whatever. These major thouroghfares were parralel to the 60 and 10. One of my friends called me an idiot for even "kinda" believing that....It was great!
Posted by HongKong97 in San Diego on Mon Apr 03, 2006 at 11:16 AM
It was K-Earth 101! Remember it well!
Posted by Rec in Los Angeles on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 04:56 AM
The thing I wonder though, did anyone get fired?
Posted by Mike in A secret military base in Germany (Well... kinda s on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 11:40 PM
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