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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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#8: The Left-Handed Whopper
1998: Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers. The following day Burger King issued a follow-up release revealing that although the Left-Handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the press release, "many others requested their own 'right handed' version."
Comments
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That is soooo funnny! Genious!
Posted by Lesley in Sacramento, CA on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 10:19 AM
I wonder if this inspired the "left handed" G-gasm Method
- a G-spot orgasm how-to?
Posted by Bonnie in NYC on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 02:08 PM
i think that was so crazy. omg the should make a news paper artical of that
lol
Posted by emily scott in USA\georgia on Sun Apr 01, 2007 at 04:43 AM
HAHAHAHAHA! Im gunna go and order one now and see what happens!
Posted by Karen in San Jose, California on Sun Apr 01, 2007 at 09:43 AM
Man... it just sickens me that there are people out there that could fall for that.
Posted by Locke in St. Paul on Tue Apr 03, 2007 at 07:34 AM
That is hillarious!
Posted by Paul on Thu May 17, 2007 at 07:51 PM
What is the difference between a left handed burger and a regular one? They probably just did it so they could get more money or somethin, there is no way to make a left handed burger or right handed one or whatever. I agree with Locke on how anyone would believe this ;-D
Posted by Smiley in On Earth on Fri Aug 17, 2007 at 06:39 PM
can i have a left handed whopper and a right hander and a large fry and a soda lol :}
Posted by joey in texas on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 05:44 PM
Well to be honest. I feel that Burger King missed out. Burger King has advertised for many years that it takes TWO hands to handle a Whopper.
If the original Whopper was right-handed then one, or should I say 2, people were necessary to properly eat a right-handed Whopper. That is two hands, two RIGHT hands, from two different people. (Remember, there were no hand transplants at that time.)
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That waz hilarious!!!!!
Posted by shantell in yuma,az on Mon Feb 04, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Nice blog. Thank you
This must be one of the stupidest thing I have seen that people will believe. Burgers for Left Handed people? What will they come up with next? Fries?
Posted by Sexy Girl Dance on Sun Mar 02, 2008 at 08:51 AM
LMAO I remember my dad actually telling me about this back when I was a little kid. Proud to be a lefty!
*orders one*
Posted by Jon in Orange County, CA on Mon Mar 31, 2008 at 11:37 PM
Being a leftie all my life I find this hoax to be one for the righties. At last, lefties have be regonized out there.
Posted by Katie Taylor in home on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 07:47 AM
I did laugh at this, but at the same time am saddened to know that the following may actually be true:
A person is smart
People are stupid and will believe anything-People are dangerous and mindless
A person is smart
Could it really be that this society as a whole or in its smaller parts, could possibly believe that a ROUND food could possibly be made for different handed people? It seems here that most think this is funny, and individually it may be, but the scary part is that some people ACTUALLY tried to order this.
What do pranks like this say to the rest of the world about this country? That we don't need to pick on us, apparently we'll do it ourselves. Hey, we're gonna be mad if you laugh at us, but only cuz we didn't think of it first. We don't present ourselves as a whole to anyone in or out of this country, but we expect everyone to see us as a whole. I don't get people at all. I like a good joke as much as the next guy, but maybe we all need to grow up a little so when the big dogs come down off the porch, we don't get stampeded.
Im bitchy today.
Posted by Jennifer on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 08:24 AM
Only in America. Are they putting stupidity genes in the food over there or something?!?
Posted by Jacob in UK on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 09:16 AM
No, they're putting stupid genes in our schools, dumbing down to the lowest common denominator.
It'a easier to control an ignorant population and to steal from them.
Posted by PenDragging in Massachusetts, USA on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 10:18 AM
You are right Jacob, only in America. BTW, do you know where I can get a spaghetti tree?
Posted by Joe in US on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Hehe! I'm left handed and I would be very confused with a left handed whopper. I'm 10 so I would be very curious and confused. LOL! Great joke Buger King!
P.S. *whispers to Burger King* I love you! :D
Posted by Tamera in a Place in space on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 07:36 PM
hey, i would order one. not because i fall for that. just for fun: one left hander, one right, coke no ice... how funny is that~
Posted by ryan on Mon Mar 30, 2009 at 06:13 PM
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