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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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#40: The Spiggot Metric Boycott
1973: Westward Television, a British TV studio, produced a documentary feature about the village of Spiggot. As the documentary explained, the stubborn residents of this small town were refusing to accept the new decimal currency recently adopted by the British government, preferring instead to stick with the traditional denominations they had grown up with. As soon as the documentary was over, the studio received hundreds of calls expressing support for the brave stand taken by the villagers. In fact, many of the callers voiced their intention to join in the anti-decimal crusade. Unfortunately for this burgeoning rebellion, the village of Spiggot did not exist.
Comments
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Totaly believable! I mean, who wouldn't believe there was a village in the UK called Spiggot?
(I think it was called Spiculum during the Roman occupation....)
It's probably near Piddles!
And I believe the villagers of Spiggot are leading the British resistance to Euros!
Posted by Tim Kerr in New Zealand on Sun Apr 09, 2006 at 02:01 AM
lil odd, but, still, Did America not use the decimal system? Who woulda thunk that one? Not many? Hah, LOL!
Posted by MJ on Fri Mar 30, 2007 at 10:29 PM
That was in the days when we had a truly regional TV network in the UK.
No one would have the guts to do something as amusing as this nowadays.
Tempus F.
Best
Fred F.
Posted by Fred F in West of UK on Sat Mar 31, 2007 at 12:26 PM
the entire UK did exactly this (reject the idea) when it came time to adopt the Euro
Posted by maxnort in usa on Tue Jan 08, 2008 at 05:41 AM
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