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Happy Birthday, Cardiff Giant
He's 137 years old today (October 16). The Washington Post reports: On Oct. 16, 1869, workers in Cardiff, New York, dug up what they thought was a 10-foot-tall petrified man. The Cardiff Giant was big, all right -- a big hoax. A year earlier, George Hull paid $2,600 to have the giant made, then buried on a farm. Even after Hull admitted the hoax, people wanted to see it. They still do: The Cardiff Giant has been displayed in Cooperstown, New York, since 1948.
Of course, I have much more info about "Old Hoaxy" in the Gallery of Hoaxes. I still think I must be the only person who's ever gone to Cooperstown, New York just to see the Cardiff Giant, without ever bothering to set foot in the Baseball Hall of Fame.|
Categories: History Posted by Alex on Mon Oct 16, 2006 |
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I still think I must be the only person who's ever gone to Cooperstown, New York just to see the Cardiff Giant, without ever bothering to set foot in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Yes Alex, but you're special
Ooh...I share my birthday with the Cardiff Giant! 
Posted by Smerk in to mischief on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 05:57 AM
You're much better preserved, though, Smerk!
Posted by Accipiter on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 07:47 AM
Happy Birthday to you too, Smerk!
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 10:54 AM
"I still think I must be the only person who's ever gone to Cooperstown, New York just to see the Cardiff Giant, without ever bothering to set foot in the Baseball Hall of Fame."
Nope, you're not that unique, Alex (okay, that's improper english, but hey). I did a report on him back in high school, rode out there from where I lived then, the tip of Cayuga Lake. Couldn't care less about baseball, so just checked out the olde tyme village-e while I was there.
Might even have beaten you to it - I was there innnnn... 1981?
Posted by Just Al in North Carolina on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 12:00 PM
Nope, you're not that unique, Alex (okay, that's improper english, but hey). I did a report on him back in high school, rode out there from where I lived then, the tip of Cayuga Lake. Couldn't care less about baseball, so just checked out the olde tyme village-e while I was there.
Might even have beaten you to it - I was there innnnn... 1981?
Our family enjoyed Cooperstown without going to the Hall of Fame. There's a lot in that area to enjoy as tourists.
Posted by cvirtue on Mon Oct 16, 2006 at 12:03 PM
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