Classic Online Hoaxes

[bassrique]

My old hoax bookmarks are gone, but many of the sites still exist, while an equal number are down the memory hole. Do you have any favorites?

The first site that creeps back into my memory is [was] "Bacon Whores". The idea here was a Hooters-type girl would come over in shorts and a tight t-shirt to make you bacon. I can't find the site, but here's an image of the home page:



IIRC, that hoax site was very successful. Celebs like Brad Pitt were wearing their Bacon Whore t-shirts.



Shopped?

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The next one I remember is a fake first person shooter vid game called "Jesus Freak'n". I can't find anything out there on this one. I do remember the catch phrase, "After 2000 years of turning the other cheek, he's back to throw the first stone". ..Something like that.

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This one is still around:

http://www.license.shorturl.com/

I think everyone has seen that one.

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Then there's the controversy surrounding the deadly dihydrogen monoxide:

http://www.dhmo.org/



And speaking of water:

http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/

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Your dog doesn't like being held prisoner. Freedom!!

http://www.thedogisland.com/

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Lovecraft fans will recognize this one:

http://www.miskatonic.net/

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Similar to Kittybeef/Puppybeef:

http://petsorfood.com/

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Time-travel investing:

http://www.timetravelfund.com/

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Yoga for cats:

http://www.yogakitty.com/

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Need to increase your website hits?

http://www.clickmonkeys.com/


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Does anyone have any more?

[UncleFluffy]

Bonsai Kitten?

Original site is down, but http://www.shorty.com/bonsaikitten/ is a partial mirror.

[bassrique]

Business cards made of meat lol:

http://www.meatcards.com/

wait a minute....... that's real....

[Thunderscreech]

http://antispore.com/


This is a hoax. Some guy is just making it all up

[bassrique]

Originally Posted by Thunderscreech

http://antispore.com/


This is a hoax. Some guy is just making it all up

That's a weird one.

[bassrique]

Edit: Come on, what a great idea! No need for violence. Think of all the lives this can save.

You've seen it on TV, heard it on the radio, and read it in your local newspapers, "Our Public Water Supply Is Polluted and Dangerous!"

Every year millions of gallons of crude oil and toxic waste materials are dumped into our oceans and water reservoirs. Many have heard of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. But what about all those other chemical spills that seemingly go undetected under the cover of night. No matter how much your city tries to cleanse their water system, traces of these dangerous chemicals still prevail all around. Cities across the United States and around the world have old, corroded, lead pipes that poison your water. More than ever before, people are turning to bottled water as a safety precaution against all these pollutants. But many of these bottled waters are even worse than public water supplies. Some bottling facilities do not change their filters frequently enough and thus inject hazardous substances into your water. Other bottling companies don't date their supplies and end up selling old water, which is equally dangerous.

It's time to stop the insanity and insist on a better quality of life. Stop drinking tap water. Stop drinking well water. Refuse to touch water from desalination plants. And remember that mountain spring water is a disaster waiting to happen. Do you know how many people and animals urinated in your spring water, upstream? Yes, it's disgusting to think about (perhaps even humorous), but it happens. So stop drinking it. Insist on only one natural substance... Dehydrated water.

Unlike traditional water bottling facilities who bottle water only from one specific region, we have designed an innovative blending system that harnesses and compresses the benefits of waters ranging from the French Alps to the Rocky Mountains. Our 27-step process bonds the molecules and rigorously blends the waters together. It then secretes the water molecules and harvests them for the final stage. Once ready, the substance is introduced to the environment and the excess vapors are released. The remaining substance is pure, natural, dehydrated water.

[popinfresh]

www.peta.org love this one.

Favourite part https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocac...Action&id=2209

[L-A]

In the same line:

http://www.peta2.com/sea_Kittens/

[bassrique]

That new PETA Pam Anderson ad is no hoax.

[Webtroll]

Originally Posted by vene-nemesis

edited

a disclaimer would have been nice

[bassrique]

Originally Posted by Webtroll

a disclaimer would have been nice

I don't get it. Who should have given such?

[hbarcat]

Originally Posted by bassrique

I don't get it. Who should have given such?

I don't get it either. What about this needs a disclaimer other than it's obviously a hoax listed in a thread about hoaxes in a post that says it's a hoax?

And speaking of water: http://www.buydehydratedwater.com/

[rcarraher]

Originally Posted by bassrique

A hoax post?



Edit: Come on, what a great idea! No need for violence. Think of all the lives this can save.

What do you add to dehydrated water to make it drinkable again? Steven Wright wants to know?

[vene-nemesis]

Click the hoax!

[iamlowsound]

Originally Posted by popinfresh

www.peta.org love this one.

Favourite part https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocac...Action&id=2209

Reading the PETA site, it actually looks like a hoax site.

lowsound

[L-A]

Here's one to put with PETA's website under the "unfortunately not a hoax" category.

http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/forum/