The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
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The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
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Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#2I miss British humor. This doesn't seem like something that would ever happen today.
Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#3Related:
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Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#4My grandfather was still talking of this in the 90s. A very good joke!
Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#5Reminds me of a) the breathtaking vox pop done by the BBC [0] in 1978 as metric adoption nipped at their imperial heels, and some spectacularly bewildered misunderstandings manifested -- the first citizen here inventing the word kilomileometres and (I wish she were joking) asserting that your car's mileage is reduced because you'll be using litres,
and b) the comedy radio show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, running since the 1970's but includes a game called Mornington Crescent [1] (since season 6) wherein the panel take it in turns to 'get to Mornington Crescent' using the London Underground map as a playing board. Many rules and variations are cited and vaguely explained, but it's all just made up -- nonetheless there has been an abundance of people who've listened to this madness, and then written to the BBC to demand a rulebook.
The point? Not sure. Does this reflect positively upon the some style of comedy favoured by the Brits, or negatively about their credulity? As a nominal Brit, I can't comment with any impartiality.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykthWUdkhu0
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mornington_Crescent_(game)
Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#6I miss British humor. This doesn't seem like something that would ever happen today.
Are you counting the flying penguins documentary?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfWzp7rYR4#-penguins
Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#7My grandfather was still talking of this in the 90s. A very good joke!
I fell for it. I wasn't born in 1957, but I to this day I remember the picture. I must have seen it in a newspaper when I was around 5. It was before TV. I just accepted the picture as ground truth and it stuck with me for many years.
It came as quite a shock when I discovered as an adult spaghetti was made from flour.
Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#8I miss British humor. This doesn't seem like something that would ever happen today.
It very much happens today, it is just extremely much darker.
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#9I recently showed this to one of my kids when they asked how spaghetti is made. The hoax continues
Re: The 1957 “Spaghetti-Grows-on-Trees” Hoax
#10reminds me of the "Lenin was a mushroom" hoax