# I want to start a rumor/superstition just for fun.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 12, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946 "2013-01-12T05:42:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946/21 "2013-01-13T15:19:14Z")

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> [@dnooman](#):
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> Maybe the act of being “taken” by a harmless joke would cause a few people to investigate facts, rather that take things at face value.
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> The point of my suggested ruse is twofold. It’s primarily to be entertained by the gullibility of others, but it is also meant to demonstrate that everything you read online isn’t necessarily the truth, once the ruse has been exposed.

While I can understand the fun of seeing something you personally created spread amongst the gullible, isn’t there enough garbage out there on the internet to serve this purpose already?

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946/22 "2013-01-14T01:56:10Z")

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Some of you are no fun.

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**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946/23 "2013-01-14T03:47:36Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Some of you are no fun.

Agreed.

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**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-start-a-rumor-superstition-just-for-fun/646946/24 "2013-01-14T05:44:29Z")

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Careful now, that’s how religions get started…,

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