# Is the Flat Earth Society a spoof site? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 23, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664 "2003-12-23T17:14:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lithium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/71c47a/32.png) [@Lithium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lithium)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/1 "2003-12-23T17:14:01Z")
At first glance, you think that they really believe what they are saying, then you see a comment like this: > [@](#): > > 1. Does Idaho exist > No. The existence of Idaho is a lie, fabricated by a conspiracy of cartographers, as is England (see question 10). [http://www.flat-earth.org/platygaea/faq.html](http://www.flat-earth.org/platygaea/faq.html) This leads me to believe that it is a spoof site like Timecube, the author doesn’t really beleive it, but they just want to start an internet fad. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/2 "2003-12-23T17:21:55Z")
I don’t know about the site, but the founder of the Flat Earth Society lived in Palmdale, CA. (I lived in Lancaster and went to high school in Quartz Hill). I always found it amusing that he lived so near Edwards AFB and AF Plant 42, the Antelope Valley long being a hub of aerospace exploration. (The founder died many years ago, BTW.) ---
**Author:** ![SandyHook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/3 "2003-12-23T17:24:21Z")
I noticed that the FAQ page was done by a Lee Harvey Oswald Smith. That might be a clue. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/4 "2003-12-23T17:28:42Z")
Well, the site domain is owned by someone with a Melbourne (Australia) University address. That should tell you something. How can one live Down Under when the Earth is flat? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/5 "2003-12-23T17:57:47Z")
Ever try to find the “B-side” on a spherical record, smartypants? ---
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/6 "2003-12-23T18:05:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lithium \* > \*\*This leads me to believe that it is a spoof site like Timecube, the author doesn’t really beleive it, but they just want to start an internet fad. \*\* Do you have a cite for timecube being a spoof? I always assumed he was just seriously deranged. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/7 "2003-12-23T18:20:48Z")
Flat Earth Society…reminded me of the Bad Religion song of the same name. Pretty cool song. ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flat-earth-society-a-spoof-site/220664/8 "2003-12-23T18:26:27Z")
But didn’t the Flat Earth Society exist long before the Internet? (no cite). In which case, I think they might seriously be serious. :eek: