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Good morning
I thought I had pulled some funny pranks in my day . . .
I was a total amateur compared to this guy LOL
. . . . . Didja Know?
In 1809, Theodore Hook made a bet with his friend that he could turn any house in London into the most talked about house for the week.
Theodore sent 1000’s of letters requesting deliveries, services and visitors to come on a certain day – to a randomly selected home.
When the day arrived, he and his friend watched from across the street as the madness began, starting at 4AM and continuing
late into the night. It started with 12 chimney sweeps, a fleet of coal delivery cars, dozens of wedding cakes - arriving in 1 hour intervals.
Then came fish and shoe deliveries – followed by doctors, lawyers and priests who had been summoned to attend someone they were told was dying.
At its peak, even the Governor of the Bank of England, the Duke of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Mayor for the City of London stopped by.
His pic is included in your wiki link. He looks like a drag queen. Wiki didn't bother including whether or not Hook was punished. He should have been. The worst I've heard in modern day is someone ordering dozens of pizzas and having them delivered to someone else.
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Originally Posted by JustJoy
<b>Good morning
I thought I had pulled some funny pranks in my day . . .
I was a total amateur compared to this guy LOL
. . . . . Didja Know?
In 1809, Theodore Hook made a bet with his friend that he could turn any house in London into the most talked about house for the week.
Theodore sent 1000’s of letters requesting deliveries, services and visitors to come on a certain day – to a randomly selected home.
When the day arrived, he and his friend watched from across the street as the madness began, starting at 4AM and continuing
late into the night. It started with 12 chimney sweeps, a fleet of coal delivery cars, dozens of wedding cakes - arriving in 1 hour intervals.
Then came fish and shoe deliveries – followed by doctors, lawyers and priests who had been summoned to attend someone they were told was dying.
At its peak, even the Governor of the Bank of England, the Duke of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Mayor for the City of London stopped by. </b>
I didn't know that, Joy. It's an interesting DYK. I hope he paid all those bills to the shopkeepers and everyone else who lost money as a result of his caper.
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