[HN Gopher] The long-running joke of a moon made of cheese
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       The long-running joke of a moon made of cheese
        
       Author : benbreen
       Score  : 8 points
       Date   : 2024-02-18 03:37 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | mr_sturd wrote:
       | Without a single mention of Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out!
        
       | NikkiA wrote:
       | 99.9% of all folklore is long running jokes, I've never been sure
       | if the humour is in seeing how many people are gullible enough to
       | believe that people back then believed the story, or if the story
       | itself is the joke.
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       | I grew up hearing local tales of Wade and Wayland, and I don't
       | think anyone seriously expected me to believe them after I was
       | about 3 or so.
        
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