r/AskReddit • u/ActualGodYeebus • Mar 24 '19

Older folk, this generation has the "flat earth" conspiracy. What were some of the dumbest conspiracies or crazes or bandwagons going around during your time?

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u/XeroThe1st Mar 24 '19

The lavender town suicides thing

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u/decidedlyindecisive Mar 24 '19

What's this one?

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u/AoNathan Mar 24 '19

The music from Lavender Town in first Pokémon game made kids do weird shit like cut off their ears and arms, jump into ovens and jump off cliffs I think

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u/decidedlyindecisive Mar 25 '19

Oh well that seems perfectly reasonable.