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Thursday, February 21, 2019

Now That's A Hoax

In 1958, a prankster named Jerry Sprague appeared on rural Michigan roads dressed as a ‘blue alien’, freaking out drivers.



The Little Blue Man Hoax (1958)



FTA: "Some said the man appeared to be ten-feet high. Others thought he was only two-feet high. One motorist claimed he "ran faster than any human.""

LOL.

It was a more innocent time.

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15 comments:

  1. DaBladeFebruary 21, 2019 6:43 AM

    1958? Couldn't have been me then since before my time. Not sure this space dude would have even raised an eyebrow around Flint town though. I looked it up and it was no surprise to learn this happened in Bad Axe. We try to disassociate from those weirdos over there in the 'thumb'.

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  2. cubeFebruary 21, 2019 7:07 AM

    DaBlade: LOL. I thought of you when I saw that it happened in Michigan. Now I'm going to have to look up Bad Axe and the 'thumb' (suckers).

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  3. Granny AnnieFebruary 21, 2019 9:05 AM

    I was 12 years old in 1958 and would so have fallen for this.

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  4. SandeeFebruary 21, 2019 9:22 AM

    How fun. People can come up with the weirdest things to do.

    Have a fabulous day. ♥

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  5. LLFebruary 21, 2019 1:09 PM

    If that happened up in the mountains, he'd likely have been shot. Once they discovered it was a guy in a costume, there would have been a brief trail funeral with a few words said over the carcass before it was rolled into the gully. They're not fond of illegal aliens in the mountains.

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  6. cubeFebruary 21, 2019 4:05 PM

    Granny Annie: Down a rural road in the dark, anything running by might be scary, including a guy dressed like that.

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  7. cubeFebruary 21, 2019 4:08 PM

    Sandee: It looks funny to us now, but it was a more innocent time back then. We're more cynical nowadays.

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  8. JanFebruary 21, 2019 4:13 PM

    Today some space aliens would be offended.

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  9. KidFebruary 21, 2019 5:57 PM

    These days, everyone would assume it was someone walking home from the WalMart.

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  10. messymimiFebruary 21, 2019 7:33 PM

    Sweetie’s dad and a good friend pulled off a stunt many years ago, convincing everyone a stretch of road was haunted. They had fun while it lasted.

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  11. cubeFebruary 22, 2019 9:11 AM

    Jan: Lol. If they were portrayed as looking like the 1958 "blue" alien, they should be offended. Everyone knows real aliens are much better looking 😉

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  12. cubeFebruary 22, 2019 9:12 AM

    Kid: Lol. Hey, I shop at WalMart!

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  13. cubeFebruary 22, 2019 9:13 AM

    Messymimi: Good old-fashioned fun. The kind of stunts I used to pull. Love it.

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  14. cubeFebruary 22, 2019 9:52 AM

    LL: Frontier justice doesn't just occur in the mountains.

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  15. KidFebruary 23, 2019 2:45 PM

    Me too Cube.

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