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When The WBC Got Pranked On Thanksgiving
The Westboro Baptist Church was bombarded with calls in November after a site listed its phone number as the hotline for information about turkeys contaminated with a new, deadly strain of avian flu.
The National Report claimed the CDC had confirmed a new form of the virus found in turkeys distributed by a major supplier. The site warned consumers not to eat any turkey on Thanksgiving, because the virus could withstand cooking temperatures:
Concerned dupes calling the ficticious “Turkey Safety Hotline,” which just turned out to be the Westboro Baptist Church’s main line. Some commenters said the line was busy all day, and their Thanksgiving dinner plans were ruined by the prank, but we’d say it was worth it.
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