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Buck Henry's Animal Clothing Ruse
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09:10 - 13:16 (04:05)

Buck Henry went on national TV shows for years, advocating for the clothing of animals, as part of a prank orchestrated by Alan Abel, and continued to do so even after the prank was revealed to the public.

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Buck Henry embarked on a four-year-long hoax, appearing on various national interview shows to profess a need for animals to be clothed, all at the behest of prankster Alan Abel.
09:10 - 11:12 (02:02)
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Buck Henry
Summary

Buck Henry embarked on a four-year-long hoax, appearing on various national interview shows to profess a need for animals to be clothed, all at the behest of prankster Alan Abel. Henry joked about the idea after witnessing two cows having sex in the middle of the highway and has upcoming projects in the works.

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Buck Henry's Animal Clothing Ruse
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11:12 - 13:16 (02:03)
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Prank
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A man decided to start a fake hedge fund as a prank and managed to raise over $500,000 from unsuspecting investors. He continued the prank by writing letters to various publications and eventually turned himself in to the SEC.

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Buck Henry's Animal Clothing Ruse
Episode
Short Stuff: SINA
Podcast
Stuff You Should Know