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09 May 2007

The Upper Peninsula War: hurry before it's gone.→[More:]One of the better-crafted hoaxes I've ever seen on Wikipedia. Otherwise known as the period of Michigan Independence and the Canada-Michigan War (or something like that).

post by: stilicho at: 20:52 | 5 comments

Excellent. I'm showing this to my research students.

posted by craniac 09 May | 22:05

Oh my sweet awesome!

posted by klangklangston 09 May | 23:02

Captured the page for posterity/lulz.
Very well done. Reads like a textbook.

posted by CitrusFreak12 09 May | 23:47

Wow, good spot. That is fantastic.

posted by greycap 10 May | 01:33

But it did happen...

I was there.

grumbles to self that the UP should be part of Wisconsin.

posted by drezdn 10 May | 08:03

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