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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/TirelessGuardian on 2025-03-15 12:41:13+00:00.

Original Title: TIL In 1983, it was announced on radio that the hard to find Cabbage Patch Dolls would be dropped from a plane at County Stadium. People just needed to hold up a catcher’s mitt and their credit card, to be photographed by the plane. 20-30 people fell for the prank and showed up at the stadium.

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[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 47 minutes ago

Reminds me of when WKRP did a helicopter turkey giveaway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTCaibFcEHg

[–] red_bull_of_juarez@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did they get a Toy Yoda as a consolation prize?

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Taking candy from a baby is nowhere nearly as easy as taking a sparkling new dream from a poor. 🥲🤢

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As I read this, I thought you were going to tell a story about how you tried stealing candy from a baby, but failed because the baby was just TOO strong.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You mean that ol' classic wherein said baby musta weighed ^...about ^tree ^fiddy?