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| − | A '''snipe hunt''' is a joke played upon an unsuspecting | + | A '''snipe hunt''' is a joke played upon an unsuspecting person, usually by a group of people. In its original form a snipe hunt is taking out the person to be duped to join in hunting or capturing snipes, a creature that does not actually exist. The methodology to find a snipe may be odd, and the humor is based upon the recipient attempting to find the non-existent snipe before later being told it was all a [[hoax]]. Snipe hunts are often associated with [[Boy Scout]] troops. |
| − | [[Category:Hoaxes]] | + | Ironically, there are birds called snipes that actually exist.<ref>http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i2300id.html</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:00, August 27, 2008
A snipe hunt is a joke played upon an unsuspecting person, usually by a group of people. In its original form a snipe hunt is taking out the person to be duped to join in hunting or capturing snipes, a creature that does not actually exist. The methodology to find a snipe may be odd, and the humor is based upon the recipient attempting to find the non-existent snipe before later being told it was all a hoax. Snipe hunts are often associated with Boy Scout troops.
Ironically, there are birds called snipes that actually exist.[1]