ShortHand: The Max Headroom Incident
A man in a creepy rubber mask shouting “catch the wave” and wielding a dildo: probably not what residents of Chicago were expecting in the middle of Dr Who, but that’s what they got, on November the 22nd 1987.
The “Max Headroom Incident” isn’t just one of the most infamous and creepy practical jokes in history, but it’s also an interesting microcosm of late ‘80s nerd culture – back when liking D&D and sitting at home on your computer wasn’t just fun and games, it meant life as a social outcast.
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