447 – The Phallic Iceberg, Metric Time, and Other Acts of Committed Mischief

From a man named Porky Bicker stockpiling 70 tires for three years to fake a volcanic eruption in Alaska, to a pair of pranksters who stomped around Clearwater, Florida in giant lead penguin feet for a decade, to Saskatoon radio hosts who convinced an entire province (and a sitting member of Parliament) that Canada was switching to "metric time" — this is a masterclass in long-form mischief. The hosts close with a naturally occurring iceberg off the coast of Dildo, Newfoundland that defies all earthly explanation, before pivoting — somehow — to a serious reflection on Easter weekend, public accountability, and the fragility of moral character under the spotlight. Hosts Dr. Tim Hindmarsh & Dr. May Hindmarsh – Husband-and-wife physician duo, hosts of DocTales with Cocktails, broadcasting from their newly Florida-tized studio. What We Covered The DocTales episode 13 lunar prank — how the hosts convinced longtime friends they'd been chosen for a NASA mission, complete with the now-infamous "Personal, Reproductive and Intimacy Capsule" (PRIC) — and why people were still asking about the moon launch a year later Why the Artemis launch on April 1st may itself be the greatest prank of the modern era Porky Bicker, Sitka, Alaska, 1974 — the three-year tire-hoarding operation that faked an eruption of Mount Edgecumbe and won the Ingenuity & Patience Award Clearwater, Florida, 1948–1958 — the giant penguin feet hoax, a 10-year prank involving lead footprints, a fooled cryptozoologist, and a confession that didn't come until 1988 Saskatoon, 1975 — the Wally and Den Show's "metric time" prank: 10-hour days, 100-second hours, the fictional Dutch physicist Larmen Kohler, panicked watch owners, and a member of Parliament who stood up and confronted Pierre Trudeau on the floor of the House of Commons A long detour into UFOs, alien donations vs. crashes, the Trinity Site theory, and whether the real cover-up is alien tech or human tech we never released Kate McKinnon's SNL alien abduction sketch (a public service mention) Dildo, Newfoundland and the Phallic Iceberg — Ken Perry's drone footage of a 30-foot anatomically suggestive iceberg, and yes, the town really is called Dildo The "thread of truth" theory of pranks — and why the same principle explains how psyops, social media campaigns, and accusation-without-evidence work A serious turn: Erika Kirk, public grief, and how visibility creates targets even when the criticism is despicable The Billy Graham coalition meeting of the late 1940s — pastors sitting down to identify their failure modes (money, marriages, message drift) and building guardrails that held for 70+ years Spiritual humility, brokenness, and why "I come as I am" matters — especially during Easter weekend Memorable Moments Tim's instant categorization: Porky Bicker wins Ingenuity & Patience, the Clearwater penguin guys win Longevity, and the Saskatoon radio guys win Cultural Damage May trying to imagine how anyone in 1974 stored 70 tires (answer: "It's Alaska, it's probably in his front yard") The metric time bit — a real MP standing up in Parliament and pointing at Pierre Trudeau: "Mr. Trudeau, you've gone too far. We're not doing metric time." "In Dildo, there's no D batteries available. Those would be triple As." Tim's running thesis that the Roswell crashes weren't crashes at all — they were donations The market moving a trillion dollars on a single Trump statement: "I had a big turd this morning and Trump's colon's feeling much better — market's up like 3%" May's reaction to the seamless segue from giant ice schlong to scripture: "We are geniuses. We can take a giant ice schlong and weave it into scripture." Links & Resources DocTales with Cocktails — past episodes, including the legendary Episode 13 (April 1, 2021): the moon mission prank Mount Edgecumbe / Porky Bicker prank — search "Porky Bickar Mount Edgecumbe 1974" Clearwater Giant Penguin tracks (1948–1958) — Tony Signorini & Al Williams The Wally and Den Show metric time prank — CFQC Saskatoon, April 1, 1975 Ken Perry's "Chilly Willy" iceberg photo — The Guardian coverage of the Dildo, Newfoundland phenomenon DocTales with Cocktails is hosted by Dr. Tim and Dr. May Hindmarsh. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @bsfreemd DocTales with Cocktails is for entertainment purposes only. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical advice. Talk to your own physician before making any decisions about your health.