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[[File:Can Tho in 74 bid ad.jpg|thumb|Can Tho in 74 bid ad from the FUNcon II PB]]
A [[hoax bid]] allegedly by [[Dick Eney]] to hold [[FUNcon]] 7 in Can Tho in Thailand on "Buddha's Birthday weekend" (generally celebrated in April through early June) in 1974.

It's a bit difficult to tell at this remove if this was a ''real'' hoax bid by Eney or a ''fake'' hoax bid by someone else -- Eney worked for a US aid agency in SE Asia during the Vietnam era and was accused by some fans of being a secret agent or some sort.  There was a lot of low-level nastiness.

It's also unclear just what the hoax bid was hoaxily bidding for: Given the late Spring date, it wasn't Worldcon and probably wasn't Westercon.  The ad appeared in the [[FUNcon II]] program book (1969) and holding FUNcon 7 in 1974 would fit.

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