Wild goose chase
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A wild-goose chase or wild goose chase may refer to:
- A wild-goose chase, a futile search or fruitless errand, a task inordinately complex relative to its outcome
- A snipe huntSnipe huntA snipe hunt, a form of wild-goose chase that is also known as a fool's errand, is a type of practical joke that involves experienced people making fun of credulous newcomers by giving them an impossible or imaginary task...
or fool's errandFool's errandA fool's errand may mean:*Another term for a snipe hunt, an impossible task*Fool's Errand , a novel by Robin Hobb*The Fool's Errand, a 1987 computer game*A brand of snack cracker, popular in the 1970s...
, practical joke or hazing deliberately sending someone on a wild-goose chase