Long ago there was someone that liked to play practical jokes. One was getting his own park bench built. He took it to the park, set it up, laid down and pretended to sleep. When a cop rousted him, he got up, picked up the bench and started walking off. The cop was a bit consternated. Fortunately the guy had a bill of sale for the bench.
One of his other tricks was driving to a town with no railroad anywhere close and playing the sound of a train going through town in the middle of the night. That always got lights turned on.
He also had a trash can made out of an elephant’s foot that he used to make tracks around water supply reservoirs. Then he called the water company and complained about the taste of the water.
Or perhaps he inspired it.