…Exploring the role of the prankster as artist, activist and social observer and the significance of the prank in society.
In what appears to be normal for this family: Just for fun, to scare the living shit out of his wife, Roman Atwood throws his son over the balcony. He succeeds in scaring the living shit out of her, and 10+ million people tune in.
How did he do it? Watch his behind-the-scenes video:
An unnamed 65-year-old Athens, Georgia woman who is probably not an accessory to homicide reported receiving an unusual text message.
“Athens woman possibly target of phone prank”
by Police Blotter staff
OnlineAthens.com
September 3, 2014
A 65-year Athens woman reported to Athens-Clarke County police that on Monday she received a text message from an anonymous person who said, “Hey baby I disposed the body. What do I do?”
Police said they traced the text message to a phone number belonging to a 61-year-old Colbert woman who claimed she knew nothing about it. Read the full story here.
An ambitious prankster sometimes needs an assist from co-conspirators with some leverage. But those people may have more to lose.
British pop singer Lily Allen has a long history of orchestrated controversy and publicity stunts, but her latest online jape may have put jobs at risk.
According to The New Zealand Herald, Allen landed at Gold Coast airport in Australia and apparently convinced security personnel to cuff her and pretend to arrest her. She posted this picture to her Instagram account with the tag “#uhoh.”
It got thousands of “likes,” but it’s gone now. And airport authorities say the incident is being “investigated internally.” Allen, for her part, is in the clear and free to continue spreading her unpredictable brand of sass.
Submitted by Emerson Dameron. Editor’s note: This is reminiscent of Alan Abel’s 1990 Lottery Ticket Hoax.
Man Fools More Than 500,000 Facebook Users Pretending To Be Lottery Winner
by Justin Lafferty
allfacebook.com
November 30, 2012
As we learned earlier with the ubiquitous “In response to the new Facebook guidelines” posts, Facebook users will share just about anything “” especially if they”ve got a shot at $1 million. Recently, a Facebook user named Nolan Daniels posted a photo of himself with the $587.5 million-winning Powerball ticket, with the caption, “Looks like I won”t be going to work EVER!!!! Share this photo and I will give a random person 1 million dollars!” More than 500,000 people have shared the photo. One problem, though: the ticket isn”t real.
Gawker pointed out that the numbers on the ticket would be in order, citing the Powerball FAQ:
The tickets print the white ball numbers (the first five numbers) in numerical order.
It”s plain to see that the numbers on Daniels” faked ticket appear to read: 4, 22, 29, 23, 46, 5.
Other than that, the real winners have already come forward.
The bride wore a blindfold
by Alison Mutler
WindsorStar
September 4, 2012
‘Kidnapping’ ritual booms in Bucharest
AP: A white limousine screeches to a halt, and a bride, resplendent in frothy gown and veil, is hauled outside by her abductors.
It’s one of Romania’s more colourful customs: bride-napping.
And the tradition of snatching the bride from under the nose of groom and guests with the wedding party in full swing is getting bigger, brasher and an increasingly common sight in the Romanian capital, the Balkans’ undisputed party town.
Every Saturday night, brides from Bucharest and beyond are dragged away in a mock abduction by friends and driven to a top tourist spot where they are “held hostage” – all the while pouting, dancing and striking provocative poses for the cameras. Continue reading “Bride-napping in Romania”