SF’s Answer to Westboro Baptist Church

Submitted by Marcy LaViollette as seen on Laughing Squid posted by Ed Hunsinger:


San Francisco”s Answer to Westboro Baptist Church

photo by EDW Lynch

Westboro Baptist Church showed up to protest in front of Twitter”s San Francisco office on Thursday, but found themselves severely outnumbered by a crowd of absurdist pranksters, including guest blogger EDW Lynch above.

photo by Rubin Starset

WBC”s hate-promoting signs were answered by multiple signs of randomness, nonsensical yelling, and even a unicorn. A portable stereo blared Lady GaGa, while press and people passing by ignored the WBC signs and took pictures and videos of the more entertaining signs. I was also there and turned on the video camera while holding my sign.

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Free Hugs Prank: $2 Deluxe Hugs

Mediocre Films has some fun with (and at the expense of) the Free Hugs guy:


Hidden cameras: Jenni Powell, Jason Boggs, & Michele Dunn


The original Free Hugs Campaign dates back to 2004 when an Australian man known only by the pseudonym “Juan Mann” made up a Free Hugs sign and started hugging any takers. View the original Free Hugs Campaign video here, with music by Sick Puppies.net (viewed by over 42 million people):

via Laughing Squid