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September 3, 2014December 15, 2023

Murder Evidence or Text Prank?

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

Crime Scene 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.

August 26, 2014December 15, 2023

What Shall I Be When I Grow Up? Joey Skaggs!

Sal Cataldi, founder and president of Cataldi PR, reminisces for MediaBistro about early influences on his impressionable brain…

What Shall I Be When I Grow Up? Joey Skaggs!
by Sal Cataldi
Media Bistro
August 25, 2014

What makes you want to be what you want to be when you grow up?

Like many a person with eclectic interests (writing, music, art, travel and, yes, cash) and the fuzzy liberal arts degree to prove it, I ventured off into the world of periadulthood with nary a clue as to what I would do to house and feed myself, much less the wonderful children I would be fortunate enough to have.

My professional calling didn”™t arrive until my late mid-20s, after a few years spent bumming around the animation and video businesses, playing in rock bands and writing record reviews for freebie vinyl. That”™s when I stumbled into the broad world that goes by the narrow moniker of “public relations.” Read the rest of this article here.

August 13, 2014December 15, 2023

Post-It Pay-Back

KSLA 12 News reports a Kansas City cop was somewhat surprised to find his cruiser covered in colorful Post-It notes.

The lengthy suspect list does not include anarchists, demonstrators or dissidents. It appears he pulled one too many stunts on his colleagues and they got him back… off the clock, KC’s police chief emphasizes.

August 8, 2014December 15, 2023

Something Bubbling at Home Depot

A trip to Home Depot can be disorienting, with confusing organization, high ceilings, and aggressive ventilation systems.

With an old-fashioned bubble wand, Youtuber Ernijs 12 attempts to add to the confusion. For maximum effect, he has to be slick. The dramatic musical stings emphasize the gravity of the situation.

Home Depot bubble prank

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August 7, 2014December 15, 2023

Reddit Prank Becomes Irksome Mobile App

Reddit provides an essential newsfeed and discussion forum for those with all sorts of interests, particularly tech. Over the years, it has spawned its own internal logic and culture, including a perplexing array of inside jokes involving bacon, narwhals, and especially cats. And it’s also a controversial “content farm” for marketers, new-media types, and, now, at least one cheeky app developer.

Cat Facts prank now an app

As Sarah Perez details in “Epic Reddit Prank ‘Cat Facts’ Is Now An App That Lets You Text Troll Your Friends”, Kyle Venn, a web developer used this “Cat Facts” prank perpetrated by some guy on his cousin:

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He only did it to hone his dev skills, but now he’s released an Android app that you can use to befuddle your friends.
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