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more about #pranks more comments → Helio: oh cute. Gawker's called out my alma mater two days in a row. I'm thankful this last mention was a positive/funny story. Tho i have a feeling that the... more » Hunter Walker: Things have totally gone to shit in the Yale animal labs since Ray Clark went off to jail. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: Oh jesus you almost gave me a heart attack. I thought it said "Manitoba Virus." more » jrhys: Utter plug: If you like this , you'll Love the documentary about The Yes Men, 'The Yes Men Save the World' It's playing in NYC right now, going to Ch... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: this is brilliant when did you come out against science? how long have you been against science? why are you against science? #theyesmen more » Flippyjack: The guy from the Chamber really stepped in a bag of flaming dog shit on this one. It's too funny to stop spreading. The happy comedy accident of bus... more » ColonelMontoya: And THAT is how you pull off a publicity stunt, Richard Henne! more » MisterMustard: They are exposing these fools for what they are--empty suits and straw men hiding behind the legitimacy of a government organization that no longer se... more » MyrtleWilloughby: I'm quite fond on the WTO Labor Management talk in Finland. If you would like to see the solution for labor management in an era of globalization ... more » Flippyjack: This is the next level. I wholeheartedly support more of this. They can do a Fox presser where they fire Beck and Rush for being crazy racists and tu... more » Sgt.Hatred: This situation seems ripe for a lawsuit They can get sued for this right ? #theyesmen more » lobstr: so it'll kinda look like the beginning and end of this? more » daveyjonesisdead: from farce to reality, in less than thirty minutes: RBC chief defends bank's oil sands work Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive officer, Gordon ... more » lobstr: damn that sounds expensive... but what else comes to mind is the fact that giving the heads up to NYPD and UN may cause some asshole to declare that s... more » daveyjonesisdead: I don't doubt that some money-hungry entrepreneur will think, Hey, that's a great idea! and start selling them. more » -
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Yale Terrorized by Fake Infected Monkeys
A tipster forwarded an email sent by "Yale police" to undergraduates informing them that rhesus monkeys infected with "Motaba virus" had escaped from a research facility. It was a prank. (some were fooled.) But, pretty funny guys! [Yale Daily News] -
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Yes Men's Chamber of Commerce Fake Presser: The Expected Video
Earlier today, we told you about the fake Chamber of Commerce press conference staged by culture-jamming activists The Yes Men to force the business group to take hostile questions about their stance on climate change. Now we have video. More » -
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The Yes Men's Next Stunt
On Monday we asked for intelligence about the upcoming "Big Event" in New York by lefty prank-pullers The Yes Men. We have now received that intelligence. Click through for details on the latest plan to mock evil corporate villains. More » -
#foreignaffairs
Fidel Castro's Son Tricked Into Flirting With Man on Normal Day on the Internet
A guy in Miami made up a fake woman's online profile and lured Fidel Castro's son into sexy internet chats. Big news, or just like every other unintentionally male-on-male sexy internet chat? More » -
#mediacrack
Steal From Work. You'll Need it Later.
In your survivalist Thursday media column: Domino staffers sell their swag, Boston Globe staffers give in, magazine staffers pull pranks, and more: More » -
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E! Comedienne Falls for Twitter's Fake Dina Lohan
Boy, that Chelsea Handler really nailed scary Twitter-using celebrity mom Dina Lohan on Chelsea Lately! Except for one small problem: Lohan doesn't actually use Twitter. More » -
#pundits
Hilariously, predictably, Ann Coulter fell for the "Obama's War on Nascar" April Fool's Day story.
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#aprilfoolsday
Today We Won't Post a Rant On How Lame April Fools' Day Is
Haha PUNK'D! Happy Day When Everyone Thinks They're Fucking Hilarious, guys! Let's all have a chuckle at the "hoaxes" and "pranks" and depressing stabs at heavy-handed jocularity that make up April Fools' Day.
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Meet the Weird Writer Behind Google's April Fools Jokes
Michael Krantz, a poet-reporter who chronicled the dotcom boom for Time, went native during the bubble years. After a stint at a psychic-hotline operator (don't ask), he joined Google in 2004. Today's his big day.
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Comic Genius Behind Dina Lohan's Fake Tweets Outed
A LiveJournal user says the brilliant mind behind the crazed tweets of celebrity mom Dina Lohan is a 24-year-old Michigan man named Matt Cherette. Cherette, who's confessed, has a career in Hollywood awaiting him. More » -
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Fake FT Shows Strong Future For Newspapers — As Novelties
A group of British volunteers distributed a very slick-looking fake Financial Times in London today in a stunt expressly modeled on that fake New York Times put out by the Yes Men last year. More » -
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Who Got Punked By Bruno?
Comedian Sascha Baron Cohen's outrageous gay Austrian character Bruno recently made his own movie, in which he makes fun of the fashion industry. Curious about who got got? Fashion Week Daily has the answers. More » -
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How They Did It: Britney's Vagina-Hacker Tells All
Monday brought gifts from the Blogger Gods, as a string of Twitter hackings relayed such one-sentence newsflashes as "Britney Spears['s vagina is] about 4 feet wide with razor sharp teeth," and "Bill O'Reilly is gay." More » -
#faketrends
The Sick Internet Joke About 9/11: ✈ ▌▌
An airplane flies into two vertical objects: For many ordinary New Yorkers, it's a horrible, still-living memory. For Internet commenters, it's absolutely hilarious. More »
