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5 Best Viral Prank Ads You're Glad You Weren't Part Of

Phil Richardson — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:00:04 +0000

Lately it seems every day is April Fools Day in the world of advertising; so many ad campaigns are based around pranking ordinary people. Due to the success of YouTube viral videos, prank campaigns have become the latest rage among advertisers. In Latin, ad vertere means to “turn the mind toward.” Today, companies don’t just [...]

See All of Google's April Fool's Day Pranks

Emerald Catron — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:20:00 +0000

If you’re anything like us, you probably have no idea what day it is. Well, it’s Monday, April 1st. Yes, it’sÂ April Fool’s Day, which means that Google is planning to pull the wool over our eyes all day long. Here are some of the pranks they’re pulling, in case you are super-gullible. Google Nose [...]

Prankster Dressed as Plant Terrifies Shoppers

Emerald Catron — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:25:08 +0000

YouTuber RRyanLewis, whose favorite pastime seems to be dressing up as a plant and scaring people, is at it again. Here is his newest installment of the “Bushman” pranks. In episode 2.31, he demonstrates his ability to fit into a planter, and also to make grown men scream like wee little girls. Truthfully, it doesn’t [...]

Is This Elevator Murder Prank Effective Marketing for 'Dead Man Down'?

Emerald Catron — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:21:04 +0000

Well, technically their plan worked, even though we think they are jerks. To promote a movie, ad agency Thinkmodo decided toÂ stage a fake murder in an elevator and see how people react when the doors opened onto somebody being killed, so that they could film it and put it on the internet. Reactions vary to [...]

Ghostly Beauty Shop Prank Will Make You Afraid of Mirrors

Kyle Dowling — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:42:13 +0000

It seems certain that last year stood as the Year of the Prank. With examples ranging from that terrifying zombie corpse to the ghostly little girl terrorizing elevator riders, we were rather nervous that 2013 wouldn't hold up. Luckily, thanks to this hoax pulled off at a beauty salon, there's still hope!

Check out the Best Bus Stop Ever

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:27:19 +0000

This surely makes waiting for the bus a little less boring. In a recent video, the folks over atÂ Qualcomm decided to make everyone’s day a little brighter by adding in some crazy stuff. In order to do so, the company placed a URL on the side of a local bus stop and waited for the [...]

Valentine's Day Wedding Proposal Prank

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:07:27 +0000

How was your Valentine’s Day? Probably better than this guy’s. At least, that’s what these passersby were thinking… Posted on YouTube just before the day of love, this Valentine’s Day proposal prank video — in which a man asks his “girlfriend” to marry him whilst surrounded by a mass of strangers, only to have her [...]

A Collection of 'Baby Powder in the Blow Dryer' Pranks — Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:00:08 +0000

[onescreen item="5013060"] Want to do something nice for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day? DON’T pull the baby-powder-in-the-blow-dryer prank. (But if you do anyway, be sure to film it, thanks!) It’s often the simplest pranks that are the most enduring, the most re-watchable, and this prank is certainly that. It’s got visual flair, the element of [...]

Ellen DeGeneres Pranks Strangers With Taylor Swift Lyrics

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:07:06 +0000

In a recent episode of the Oprah of the 2000's (aka 'Ellen'), the daytime talk show host sent one of her writers to Lowe's in order to stir up some serious confusion in a few unsuspecting people. How so? By speaking to strangers only with the lyrics of Taylor Swift's hit 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.'

Video Captures Pranked Drive-Thru Workers Seeing Ghosts – Daily Distraction

Daily Distraction — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:00:04 +0000

[onescreen item="4995141"] Hey, even ghosts need to eat, right? Anyone whoâ€™s ever worked at a restaurant drive-thru has probably seen their fair share of motorists, but itâ€™s what theyâ€™re not seeing that has these employees scratching their heads. Watching the workersâ€™ confused reactions as they confront Casper the Friendly Driver is priceless. From frightened to [...]

Invisible Driver Is the Best Drive Thru Prank Ever

Kyle Dowling — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:35:35 +0000

Jumping on the lengthly line of recentÂ pranksÂ on the Internet — or perhaps moving straight to the front of that line — this one of a driverless car is quickly racking up the views. With just under three million hits in two days, the YouTube user MagicofRahatÂ takes us along for a ride as he’s concealed in [...]

Mistletoe Prank Makes Everybody Make Out

Emerald Catron — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:37:24 +0000

Here's a little video to get you into the spirit of Christmas, if you're kind of trampy. Nate, Caitlin and Stuart set up shop on the campus of Brigham Young University to trick as many people as possible into kissing them by using a sprig of renegade mistletoe that drops down at a moment's notice. They are braver than we -- the whole time we watched this all we could think was "Herpes! Herpes! Herpes alert!"

Hilarious Prankster Quits Jobs He Never Had

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:45:29 +0000

Ladies and gentleman, prime time prank season is upon us. Why? Everyone’s so stinkin’ happy around the holidays, and the last thing they’d expect is for an evil prankster to pull out hilarious (and sometimes mean) tricks. While we’re huge fans of joking around, we tend to go forÂ ones of the innocent and hilarious variety, [...]

Photo of Winning Lotto Ticket That Went Viral Is A Fake

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:55:16 +0000

Nolan Daniels did not win hundreds of millions of dollars as part of last week’s record breaking Powerball $588Â millionÂ jackpot. But he did trick millions of people on Facebook into thinking he had. On Thursday, Daniels posted a photo of himself holding a ticket with what looked to be the winning numbers on his Facebook page. [...]

Improv Everywhere Creates Black Friday Buzz for Dollar Store

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:10:10 +0000

Black Friday brings out some of the most hilariously strange antics of us Americans. On Thanksgiving we give thanks for all the great stuff in our lives, and just hours later, we're waiting in massive lines and getting in spats with fellow consumers over the latest deals on video games. That's the good ol' USA for you.

'Overly Attached Girlfriend' Stalks Celebs at the American Music Awards

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:05:28 +0000

Whatever the situation, you don't want to get on Overly Attached Girlfriend's bad side. She can get super weird, super quick. But the truth is, all her creepiness is really funny. So what better way to spice up the American Music Awards red carpet than by planting the YouTube sensation in the path of famous musicians and celebrities?

Watch a Terrifying Ghostly Elevator Prank

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:10:53 +0000

Everyone loves a good scare, wouldn’t you agree? Well, we’re not so sure these people would. In fact, it’s possible they might all opt for the stairs in the future. It looks like the old-school days when the Whoopee Cushion was considered a decent prank are long gone, because standing next to what recently happened [...]

Worst Friends Ever Fail at 'Trust Fall' Game

Cameron Simcik — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:10:56 +0000

Remember that ‘trust fall’ game you used to play as a kid? Man, that was scary. In elementary school, it was the game we used to distinguish who the trustworthy friends were and who stunk.Â Basically, it’s when you close your eyes and fall backwards, trusting the person behind will catch you before you plummet [...]

Would You Fall for the Collapsing Elevator Prank?

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 21:37:52 +0000

The folks at LG think their flat screens are pretty lifelike. So to prove it, they covered the floor of an elevator with the screens and had cameras running when unsuspecting office workers got into the lift. As the elevator made its way down, the faux-floor began to collapse, flat panel by flat panel. Appropriate [...]

Man 'Borrows' Pedestrian Cell Phones for Hilarious Prank

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:25:22 +0000

Unless you’ve used your monthly minutes, there’s usually no harm in letting a stranger borrow your cellphone for a quick call. There’sÂ usuallyÂ no harm, butÂ internet pranksterÂ Andrew Hales plays off this social generosity in his latest video. In it, he approaches strangers on Brigham Young University’s campus and asks to borrow their phone. Once he does he [...]