11/30/2004: Yale pranks Harvard

Undertoad · 11-30-2004, 12:26 PM

Widely covered elsewhere, but if you haven't seen it, hey. Some fine folks at Yale deceived Harvard-ites into creating the above, in their own house, sans-Photoshopping. It's all documented here:

http://www.harvardsucks.org

Well done.

Elspode · 11-30-2004, 12:35 PM

Brilliant. Utterly Brilliant.

Just think. These are the future Dubyas, et al.

Troubleshooter · 11-30-2004, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

Brilliant. Utterly Brilliant.

Just think. These are the future Dubyas, et al.

Somehow I doubt that.

Dubya and brilliant in the same thought? Nah...

lawman · 11-30-2004, 12:59 PM

That is indeed a great hoax, but compared to this one:

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/pranks/rosebowl.html

the Yale/Harvard one is quite simple... the 1961 hoax sets the bar very, very high.

Cyber Wolf · 12-01-2004, 07:00 AM

Oh that's beautiful, getting so many people to fall for it at the same time!

dasviper · 12-01-2004, 10:31 PM

What the CalTech hoax has in gradiose and insidious nature (national TV, late-night hotel break-ins), the Yalie caper made up for with sheer balls: They made fake "Harvard Pep Squad" shirts, marched right into enemy territory, and handed out the implements of their prankery with a smile on their faces. Shame on you, you unsuspecting Hah-vahd poofs.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2004, 11:51 PM

Go some place wearing a tee shirt with "STAFF" or "SECURITY" printed on it and start ordering people around. Most will comply.

zippyt · 12-02-2004, 08:15 PM

is this the word of experence talking Bruce ?????

xoxoxoBruce · 12-03-2004, 03:10 PM

Uh huh.

russotto · 12-03-2004, 07:18 PM

Don't go into a liquor store wearing a "STAFF" shirt though. People get irked when you won't tell them where the Michelob Light is. (BTDT too).

xoxoxoBruce · 12-04-2004, 10:31 PM

In PA, if you know they work there, don't even bother asking. Try one of the other customers.

russotto · 12-05-2004, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

In PA, if you know they work there, don't even bother asking. Try one of the other customers.

Don't bother at all. Beer isn't sold in PA liquor stores.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-05-2004, 05:14 PM

Heh, right. Missed the beer thing.

elSicomoro · 12-05-2004, 06:17 PM

All that money spent to go to Harvard...and a lot of good it did!

11-30-2004, 12:26 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	11/30/2004: Yale pranks Harvard Widely covered elsewhere, but if you haven't seen it, hey. Some fine folks at Yale deceived Harvard-ites into creating the above, in their own house, sans-Photoshopping. It's all documented here: http://www.harvardsucks.org Well done.

11-30-2004, 12:35 PM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Brilliant. Utterly Brilliant. Just think. These are the future Dubyas, et al. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-01-2004, 07:00 AM	#5
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Oh that's beautiful, getting so many people to fall for it at the same time! __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

12-01-2004, 11:51 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Go some place wearing a tee shirt with "STAFF" or "SECURITY" printed on it and start ordering people around. Most will comply. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-02-2004, 08:15 PM	#8
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	is this the word of experence talking Bruce ????? __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-30-2004, 12:59 PM	#4
lawman unerringly questioning Join Date: May 2002 Location: Whitehorse, Yukon Posts: 100	That is indeed a great hoax, but compared to this one: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/pranks/rosebowl.html the Yale/Harvard one is quite simple... the 1961 hoax sets the bar very, very high.

12-01-2004, 10:31 PM	#6
dasviper Belt Conveyor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Hanover, NH, USA Posts: 67	What the CalTech hoax has in gradiose and insidious nature (national TV, late-night hotel break-ins), the Yalie caper made up for with sheer balls: They made fake "Harvard Pep Squad" shirts, marched right into enemy territory, and handed out the implements of their prankery with a smile on their faces. Shame on you, you unsuspecting Hah-vahd poofs.

12-03-2004, 03:10 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Uh huh. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-03-2004, 07:18 PM	#10
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Don't go into a liquor store wearing a "STAFF" shirt though. People get irked when you won't tell them where the Michelob Light is. (BTDT too).

12-04-2004, 10:31 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	In PA, if you know they work there, don't even bother asking. Try one of the other customers. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-05-2004, 05:14 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Heh, right. Missed the beer thing. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-05-2004, 06:17 PM	#14
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	All that money spent to go to Harvard...and a lot of good it did!

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