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Triquatra
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 Posted - 2004/06/13 : 01:48:07
He wanted this...........................................................And Got This
just thought id share this with you guys its so funny
"It all started with an eBay auction for a new G4 Powerbook. When a scammer tried to "buy" my laptop using a fake escrow site and an assumed name, we orchestrated an international prank where we tried to "scam the scammer."
The thief wanted me to send the Powerbook to an address in London. Since taxes on international shipments run 27.5%, payable by the receiver, we decided to send him a very expensive fake package. I built the "notebook computer" pictured above, and shipped the prank package FedEx, claiming a value of $2,000. But then I ran into a snag when FedEx posted a "Regulatory Agency Clearance Delay" in getting the package through British customs.
I started to freak.
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read the full story here -
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/
hehe
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Uhh, negative, I am a meat popsicle
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Squishy Star
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 05:27:04
That is the coolest, but the end is kinda sad... =(
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Simon
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 10:55:32
Yes was a good read......very interesting.
Wierd end.
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 11:10:34
hahaha nice
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Triquatra
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 13:11:17
hehe, i love zug.com - you should check out the other stuff on there, the one where he goes through several "all natural" cleaning products and eats them, is hilarious, the pictures are amusing too.
make sure you have a look at the pumpkin prank too, the one where they fill several differnt pumpkins up with differnt stuff and then drop them off a high building to see which one would make the loudest bang!
hehehe
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raverdave
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 14:17:27
ha ha, thats class that is!
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 16:31:52
That is quality.
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 16:44:42
HAHA deadly. The Chinese Tattoo Prank story is good.
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steve O
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 19:15:09
dis this really happen??? Holy hell wot happened 2 the guy??
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steve O
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 19:37:24
what forum where these ppl from. ppl on this forum dont give each other money n stuff like that lol!! I just thort it was wicked how they were all helping him out, in the name of a prank!
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Squishy Star
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 20:45:56
Those people are great! Some of 'em even sound pretty smart, don't you think? Obviously, they're very kind and helpful too; to help this guy from the west coast of the United States from the U.K.
*edit* ^No one gives each other money here because everyone's poor from spending all their money on records and stuff. HaHa!
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Blue Frequency
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 20:57:11
that was a great read, funny stuff
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Triquatra
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Posted - 2004/06/13 : 22:50:11
:D, John Hargrave, the guy who does em all is so funny.
Steve O - check the link out, that should explain everything
http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/
also - heres the one where they drop pumpkins from high buildings
http://www.zug.com/pranks/pumpdrop/intro.html
BOOM!
and the all natural prank, where john eats differnt household items claiming to be "all natural" ..like soaps....:|
http://www.zug.com/pranks/natural/
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Posted - 2004/06/14 : 00:08:53
Absolutley superb
We need more people like jeff in this world.
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steve O
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Posted - 2004/06/14 : 12:10:42
Is the powerbook one a true story, Iv read it n i wants 2 know wot happened 2 the guy coz it sed sumthing at the end about the guy was never heard of again! Duz it say wot forum all these ppl r from???
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steve O
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Posted - 2004/06/14 : 12:15:26
It would've been so funny if the paowerbook got delivered after those ppl had set the screensavers to p-p-p-powerbook. The guy wud hav absolutely shat himself (well i wud b 2 if u thort sum1 that u had scammed had bn in ur shop lol!!)
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