4. Throwing an epic party at a random address
London, 1809: Theodore Hook, an English author, makes a bet with his friend Samuel Beazley that he can turn any address into the most talked-about spot in all of London. He then spends the next week writing letters requesting various goods and services from a Ms. Tottenham on 54 Berners Street.
From Wikipedia:
On 27 November, at five o’clock in the morning, a sweep arrived to sweep the chimneys of Mrs Tottenham’s house. The maid who answered the door informed him that no sweep had been requested, and that his services were not required. A few moments later another sweep presented himself, then another, and another, 12 in all. After the last of the sweeps had been sent away, a fleet of carts carrying large deliveries of coal began to arrive, followed by a series of cakemakers delivering large wedding cakes, then doctors, lawyers, vicars and priests summoned to minister to someone in the house they had been told was dying. Fishmongers, shoemakers, and over a dozen pianos were among the next to appear, along with “six stout men bearing an organ.” Dignitaries, including the Governor of the Bank of England, the Duke of York, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Lord Mayor of the City of London, also arrived. The narrow streets soon became severely congested with tradesmen and onlookers. Deliveries and visits continued until the early evening, bringing a large part of London to a standstill.
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See, I don’t really get this one. It’s great because that old lady was probably going insane, and it would’ve been funny as hell to be the guys watching from across the street. But how is this clever? The guy wrote a thousand letters. That’s not that hard. Well, maybe if he did it with a quill it would be impressive. Can anyone verify what kind of writing instrument was used here? It’s vitally important. —CF/ROH
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3. Having birds attack your rival football team
As legend tells, decades ago, an MIT student student, always wearing a black-and-white striped uniform, would visit the Harvard football stadium during lunch, blow a whistle, and spread bird seed on the field. On opening day when the Harvard football team took the field, the story goes, as soon as the ref blew the whistle to start the game, a flock of birds suddenly swooped down and bombarded the players.
If this epic classical-conditioning hack is true, MIT pranks have gotten way tamer over the years. Putting random crap on the Great Dome is getting old. —CF
Hey, only left-handed people are in their right minds!
On a day where every hack prankster in the world dusts off the old “funny prank muscle” and embarks on a journey of of hoodwinking, I implore you to choose the road less traveled, my dear impressionable readers
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