Interesting cracked article

[Lies]

http://www.cracked.com/article_18478_the-7-ballsiest-pranks-you-wont-believe-actually-worked.html

Spot the discordian reference.

[Remington]

Good old Eris.

Also, for the Good Doktor's consideration:
http://www.cracked.com/article_18507_5-works-legitimate-mad-science-passed-off-as-art.html

[Lies]

Good old Eris.

Also, for the Good Doktor's consideration:
http://www.cracked.com/article_18507_5-works-legitimate-mad-science-passed-off-as-art.html

Joe Davis is *the* fucking man.

[Triple Zero]

Wow that #2 Yes Man prank is the best, I think. Especially the bit about how it made the corp look like dicks when they had to retract their generousity

[Kai]

Yeah, Joe Davis is the mad scientist of the 21st century. A man to emulate.

[Pariah]

X-post

Hipsters ignore rules because they think it will make them look like they don't care. There is no end result, just a continuous cycle of mediocre indie rock and scruffy looking dudes. By basing their actions on avoiding the mainstream, they are in fact guided by the mainstream.

Doing the opposite of the mainstream is still being a part of the mainstream because you're still using the mainstream as your primary point of reference

COINCIDENCE?
We report you decide

[BabylonHoruv]

I don't know if the one where the Golden Apple was left behind in Columbus was actually the work of a Crimethinc operative or not, but I know that they cite it as an example of ways to mess with corporation in their Recipes for Disaster book.

[Hoser McRhizzy]

Wow that #2 Yes Man prank is the best, I think. Especially the bit about how it made the corp look like dicks when they had to retract their generousity

Newish and similar, if you're into this sort of thing:  Bradford Houppe for the the Shell: We're Sorry campaign (gets good at 1:55) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zciWUOrIUqo

No response from Shell as of yet.

Although my favourite was "Vivoleum."  If you're not familiar with it, they pretended to be bigwigs from an oil company research group.  Apparently environmental collapse due to Alberta's tar sands is no problem, as converting the dead bodies of oil refinery workers into 'natural fossil fuel' will ensure we can still drive to work during the apocalypse.  They were outed before they could get away with it, but the idea itself was genius and played to an elite group of oil investors who (until the Yes Men got yanked) were politely considering the idea.

[hooplala]

If you read the actual article the apple is never mentioned.

[Telarus]

If you read the actual article the apple is never mentioned.

Glad someone else noticed. That means we have an in @ the Cracked writer staff if we dig a bit.

[Richter]

Yeah, Joe Davis is the mad scientist of the 21st century. A man to emulate.

Seriously, this man is a goddamn hero.

[The Wizard]

Yeah, Joe Davis is the mad scientist of the 21st century. A man to emulate.

Hells yes. He's definitely the mad scientist I've been looking for. Awesome.

[hooplala]

If you read the actual article the apple is never mentioned.

Glad someone else noticed. That means we have an in @ the Cracked writer staff if we dig a bit.

Exactly.  We should get on this.

[Eater of Clowns]

Can you spot the Chaos star?

http://www.cracked.com/article_18476_5-ancient-acts-war-that-changed-face-earth_p2.html

[PopeTom]

Can you spot the Chaos star?

http://www.cracked.com/article_18476_5-ancient-acts-war-that-changed-face-earth_p2.html

Do you mean to insinuate that the Dutch are all spags?  Or just the people of Naarden?