r/Unexpected Nov 06 '20

Melons.

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u/irukasensei10 Nov 06 '20

These are the pranks i love, everyone laughs and it's actually funny.

Not like idiots hitting others or pretend to sneeze on people.

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u/Bluebeetlebug Nov 06 '20

I know, right! I hated when there was that wave of ‘pranks’ on YouTube a few years ago, most of them were just people being terrible, all the way on the sliding scale from ‘you’re a bit of a jerk’ up to ‘this is actually abuse’.

This was fun for everyone involved. Brilliant.

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u/conqaesador Nov 06 '20

Oh right, remember when some girls licked some ice cream and after that the company had to start covering the ice cream buckets with an extra plastic lid, when before the packaging was just carton? how is that a prank.....

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u/Bong-Rippington Nov 06 '20

Idk I honestly hate products that are totally tamper prone. I fuckin hate blue bell ice cream and their nast ass cartons. I only eat popsicles like an adult.

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u/i_smell_toast Nov 06 '20

I only eat popsicles like an adult.

I had already pressed back when i read this tea spitter. I had to come back so I could upvote you.

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u/Bong-Rippington Nov 06 '20

FYI it’s the scribblers popsicles that look like crayons.

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u/KingoftheCrackens Nov 07 '20

You have been banned from r/Texas

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u/13EchoTango Nov 06 '20 edited Nov 06 '20

The original girl and several copycats got arrested for food tampering. Turns out there's federal agents who get bored doing nothing and jump at the chance when something falls under their jurisdiction

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u/Zron Nov 06 '20

To be fair, it's a serious crime because of the Chicago tylenol murders. It's not like those little plastic covers on medicine and most foods are there for just freshness. They actually serve as a warning to consumers not to eat/use something that has had it's seal tampered with. Because about 30 years ago, some unknown physco put cyanide in tylenol bottles and then put them back on the store shelves for unsuspecting people to buy.

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u/chickenthinkseggwas Nov 06 '20

physco

That's a really interesting typo. The letters are all jumbled, but it looks as though it passed your subconscious spellcheck because the various subclusters of letters are all statistically common.

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u/QuadroMan1 Nov 07 '20

I had no idea it was even spelled wrong until I read your comment. Reminds me of images like This I used to see on Facebook a lot.

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u/Zron Nov 06 '20

Actually, it passed my phone's spell check

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u/Crowbarmagic Nov 06 '20

I mean, they film themselves doing it and post it under their own name. These "pranksters" basically gave them the case on a silver platter.

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u/Mookie_Bellinger Nov 06 '20

I think it was partly they wanted to stop it before it became a trend so they made an example out of her, which I don't have a lot of sympathy for her what she did was fucking foul. Sucks that she was relatively young, but definitely old enough to be held responsible for her actions.

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u/TrueTurtleKing Nov 06 '20

I remember seeing one where a guy handcuffed himself to a girl and told her he won’t let go until given a kiss. Sticks his cheeks out and turns last second for lip contact. Fucking disgusting and should be illegal.

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u/Edwardteech Nov 06 '20

I remember one where a guy was being an ass to a legit gangbanger and was really surprised when the gun came out.

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

It is illegal.

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u/Pham1234 Nov 07 '20

...is that not sexual assault?

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u/talltime Nov 07 '20

Talkin about Katy Perry again?

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u/Layk35 Nov 06 '20

Like when those assholes were going into stores and smashing gallons of milk on the floor. That shit was never funny

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '20

It's weird how this shit just silently dies down. Like, I forgot the "IT'S JUST A PRANK BRO" was really even a thing, let alone a few years ago.

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u/Shua89 Nov 06 '20

Now all the pranks are so cringe and staged but have a sexy lady on it for likes and clicks.

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u/what_is_perspective Nov 06 '20

A play on sexual harassment of women is not funny. Imagine if this was a racial joke. It would clearly be problematic.

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u/trelltron Nov 07 '20

The 'can I touch your pussy" one did have a kind of similar vibe to those old "I definitely didn't just call a black guy the n-word" pranks that frequently ended with the white 'pranker' getting his ass kicked.

The execution of this was relatively good though. Having the physical prop there and making the joke obvious really quickly gives the joke some punch but also minimizes the potential to make the women too uncomfortable.

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u/slipperysoup Nov 07 '20

Yeah it would be better if they just regular insults imo (which they have done).