Tags archives: prank

Awesome: Reporter Pranks Hard-Core Fans at the NFL Draft

Remember last week when ViralRead showed you a video of a bunch of poser knuckleheads declaring their fandom for their favorite completely fabricated bands? Well wouldn’t it be awesome if some intrepid reporter took that same prank on over to the NFL Draft and its hardcore-fan brain-trust? Yes. Yes it would. And FootballNation’s Bill Enright (along with Curvin Johnson, Neil Antblow and friends) went and made it happen: So a […]

Jeff Gordon Goes Undercover for a Test Drive and Terrifies a Used Car Salesman

Deserved or not, used car salesmen have a reputation for being duplicitous and always getting one over on the customer. Call it trickery, call it cunning, call it what you want, but the fact of the matter is that when dealing with a used car salesman, no one can shake the feeling that they’ll be calling a tow truck or mechanic very soon. In this Pepsi Max ad, Jeff Gordon […]

California Takes Action On Celebrity Swatting

Remember when prank calls included asking to speak to “Mike Rotch” or, at worst, the 4 a.m. Dominoes delivery? Prank calls used to be annoying, mostly benign mischief, but they have taken a much more sinister and destructive turn. In the past weeks, ViralRead has reported on the ‘swatting’ of Selena Gomez and Russell Brand.  Add to this list Diddy, Conservative blogger Erik Erickson, Chris Brown, Ashton Kutcher, and a Cheeseburger […]

Netflix Does April Fools, Hits "Reality" and Nick Cage

This April Fools, Netflix is giving out some…oddly specific recommendations. Ouch, this one stings a little. Shouldn’t that read “Every Nicolas Cage Movie Ever”? Does Netflix not have streaming rights to “The King’s Speech“? …That’s a tad creepy Netflix. ReactionLOL (2) It’s a Trappp! (0) Bias (0) Losing (0) Fail (0) Winning (1) Aww (0)

Google Introduces Google Nose

“Smelling is believing.” Search giant Google released another totally-real-feature today, debuting an all-new dimension within search results: smells. To get started, simply do a Google search. Let’s try an easy search first.   Then, click on ‘Nose (Beta)’! You’ll be taken to a screen that shows a lovely woman using Google Nose (Beta). Want to try it our for yourself? Great! Click on ‘Try Google Nose (Beta)’. You’ll be taken […]

Trolling Made Easy, How to Tweet From Your Friends' Twitter Accounts

Ever wanted to pull a digital prank on your friends? Now thanks to the NYC-based marketing firm, OKFocus, you can now generate tweets from other twitter handles. My mind would be blown if I saw that… This would be quite an upset, considering “I also like cats” is a permanent fixture in Andrew Kaczynski’s Twitter bio. SIGH, I wish. Also unlikely, though, considering Ryan hasn’t tweeted since 2011. In order […]

Five Classic YouTube Videos That Are Still Funny

1.”APACHE DANCE - HASAN BABA” I have literally no idea what is going on in this video. Between the fantastic dance moves of the grandfather, disinterested grandson in the front, amused baby off to the side, and the mysterious disappearing shoe, this video is a classic. 2. “Russians sledging off buildings” Remind me again how the United States won the Cold War? These people are fearless. 3. “*HILARIOUS FAIL!* MN […]