Phone Pranks News
- Fort Mill mourns loss of Marine killed in Afghanistan Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:54PMT.J. Dudley, who attended Fort Mill High School, was killed by ground fire early Thursday in Afghanistan . He had been scheduled to return home in two weeks.
- Silver Fern Katrina Grant plays out her dream Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:09PMCentral Pulse captain Katrina Grant has become a key part of the Silver Ferns defence. She talks to Nathan Burdon.
- Silver Fern Grant plays out her dream Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 12:11PMCentral Pulse captain Katrina Grant has become a key part of the Silver Ferns defence. She talks to Nathan Burdon.
- Prank involving sex doll may lead to prison time Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 12:15PMRUSHVILLE, Ind. -- Whether the treatment of a case involving a black teen whose senior prank has him facing felony charges and an eight-year prison sentence has been motivated by race, prosecutorial zeal or a post-Columbine mind-set that treats every perceived threat seriously has been the focus of intense discussion -- both inside this small blue-collar city an hour southeast of Indianapolis ...
- Laurens twins named valedictorian, salutatorian Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:34AMIt will be a family affair when the top Laurens seniors take the stage at Friday's high school graduation ceremonies.
- BRUT Launches the BRUT News Network Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 9:00AMBRUT announces the launch of their new campaign, the BRUT News Network . Hosted on Facebook.com/BRUT, BNN is BRUT's own news network featuring original video content that is part sports, part humor.
- Youngsters risk death to take pictures for planking craze Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 6:26AMHORRIFIED rail chiefs in York have condemned the latest internet craze, which involves youngsters lying across railway tracks and along the top of signals.
- ' Jackass ' star Ryan Dunn killed in fiery Chester County crash (With Video) Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:18AMWEST GOSHEN - ' Jackass ' star Ryan Dunn, who rocketed to fame performing a series of wild stunts and pranks in the MTV reality series, was killed in a fiery one-car crash in Chester County early Monday morning, according to police.
- FunChat Boldly Goes Where No App Has Gone Before! Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 5:00AMFunMobility, a leading mobile social entertainment company, today announced the North American launch of FunChatâ¢, the world's first cross-platform chat, gaming and pranking smartphone app.
- Chuck O'Neil Opens Up on TUF Experience, Promises to Come Back Much Improved Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 9:08AMChuck O'Neil went from alternate on this season's of The Ultimate Fighter to a semifinalist, while impressing many, including UFC President Dana White, with his toughness and never-say-die attitude. Now that filming has concluded, Chuck opens up on his experience and his future plans. Q: For six weeks, you had to live in a house with strangers who were all fighting for the same prize, with ...
- Google Earth Lets You Tour The Ocean Floor Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 11:21AMOkay, “armchair explorers,” are you ready to tour the biggest swath of the ocean floor ever mapped? Well now you can thanks to Google Earth and Columbia University. Based on data collected over 20 years from Columbia’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, …
- Adele - Adele And Allen's Penchant For Phone Pranks Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:27AMBritish pop sensations Adele and Lily Allen bonded after spending a drunken night making prank phone calls and tricking pals into believing they were eight-year-old boys. The pair met in 2008 when the Rolling In The Deep star first appeared on the music sc...
- News of the World apologizes for hacking Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 7:00PMLondon's News of the World formally apologized to actress Sienna Miller on Tuesday for systematically, and illegally, intercepting her cellphone messages in the mid-2000s and using the information to publish articles about her private life.
- Adele and Allen's penchant for phone pranks Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:21AMPop sensations Adele and Lily Allen bonded after spending a drunken night making prank phone calls and tricking pals into believing they were eight-year-old boys.
- Principals warn against senior pranks Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 1:00PMAbout 90 Bear River High School seniors are learning a tough lesson in accountability just a week before they are scheduled to graduate.
- No backpack for you, Orange tells students as school year ends Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 11:59AMParents of middle and high school students in Orange County will be sending their students off to school next week with their remaining books, notebooks, lunches and gym clothes stacked precariously in their arms. That’s because the district has banned backpacks for the last week of the school year. In some cases, parents have been informed [...]
- Police: Aspinwall 'Lurings' Could Be Part Of High School Prank Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 4:30PMPolice said they believe local teenagers could be pulling pranks on each other after two attempted lurings were reported in Aspinwall.
- When prankster was at the receiving end! Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 6:48AMKinshuk Mahajan of Rajan Shahi’s Chaand Chhupa Baadal Mein is infamous as the mastermind behind all the pranks that are played on the set.
- Palin's restraining order for Pennsylvania man extended Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 11:20AMANCHORAGE, Alaska - A restraining order against a 19-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of stalking Sarah Palin has been extended for six months, following testimony from the 2008 Republican vice pr...
- New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, May 10, 2011 @ 6:06PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
- Palin asks Alaska magistrate to extend restraining order against man she says is stalking her Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 1:10PMANCHORAGE, Alaska — A court magistrate on Monday will consider a request from Sarah Palin to continue a restraining order against a 19-year-old Pennsylvania man who the former Alaska governor says has been stalking her for more than two years. A magistrate in Anchorage will consider extending the protective order against Shawn Christy of McAdoo by another six months. Palin’s father, Chuck Heath ...
- Palin wants Penn. man's restraining order extended Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 12:35PMRACHEL D'ORO Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska A court magistrate on Monday will consider a request from Sarah Palin to continue a restraining order against a 19-year-old Pennsylvania man who the former Alaska governor says has been stalking her for more than two years. A magistrate in Anchorage will consider extending the protective order against Shawn Christy of McAdoo by another six months ...
- Hearing set in Palin stalker case Sunday, May 8, 2011 @ 5:50PMANCHORAGE, Alaska - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin wants to extend a restraining order against a 19-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of stalking the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, he...
- School bus vandalism cancels school in Merrimack Valley District Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 7:24AMApril vacation began a little early for Merrimack Valley School District students Friday. Bus drivers arriving to begin their day a little before 6 a.m. found the air had been let out of at least one tire on 27 school buses in a parking area at Merrimack Valley High School.
- New Laws Effective January 1, 2010 Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 11:48PMThe following legislation will take effect beginning Jan. 1, 2010.
- Modern Family Episode Recap: "The Musical Man" Thursday, April 14, 2011 @ 7:13AMModern Family, The Musical Man, Season 2, Episode 19: Cameron throws himself into his job as interim music director at Luke and Manny's school. Meanwhile, Jay's sibling rivalry with his visiting brother (Jonathan Banks) goes to another level; and Phil wants his family to be in his realty advertisement.
- April 1 not for fools Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 4:34AMWhat do cigarette ads on TV, Debbie Reynolds and Marvin Gaye all have in common? A day of destiny—April 1.
- FBI Raids Skype Prankster's Home After Hundreds of Fake Emergency Calls Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 5:06PMThe FBI raided the home of a suspect who used Skype to place hundreds of prank calls to emergency service numbers for the purpose of reporting fake emergencies and harassing sheriff's departments in Florida and Minnesota.
- Search for Tilt in Google Wednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 1:49PMIf you’re reading this on a smartphone, this should work for you. Google instigated a bunch of pranks this year. It seems that this one surfaced a little late. Leave it to Google to embed easter eggs so deep that it takes the collective internet five days to find. Simply load up your browser on your iOS or Android phone and search google for the term, “tilt”. The search will return with the ...
- Pedestrian struck, killed on PHX street Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 2:40PMA pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle when crossing a Phoenix street early Saturday morning, according to police. Impairment is believed to be a factor.
- Professor Toro: Tomfoolery on TV, over radio, in print Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 4:49AMMost of us survived the 1st of April with our humor bones intact. The April Fools' pranks came fast and furious in the newsroom.
- Asian Carp In Canton Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 8:55PMThe five lakes that make up Canton Park District are often a popular fishing spot in the summer for fisherman. But the Canton Park District learned today that those fisherman will have to wait a few more weeks to fish.
- Franks says he won't run for Senate seat Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 5:25PMU.S. Rep. Trent Franks said in a statement he had considered running for the post, but decided it wouldn't be what's best for his family.
- Millie Kerr: Is April Fools' Day a Forgotten Holiday? Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 3:36PMMy inner prankster took a hiatus, finally revived last April when I found myself working amidst fellow jokesters. We worked together, and against one another, to devise several office pranks that would make Jim Halpert proud.
- Best of April Fools' around the web Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 3:35PMIn case you haven't been near a mobile device, your computer, or another human, it's April Fools' day. And on the web, that means some serious pranks from the ridiculous to the inspired.
- Starbucks Announces Mobile Delivery Service, Spelt Is Carcinogenic (And Other Food Things That Didn't Happen) Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 3:11PMApril Fools jokes aren't just about fake Playmobil sets and Jar-Jar-related violence , there are loads of food pranks today too! Though none quite matches last year's brilliant In-N-Out hoax some certainly don't suck. Desperate Chefs Wives and Starbucks on scooters, anyone? [ more › ]
- April Fools': Best celebrity pranks Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 3:01PMcomeback, Britney Spears was an unimpeachable teen sensation. But her "teen" status was called into question by a hoax on the music website the Wall of Sound in 1999.
- For ThinkGeek, April Fool's Profits Are No Laughing Matter Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 2:28PMFor online novelty retailer ThinkGeek, April Fool's Day is practically Christmas morning
- Sister Chronicles: Getting the last laugh Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 12:18PMI never thought much about April Fools' Day pranks until one day a situation just dropped into my lap. I managed an apartment community and one of my employees, Butch, had a long thick beard he'd worn his entire adult life. His father Charlie also worked there, and for whatever reason on this particular April 1st I happened to comment to Charlie, "Gee I wonder what Butch would look like without ...
- April Fools in Tech Land: Comic Sans and Google Motion Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 12:04PMAh, April Fools' Day -- when Google introduces a search tool that reads your mind and video links across the Web force people to watch Rick Astley singing.
- April Fools' Day: What are your favorite pranks? Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 11:59AMOur chief engineer has a pretty wry sense of humor, and his traditional April Fools' Day prank has suckered more than a few employees - new and old alike.
- Canada April Fool's: A DAFT tax, levy on obese pets Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 11:38AMA DAFT levy on phone data plans and air mixed with helium to curb airline fuel costs led the field of Canadian efforts at April Fool's jokes on Friday, while an Ottawa radio station said the city wants to tax overweight pets.
- 8 Classic Beavis And Butt-Head Pranks For April Fools Day Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 10:46AMWhile nobody would ever call Beavis and Butt-Head sophisticated pranksters, the duo clearly enjoys a good practical joke. During their glorious run in the 90s, the two idiots touched on most of the classic pranks--moonings, prank calls, ding dong ditch--in their efforts to piss people off. To celebrate America's greatest holiday, April Fools', we dipped back [...]
- Canada April Fool's: a DAFT tax, levy on obese pets Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 9:41AMTORONTO (Reuters) - A DAFT levy on phone data plans and air mixed with helium to curb airline fuel costs led the field of Canadian efforts at April Fool's jokes on Friday, while an Ottawa radio station said the city wants to tax overweight pets.
- Face-Recognition app lights firestorm between Google and CNN Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 9:08AMIf it had come a day or two later, the concept of a Google facial-recognition system could well have been one of the search giant’s April Fools’ pranks . Instead, it’s prompted a war of words between them and CNN, tapping into ongoing concerns about privacy and the intermingling of our online lives and the real-world. The original CNN report from earlier this week quoted Google engineering ...
- April Fools Day 2011: The hilarious, the not so funny and the even unfunnier Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 8:08AMDon't get fooled by the flood of April Fools Day pranks today in the technology sphere and beyond. Here's a roundup, which I'll update throughout the day. Seriously. LinkedIn The ever-so-serious and professional social networking site loosens up for April 1 by notifying users that they might know a more eclectic group of people than they think, including Sherlock Holmes, Albert Einstein and the...
- What's the Buzz: April Fool's Day tips & tricks Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 8:04AMApril Fool's Day is here and the Internet happens to be a great place for pranks.
- April Fools' Day pranks that came true Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 8:00AMJolly japes that became a reality
- YouTube goes back to 1911 for April Fools' Day Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 7:38AMYouTube went back in time to 1911 this morning to celebrate April Fools' Day.
- APRIL FOOL: The Blank Park Zoo sets up some fun harmless pranks for pranksters to use as a resource on April Fool's Day Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 6:57AMIt is April fool's day, and pranksters will be lurking everywhere including the traditional phone messages at Blank Park Zoo.