Museum Voor Oude Kunst, Brussels, Belgium Superthread (Six months!)

[bono_212]

wait, what?

THe old woman with the cigarette and nightdress on, that's walking around making comments

 

[bono_212]

Jesus, all the food in this infomercial looks delicious. If I ever find a Magic Bullet at CVS or Walgreens I'm buying one.

 

[Axver]

here's a website explaining: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

This is quite possibly the most awesome thing I have read in a while.

 

[Gluey]

here's a website explaining: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

if you don't want to read through it or see pics, here's a synopsis from the guy who did this:
The P-P-P-Powerbook is a fake Apple G4 Powerbook that was made for a scammer.

I had a legitimate auction to sell a real one, when someone attempted to scam me. After a series of emails back and forth with our scammer, I made a fake laptop, valued at $2100, and with the help of many donations from a lot of people form SA, send it to him in London. Then our scammer would pay a huge tax fee for what he that was his new Apple G4, but merely an old 3 ring binder with keyboard keys taped on.

On two occasions, a few of our London goons: Starbucks, Pipski, Lapsey, and Rhig, infiltrated the scammers address - a barber shop/internet cafe, in an attempt to capture the scammers reaction on either; video, voice, or picture.

This is fucking fantastic!

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

THe old woman with the cigarette and nightdress on, that's walking around making comments

oooh i see her now. creepy.

 

[Axver]

the magic bullet. wow. i think that's the name of a vibrator. and this thing LOOKS like one, too.

If it's not a vibrator, what is it?

 

[Axver]

Jesus, all the food in this infomercial looks delicious.

It's plaaaastic.

And you can slice and dice it all with your two 25-piece knife sets for only $39.99.

 

[bono_212]

If it's not a vibrator, what is it?

God's gift to your kitchen Ax.

 

[bono_212]

It's plaaaastic.

And you can slice and dice it all with your two 25-piece knife sets for only $39.99.

Who needs knives when I have the magic bullet?!! THE THING MAKES MOUSSE!

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

This is quite possibly the most awesome thing I have read in a while.

This is fucking fantastic!

i know! it's hilarious. that was back when i was a regular poster of the forum mentioned in the story, something awful. it was classic.

 

[bono_212]

The Australian announcer is the best part of the informercial. Him and his stereotypical Aussie comments

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

It's plaaaastic.

And you can slice and dice it all with your two 25-piece knife sets for only $39.99.

god that infomercial was funny too.

you know what product cracks me up? shamwow. i wish there was an infomercial for it.

 

[Axver]

God's gift to your kitchen Ax.

That ... the way you phrased that ...

 

[bono_212]

That ... the way you phrased that ...

I do what I can

 

[bono_212]

Oh thank God, Mom's up

 

[Axver]

i know! it's hilarious. that was back when i was a regular poster of the forum mentioned in the story, something awful. it was classic.

What confuses me, though, is the epilogue. It says Jeff was never heard from again, but it also says his e-mail was sent a virus. How would they know that without him telling them?

 

[Axver]

The Australian announcer is the best part of the informercial. Him and his stereotypical Aussie comments

Oh god, do share.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

What confuses me, though, is the epilogue. It says Jeff was never heard from again, but it also says his e-mail was sent a virus. How would they know that without him telling them?

ooh yeah, i remember that. i think he meant he never personally emailed him, just did all that wannabe hacking stuff? i dunno

 

[bono_212]

Oh god, do share.

The more I think about it, I actually think he was from Liverpool, but he kept saying thing's like "Bob's your uncle"

 

[bono_212]

That milkshake brings all the boys to the yard

 

[Axver]

The more I think about it, I actually think he was from Liverpool, but he kept saying thing's like "Bob's your uncle"

Liverpool, Australia, same place!

Actually, I think we do have our own Liverpool somewhere ...

 

[Axver]

you know what product cracks me up? shamwow. i wish there was an infomercial for it.

Shamwow? You mean Bono's fake wows after Streets all through Vertigo?

 

[bono_212]

Liverpool, Australia, same place!

Actually, I think we do have our own Liverpool somewhere ...

I seriously can hardly tell the difference between the two of them

 

[bono_212]

:throwsup: I always forget how expensive the Magic Bullet is

 

[Axver]

I seriously can hardly tell the difference between the two of them

Now you don't have to feel so bad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool,_New_South_Wales

 

[bono_212]

Now you don't have to feel so bad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool,_New_South_Wales

It's a Christmas Miracle

 

[bono_212]

I want to know how easy it is to accidently press the alarm on the life alert. I mean, I wonder how many accidental calls emergency services receive from life alert users sleeping on their stomach.

 

[Axver]

Khan and Ashley, did you run Kim and Ian off with your infomercial talk?

 

[Gluey]

i know! it's hilarious. that was back when i was a regular poster of the forum mentioned in the story, something awful. it was classic.

So what happened to Jeff?

 

[Gluey]

Khan and Ashley, did you run Kim and Ian off with your infomercial talk?

No I was taking my time reading the P-P-P-Powerbook story

And my eyes are REALLY tired