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Online news mag The Smoking Gun (TSG) claims it to have tracked down the leader of prank call website PrankNET to the suburban flat in Windsor, Ontario he shares with his mum. PrankNET's stock in trade is to pose as hotel employees, emergency service staff or representatives of fire alarm companies in order to trick their …

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  1. kain preacher

    Well he is fucked

    When they extradite him they will most likely hit him with RICO., Nice cast of villains. Sex offenders and drug dealers .

  2. Richard 81

    He lives with his mum?

    Nothing like living up to stereotypes.

  3. david 63

    Title

    I am Spartacus^W Dex

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Gates Halo

    health risk?

    Urine doesn't pose a health risk - it's sterile (unless the person has a urinary tract infection) so it's safe to drink. Have to watch the sodium intake, though.

    It certainly won't cause any damage to the intellect of those dumb enough to fall for the "OK it smells like piss, but it's apple juice really" line.

  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    RE:health risk?

    "it's sterile (unless the person has a urinary tract infection)" So it dose pose a health risk then...

    "It certainly won't cause any damage to the intellect of those dumb enough to fall for the "OK it smells like piss, but it's apple juice really" line." And that is why this, and all other ppractical jokes work. It is praying on peoples good nature and trust of others.

  6. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    gutter press

    Well, the main subjects of thesmokinggun's story certainly appear to be self-incriminating fools, however the story is colored by somewhat unnecessary interjections and conjecture.

    It's a shame because IMO had TSG stuck to the facts at hand, their exposé would likely have been shorter, easier to read, and more authoritative.

  7. Moss Icely Spaceport
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    Obviously

    They don't employ the brightest sparks in hotels and fast food outlets...

  8. jake Silver badge

    ::heh::

    When three meet to plot revolution, two are fools and the third is a police spy.

  9. slack

    Agree with AC

    "It's a shame because IMO had TSG stuck to the facts at hand, their exposé would likely have been shorter, easier to read, and more authoritative."

    Very true, that could have been a very interesting piece of investigative journalism but it looks like they tried to jazz it up with the hyperbole and opinion.

    Still, well played to TSG for finding this tit.

  10. Anonymous Coward
    Alien

    Sasha Baron Cohen?

    Yup, sounds like a pretty good comparison. Never have been able to see much "humor" in SBC's stuff, but I would love to know how he gets away with the stuff he pulls without getting the kicking he so richly deserves.

    If there is an explanation, it /must/ be extra-terrestrial!

  11. Anonymous Coward
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    @Health risk

    No, it's not sterile. It has a very low count of coliform bacteria. It also contains quite a lot of garbage. You know, like, stuff the body does not want inside it longer that absolutely necessary, so drinking it is not a splendid idea. Not as harmful as, say, strychnine, but not totally safe either.

  12. Anonymous Coward
    Pint

    Got piss?

    Hmm, make mine a cold one!

  13. John Savard

    I'm surprised

    ...that he hasn't already been arrested, and if not facing criminal charges in a U.S. court, at least facing them in a Canadian one.

  14. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Copy cats.

    Valve have had snipers throwing jars of Australian piss at each other since the sniper/ spy update.

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