A joke gone wrong

Full.Duck

You have got to be absolutely kidding me that this cnut is wasting garda time and our taxes in court cos he cant take a joke. Stuck up his own arse. He must be a closet gay to take so much offense to this

imitation

IsMiseLisa wrote: »

So I'm waiting there for ten minutes when this random one comes up to me and goes 'hi, I'm Laura, but you'll know me as [username].'

Anyway, we realise fairly quickly what's going on. The poor girl was mortified. Went home and played it cool.

Sure he wasn't hiding in the bushes with a Video camera ?

Professor Knowall

How does he even know that it was you? How could they prove it? You shoul have denied it...

B_Fanatic

I think that's definitely over the top. I find it strange hearing some people saying he deserves it, but these seem like opinions that can't really be changed. Considering they were generally up for pranks I see absolutely no problem. Must be the manopause.

Menapians

IsMiseLisa wrote: »

This is hilarious.

A couple of weeks ago my brother set up a profile on a lesbian dating site for me, for 'the laugh'. I was heading into town to meet friends so I asked my brother for a lift in. He said yes, but only if we headed in half an hour early, which was grand. He dropped me off in town.

So I'm waiting there for ten minutes when this random one comes up to me and goes 'hi, I'm Laura, but you'll know me as [username].'

Anyway, we realise fairly quickly what's going on. The poor girl was mortified. Went home and played it cool. The brother then went through several days of getting filthy phonecalls from people after his services 'cause I gave his phone number out to some curious folks in the internet.

We had a right laugh about it.

There's not a chance I'd ring the guards about something like that. Sure, it's a really stupid thing to do, but it's mostly harmless. No need to be ringing the police.

>_<

that was a prank and a half i feel bad for the poor woman but still. Whatever about giving out a number getting you to meet up was brillant.

In the OPs case i don't see why people are saying the OP labeled him as gay he got a few nuisance phone calls but there noway locals would know about it unless he told them himself.

If that was me id be planning revenge not going to the guards. Id have a good laugh about it afterwards then.

robbie_998

in all fairness you can walk into any local playground and you can pretty much guarantee yourself you'll find an endless list of ads as such on the slide and so on


for a good time ring "dave" on "085xxxxxxx" and so on


tis a little joke is all... nothing to be taken seriously.

Elle Collins wrote: »

Sorry but you're getting what you deserve there OP. I'd run amok if anyone set up a dating site profile for me, gay, straight or otherwise. You've no business interfering with a persons personal life like that - good enough for you.

cos he was actually gonna go on those gay dates ?

would ya ever go away ..... twas a practical joke

are you telling me that you've never gotten a prank call in your life ? or you did and you took it to the gardai ?

or all those take-aways that get pranked all the time... they just shrug it off like nothing.. not report it

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

OP I'm curious to know what the pranks ye played on each other were before? I mean pranks along these lines are very common in fairness, I don't see why he'd draw the line there if you were in a mutual pranking kind of relationship. Was it a case where you were just pissing him off with a load of pranks and this was the last straw? Because otherwise he's totally over-reacting, making himself look a plank in front of mutual friends, wasting garda time in a big way, and, as has been pretty much proved in this thread, a lot of people who hear the story are just going to think he's a closeted homosexual.

Topper Harley

TheZohan wrote: »

A superintendent wouldn't be called in that situation; shenanigans.

As far as I know, all cases being investigated are referred to the superintendent before deciding whether or not to charge someone with an offence. After that it's either dropped or it becomes the DPP's responsibility. I'm open to correction, though.

IsMiseLisa

Menapians wrote: »

that was a prank and a half i feel bad for the poor woman but still. Whatever about giving out a number getting you to meet up was brillant.

Ha. I know. I've been trying to think of ways to beat it, but can't. May get some mates on the phone and have them ring my brother about the upcoming court case... :pac:

yesno1234

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Rubbish.

If the guy whose identity was stolen was married and they were put on a standard dating site then it would be a stupid move as well.

The "friend" did the right thing, and OP you should figure out that there are limits........the "you're gay" bull**** was pathetic enough in the schoolyard, let alone putting a statement on the worldwide web that they were not only gay but also actively looking for a partner.

The pathetic Facebook stunts are juvenile as well, but at least the victim can see them on their own page and delete them; a fraudulent profile on a dating site could be there for ages, and even if it has been removed then anyone who's seen it will just assume that the "owner" has hooked up with someone - they're unlikely to post a disclaimer.

If someone did that to me I would definitely become a former friend of theirs and would take similar action.

It's also not even remotely funny or clever.

Jays I'd say your great craic to have around. Seriously some people need to lighten up. I'd be much more pissed off if someone pissed in my bed than if someone put my number up on one of these sites but then again maybe I have a sense of humour.

General Zod

It's funny because he said he was gay.

AnneElizabeth

If it was an enemy who did this then the guy has a right to be annoyed, but a friend who he constantly pranked? It doesn't seem like he's joking either, he must be having some other issues at the moment because no young guy would get this serious over something like this.

Feeona

I think you should ask her out OP. You'll regret it if you don't!

Poor Uncle Tom

I liked the part where the ould wan pi**ed vinegar......:D

Savage Tyrant

If the guy was a "friend" then he's certainly taken this way OTT. I know if this kind of thing happened between me and my mates, it would be laughed off.
But the guys reaction to it makes me think the OP wasn't as good friends as he's letting on. I'd say there was a little more maliciousness in it than just a prank between mates. Its one thing to do it on a close buddy who you know will see the funny side, but it's entirely another thing doing it on someone who you just know or used to know and who lives on the other side of the country. I know the OP hasnt said so, but the dynamic of the situation would be entirely different if they had fallen out or disliked each other previously.
I'd certainly see it much differently coming from someone who isn't a close pal.

D1stant

inverse87 wrote: »

As far as I can see im powerless to do anything now until the garda make a decision on itbut Im not going t worry about any more.

You just wait until you're doing the ironing with Bubba. Oh yeah. You gonna learn good chicken wing

logic

Whats the charge? What crime has been committed?

It's a fact of life.

Stupid mistakes have severe consequences.

That extra ten minutes in the shop means your car gets clamped.

You forget to put your phone in your pocket and you have to shell our the bones of a grand to replace it.

You prank a fella into getting phone calls from randy gay men, he sues you.

Fact of life OP. We all have to face up to the mistakes we make

blackbird98

cops regularly call from blocked numbers, so, as somebody else said, get a a number the garda station yourself. If it's a real cop, I wouldn't think that he's in on the prank, could be some serious implications for him if he was.

IMO, I think the OP deserves whatever he gets, I would be seriously pissed if some of my "friends" advertised my number on a gay website. How would the op feel if somebody advertised his sister's / mother's /GF's number on an escort agency / porn site??? (for a joke of course!!)

I think the OP overstepped the mark here

weldoninhio

Funny how the OP set his "friend" up on a gay site, and now he's the one whos buggered!!!

You deserve everything you get!! And to everyone who thinks its just a laugh, PM me your numbers and we'll see how much fun it is.

goat2

IsMiseLisa wrote: »

This is hilarious.

A couple of weeks ago my brother set up a profile on a lesbian dating site for me, for 'the laugh'. I was heading into town to meet friends so I asked my brother for a lift in. He said yes, but only if we headed in half an hour early, which was grand. He dropped me off in town.

So I'm waiting there for ten minutes when this random one comes up to me and goes 'hi, I'm Laura, but you'll know me as [username].'

Anyway, we realise fairly quickly what's going on. The poor girl was mortified. Went home and played it cool. The brother then went through several days of getting filthy phonecalls from people after his services 'cause I gave his phone number out to some curious folks in the internet.

We had a right laugh about it.

There's not a chance I'd ring the guards about something like that. Sure, it's a really stupid thing to do, but it's mostly harmless. No need to be ringing the police.

>_<

different to the other guy, the other guy pranked a non family member, family can get off with much more, if we are any angry with siblings over things they do, we forgive in the end, i was always pranking mine, they still managed to forgive, our parents would not be happy if one of us brought the law on the other,
but this person was sharing an apartment for four years with the person he pranked, he did not say whether they were neighbours growing up, going to primary school and secondry school together, it may have been someone he only got to know when he started college, and did not know him as much as he thought he did.

danslevent

Maybe you should write him a letter of apology or something. I don't see this ending in anyway other than you having to do some extreme grovelling.

Liam Byrne

yesno1234 wrote: »

Jays I'd say your great craic to have around. Seriously some people need to lighten up.

Depends. If someone doesn't act the prick and doesn't behave like an immature 2-year old, I can have a great laugh with them. If someone is so condescending as to tell me to "lighten up" just because they have a different viewpoint to me, I wouldn't even bother.

BTW, the word is "you're" - maybe consider some English lessons instead of being so patronising and supporting offensive "jokes".

yesno1234 wrote: »

I'd be much more pissed off if someone pissed in my bed than if someone put my number up on one of these sites but then again maybe I have a sense of humour.

Maybe you do, but it's a crap one.

T2daK

Does anyone here have a sense of humour for f sake??

Liam Byrne

T2daK wrote: »

Does anyone here have a sense of humour for f sake??

We do.

But humour normally involves stuff that's actually funny.

FesterBeatty

Maybe this whole thread is a prank and we're the ones being fooled....

Twigster

danslevent wrote: »

Maybe you should write him a letter of apology or something. I don't see this ending in anyway other than you having to do some extreme grovelling.

don't write anything, you'll only incriminate yourself!

T2daK

Liam Byrne wrote: »

We do.

But humour normally involves stuff that's actually funny.

Well I think its funny

TylerIE

Twigster wrote: »

don't write anything, you'll only incriminate yourself!

Hes already acknowledged his guilt - both to the Gardai and here! Add that he used his email address and his IP is traceable and Id say hes already as incriminated as he could be!

Liam Byrne

T2daK wrote: »

Liam Byrne wrote: »

We do.

But humour normally involves stuff that's actually funny.

Well I think its funny

Fair enough, but don't go claiming that people who think otherwise have no sense of humour.

We do, we just don't think THIS is funny, because it's a modern equivalent of the pathetic "yeah well you're gay" playground slur.

It wasn't clever or funny then, and it isn't now.

Loveless

ahyeahok wrote: »

"twas a prank gone wrong and da gards hunted me down"

Not to side-track the thread but reading this article on The Journal a few weeks ago was an eye-opener for me on the absolute waste of time and money that goes on .........

http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/youll-be-back-from-prison

"“IT’LL BE GRAND. You’ll be home in time for your dinner”.

This is what a local garda told me when he advised that I head to prison rather than paying a fine after I was caught without a TV licence last year. He said I’d be brought to Mountjoy in a taxi, processed as a prisoner and have my fine cancelled, and that I’d be out in time to catch the afternoon train home...."
"The Independent reports that the taxi bill can be as much as €150 for a single prisoner, which is paid for by the Department of Justice."

B_Fanatic

Liam Byrne wrote: »

Fair enough, but don't go claiming that people who think otherwise have no sense of humour.

We do, we just don't think THIS is funny, because it's a modern equivalent of the pathetic "yeah well you're gay" playground slur.

It wasn't clever or funny then, and it isn't now.

You're horrible at algebra.

Knex*

Just read the whole thread and tbh I got a laugh out of it, but then again, I'm easily amused

TBH I think putting his number up was a bit much, i'd put his email if I was pranking him myself. But definitely he went too far. Seems like a bit of a knobish dry arse to me, especially if you lived with the man for 4 years. WTF like?

For all those people giving out about OP's sense of humour, I ask who would you rather be friends with, OP or his "friend"?
Its a no brainer for me...

T2daK

But the big question is.....Would you walk down O'Connell St with her?

Liam Byrne

B_Fanatic wrote: »

You're horrible at algebra.

That doesn't even make sense!

"Terrible at...." maybe (still wrong but close enough) but "horrible at...." means that your standard of English is far worse than my algebra.

* You're also wrong, btw ;-)

goat2

you gave his phone number to people he did not know and may not want to know without his permission, i pull pranks, but i would not go outside my circle of friends with the pranks,

Dublin Chick

I think this is hilarious! Do it again!

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5

Dublin Chick wrote: »

I think this is hilarious! Do it again!

Yeah go on, he'll never suspect you now! He'll think it's someone pranking you by pranking him! He'll get distracted by the whole prank-ception situation and forget to sue you!

Dublin Chick

Katelyn Incalculable Sledgehammer wrote: »

Yeah go on, he'll never suspect you now! He'll think it's someone pranking you by pranking him! He'll get distracted by the whole prank-ception situation and forget to sue you!

It's genius!!! Go on do it!

B_Fanatic

Liam Byrne wrote: »

That doesn't even make sense!

Well, you basically said that the prank is equal to the "you're gay" playground slur, and then said it's not funny then, and isn't funny now. I think the prank was a little more complex than that and a little harder to dismiss as childishness as "you're gay."

The worst that I'd do is give him a punch on the arm, but if someone was to bring it to court I couldn't respect them, but I'd definitely tolerate them.

Edit: I feel more sorry for the gay guys calling him, than the friend himself!

wee bey

gay thread to be honest.

Liam Byrne

B_Fanatic wrote: »

Well, you basically said that the prank is equal to the "you're gay" playground slur, and then said it's not funny then, and isn't funny now. I think the prank was a little more complex than that and a little harder to dismiss as childishness as "you're gay."

The worst that I'd do is give him a punch on the arm, but if someone was to bring it to court I couldn't respect them, but I'd definitely tolerate them.

Edit: I feel more sorry for the gay guys calling him, than the friend himself!

The complexity of a prank doesn't have any direct effect on its level of humour.

And as for not respecting the victim - shouldn't be an issue because the OP didn't respect them in the first place and - if the victim were me - wouldn't be in a position to respect me in the future because I don't hang out with childish idiots who think crap like this is somehow funny.

B_Fanatic

Liam Byrne wrote: »

And as for not respecting the victim - shouldn't be an issue because the OP didn't respect them in the first place and - if the victim were me - wouldn't be in a position to respect me in the future because I don't hang out with childish idiots who think crap like this is somehow funny.

Where does it say the OP didn't respect him? And don't say something about him having the nerve to prank his friend insinuates that he doesn't respect him because it doesn't insinuate that. In my experience, how much respect you have for someone has no relationhip with your inclination to prank him. It might however determine the noun used. I.e. if you didn't like one another it would be herassment, not pranking. And in this scenario it seemed that they did seem to like one another.

Liam Byrne wrote: »

because I don't hang out with childish idiots who think crap like this is somehow funny.

Didn't you earlier give out to someone for judging anothers sense of humour? What gives you the right to declare them childish idiots and for others not to question the friend's sense of humour?

I'd love an update OP. And if there was one I missed could someone fill me in?

LizT

Any update on this OP?

blahfckingblah

think we are going to have to presume that the op was gettin the piss took out of him

mstan

blahfckingblah wrote: »

think we are going to have to presume that the op was gettin the piss took out of him

More likely he was taking the piss out of the gullible people here.

recylingbin

1: pank is a noun, not a verb.

2: Not everyone enjoys practical jokes. Robert A. Heinlein once wrote that "A 'practical joker' deserves applause for his wit according to its quality. Bastinado is about right. For exceptional wit one might grant keelhauling. But staking him out on an anthill should be reserved for the very wittiest

4zn76tysfajdxp

recylingbin wrote: »

1: pank is a noun, not a verb.

I didn't even know it was a word.

kylith

So you put his contact details online and now you're wondering why hes pissed off?

CallMeFlo

Maybe your friend took such offence because he is really gay and in denial?