Pete
On Mar 4, 2008, at 9:00 AM, John Enfield wrote:
> Actually, it's pretty funny. If I had a kid who bugged me constantly
> that he wanted something I couldn't afford for a present, I'd
> consider pulling a prank like that too. Although I wonder where they
> found the box at. I bet they did really give him the Xbox later
> since they had the empty box.
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> When I was a kid, I used to get presents in old boxes all the time.
> My relatives would get me something and then put it in a cardboard
> box so it would be easier to wrap and harder for me to guess what it
> was. I got a lot of clothes, action figures, and toy guns that way.
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> That's funny! The only possibly mean thing about it was posting it
> on YouTube. I'll bet the kid's "friends" at school saw it and made
> fun of him for his reaction when he went back to school.
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> --- In Xbox@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson Pacheco" <nelson@...> wrote:
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>> That's just wrong.
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>> thanks,
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>> http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/qj/qjnet/~3/243693667/114846
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>> If you're looking for a prank that makes a lasting impression, you
> may want to take a cue from this family. Jonathan, a kid who
> apparently wanted an Xbox 360 for Christmas, was handed his Christmas
> gift by his parents: an Xbox 360...box. Thinking that the prized
> console lay waiting inside the packaging, Jonathan opened the Xbox
> 360 box only to find winter clothing stuffed inside.
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>> Shocked and dejected, the boy was pushed into tears. Several people
> who watched the video footage of the prank sympathized with Jonathan,
> and even tech site Engadget offered to give him a console. However,
> it should be noted that the video description in Youtube somehow
> hints that he got the Xbox 360 in the end. We'll never really know
> for sure, as the confirmation video promised never went up.
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>> Check out the video below to witness this particularly nasty prank.
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