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william johnson

So, Fraternity boys stealing an EMT vehicle is a great Prank? Poo... I'll tell you about a REAL Prank. In 1968 The Olympics were held in Mexico City. The Olympic Flame would land in Vera Cruz and be run by relay runners to Mexico City. The night after the completion of the run and the lighting of the Flame, a CBS News report came out that 4 UVa (University of Virginia) students had hi-jacked the Olympic Flame and carried it over the border as a Zippo Lighter. They bribed a Runner to get the flame for $50, and now it was burning in the dorm room of these 4 guys. Walter Cronkite (Uncle Walter) read this news story and was amused. Could you bribe an Olympic Runner for $50? Of course, the Prank was a hoax. BUT...it became an International Incident. US Diplomats had to apologize to Mexican Officials. Yeah, insulting, but a different time. I wish we'd come a lot further.