Lulz

[Soul Saver]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadnought_hoax

That's my lulz for today. Really interesting. Fooled, in the true sense of the word.

Any other historical pranks that anyone knows of?

 

[Bambi]

Nope

and tbqh I couldn't be arsed reading that

Summary?

 

[Soul Saver]

Come on, it isn't awfully long. =P Lazy day, eh?

Still. Basically, this university student, Horace de Vere Cole, and his friends tricked the Royal Navy into thinking that they were a royal delegation from Abyssinia. And they were given the red carpet treatment and a VIP tour of HMS Dreadnought. The navy never even suspected!

 

[Bambi]

just goes to show how security concious they were. Im shocked and appalled

and oh yes, uber lazy day, Im not moving for no one

 

[Davey Gaga]

Oh, my sides, how they contract with laughter.

 

[Jack's Smirking Revenge]

I won't even dignify this with a semi-witty and ironic response that refers to some other similar cultural land mark.