Quote from: Arceus on March 04, 2010, 05:18:48 pm
I was referring to the fact that you picked out small pieces of my argument to counter, instead of looking at the argument as a whole - not only have other people done it before, but people have done bigger before.
Then again, no use trying to state my position if you keep ignoring it.
Quote from: Elite Four NAMKCOR on March 04, 2010, 04:53:06 pm
Pranks are about making people look like total stooges.
The bigger the audience, the better.
Anon is publicly worldwide making groups of people look like total dipshits. Aside from the fact that -twice- they have drawn attention to somewhat important matters on society (a lot of the Scientology Conspiracies that get overlooked, as well as unnecessary censorship of 'small breasted women' and 'female ejaculation' by the Aus government).
Inside jokes are inside jokes, and sure it might be more elaborate, like pretending to be two people, or signing some invisible person up for the army or whatever, but what makes a really great prank isn't that you can laugh about it with all of 5 people because nobody else gets the joke, it's when someone gets their trousers dropped in the middle of time square with a camera pointed at them that displays it on the big screen in the middle of the intersection.
My conclusion, Anon is becoming somewhat of a revolutionary force. Not in the traditional sense, but more of the idea that anyone and everyone can use the group, can be a part of it, and can create that kind of media publicity just with a business suit with a Guy Fawkes mask. I say Anon is larger than most prank movements because of PUBLICITY, which is the whole point of a practical joke in the first place, and the level of nationwide publicity given to them makes them one of the biggest and most recognized groups of assholes in America.
So in a legacy and time standpoint sure Burdell is 'bigger' but in the level of exposure and publicity bringing attention the prank and the people involved, Anon has trumped Burdell several times over.