Westboro Baptists Pranked By Twitter
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by Luke McKinney  1,729  5
02/06/2010 10:44 AM 2819 views
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The best way to prank someone is turning their own strengths against them -- this japery judo was applied against the infamous Westboro Baptist Church when it protested the Twitter offices. They've picketed soldier's funerals, they've thanked God for natural disasters which killed millions, but they weren't ready for one thing: being swamped by spontaneous San Fransiscans.
Awesome images by Chad Armstrong
It was the only thing that could possibly work. The West-borons are utterly adapted to hate, interpreting it as attention like a brain-damaged puppy chewing up your checkbook. They're immune to logic -- this is a group that once protested a hardware store, because it sold Swedish vacuum cleaners, and Sweden had recently prosecuted an anti-homosexual pastor. And their only skill is pouring out a non-stop stream of near insanity, which is why taking on Twitter was such a terrible mistake. It was like a water pistol taking on a platoon of fire trucks.
Twitterati descended in a Dadaist deluge, drowning the hatred in sheer ridiculousness. This didn't just annoy the Westborons, it deprived them of their whole point, as camera crews joyfully covered the comedy protest instead. Rickrolls, GNU vs. Linux, "God hates Retweets"; the entire insanity of the Internet so spectacularly outgunned the inept advertising of a group whose only idea is "God Hates NOUN" that the average mood across the city actually improved. The exact opposite of the WBC strategy.
When this guy is beating you, it's time to go home. And take a very long look at what the hell happened to your life.
It was the perfect counterattack. The Westborons turn soldiers' funerals into their own reality show, thereby making them even lower than actual reality contestants. They're living for the day when someone snaps and shoots one of them, because then they'll finally get national media attention, and will have spawned enough children for it to be worth the trade. The prank protest rally is a far better system -- abuse the First Amendment right back at them.
The perfect summary
And now the link:
http://laughingsquid.com/san-franciscos-answer-to-westboro-baptist-church/
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Hilarious
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Whistler P. McManus 140,695  20
02/06/2010 08:25 PM
"I HAVE A SIGN"
Priceless.
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Prof.Fantabulous 19,573 9
02/06/2010 09:42 PM
I heard a bit of an interview with the corduroy sign guy on "Definitely not the Opera" (a radio show), and he was saying that after a bunch of people showed up with their own sings, miss corduroy skirt girl just quietly left.
The interview started out pretty good, but the ending fell rather flat.
I think if they added some fart noises or something to would have spiced it up a bit.
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Funny
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Dropkick Brody 41,406 9
02/06/2010 09:56 PM
My favourite sign pertains to gay marriage and reads 'We can't ALL marry Liza Minelli.'
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Chuckleworthy
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Whistler P. McManus 140,695 20
02/06/2010 11:49 PM
If you really thought God hated fags, then why would you dress a little boy in red pants?
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true-style 0 3
03/01/2010 09:11 AM
=)
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The Write Straw 59,419 11
03/01/2010 03:15 PM
Apparently they are coming to Virginia soon to protest gays and Jews. What do you think would be some funny signs to carry?
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The Mailman 129,541 14
03/01/2010 03:27 PM
"Kippahs guaranteed to make you look FABULOUS! Inquire here"
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The Mailman 129,541 14
03/01/2010 03:28 PM
"Jesus was a Jew who always hung out with twelve other guys. HELLLLOOOOOO!!!"
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KChikita Banana 50,177 11
03/01/2010 03:29 PM
They're protesting Jews?
"GOD IS A JEW"?
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Whistler P. McManus 140,695 20
03/01/2010 06:28 PM
Jesus was a "lifelong bachelor" who lived with his Jewish mother until he was 31.
And he loved Barbra Streisand. I mean, did you see Yentl? FAAAAAABULOUS!
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KCheeky Monkey 50,177 11
03/03/2010 11:22 AM
The Westboro Baptist Church loonies are coming to Jacksonville!
Link! We're the last stop on their schedule at the moment. They're coming to protest a performance of "The Laramie Project" at one of the local arts high schools.
What should my sign say FOR REALZ??
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Side-splitting
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KCheeky Monkey 50,177 11
03/03/2010 11:28 AM
I think I want to go with the "Gay Bridal Registry" one!
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Pram 52,820 9
03/03/2010 11:51 AM
San Francisco is a community of artists and copywriters...Westboro Blaptists, you got served.
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Thud 52,974 10
03/03/2010 06:13 PM
KChiki, maybe you sign could be blunt: "WESTBORO BAPTIST MEN LIKE Coleridge".
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