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HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.
11/20/09

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"Psst. Hey, dude, I desperately need bus fare to go see my dying mom. Wanna buy my iPhone? Battery's dead, but it still works; just take it home and charge it. 50 bucks?"
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ur
10/26/09

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A common street performance gag is to ask an audience member if they will loan their phone then pretend to talk on it a bit and then matter of fact like place it into a waiting case. Continue with another act. When the phone owner gets restless stop the act again and pretend to have forgotten the phone. Indicate your intention to return it but grab a dummy phone of the same model out of the case instead. Just before handing the dummy phone back pretend another call has come in. Take the call laughing then escalate to an argument then finally scream or flip out and smash the phone. Ignore the reaction of the owner by turning your back and remaining enraged. Observe the crowds eyes to be sure you are not about to get punched in the back of the head. Slowly emerge from the anger and pretend to remember the owner. Turn and try and apologize reach in a pocket as if to take out cash and pull out some lint and shrug then ask the owner to wait and pass the hat as if to collect enough cash from the audience to pay for it. Beg other audience members for cash as you point to the owner of the phone. The bigger the phone owner the funnier it gets. The key is that the phone must look exactly like the original. For most phones its easy. black razors, candy bars, and blackberries are not hard to find broken and discarded.. iphones and treos are very hard to find.. is the gag worth 20? depends on the size of the crowd and the street culture of the country. I am definitely going to take a couple on my next busking trip in italy or france. people there if they watch they give. if they watch and like they give more. a smashed iphone is more believable because noone throws away iphones yet. they are still too new to have dead ones laying around.
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Nutchromeo
10/26/09

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Oh the practical jokes that can, nay, MUST ensue! #iphonedummies
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TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
10/26/09

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So instead of just carrying a fake wallet to give to robbers now you can also give them a fake iPhone, brilliant... as long as you can convince them the battery is flat. #iphonedummies
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Evangelion
10/26/09

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1. Buy $20 dummy.
2. Make eBay account.
3. Sale said dummy on eBay.
4.????
5. PROFIT!!!!! #iphonedummies
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nutbastard
10/26/09

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oooh i'd love to get one of these, have it handy, ask to borrow someones iphone, quickly switch the case, and proceed to break it in front of them. #iphonedummies
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/26/09

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Cool. Now all I need to do is buy a bluetooth headset, then set it inside this. After that I just hold it up to my head to talk while my real (ie: cheap) phone is in my pocket, thus making everyone around me think that I have an iphone. My plan cannot fail. #iphonedummies
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TheRiseOfRoy
10/26/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: you should leave room for your ear inside so you can clip it on and walk around with an iphone hanging off your face. will make you the center of attention in any social area.

yourwelcome. #iphonedummies
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
10/26/09

@TheRiseOfRoy: No, then it would be too obvious that it's an iphoney. I'm going for realism here. Let's see I'll also need a couple of LED's inside and a acetate insert with the iphone home screen on it so I can press the home button and have it light up. But wait then I'll need to add some kind of light sensor so it goes dark automatically as I raise the phone to my face. Maybe I can add a small motor and control it with the volume keys. The acetate sheet can be doubled and attached so it forms a loops. Then as I 'swipe' my finger across the screen the motor can turn the sheet to the next 'screen'. Yes, good...good. I'll start working on the blueprints tonight..
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Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 10/26/09 7:36 PM

tvick47
10/26/09

@Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®:
umm just a little overboard dontcha think? #iphonedummies
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Bigbadbikernerd
10/26/09

@tvick47: Not at all...not at all... #iphonedummies
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