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Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 9:16pm PDT - promote requested by original submitter bleedmegood.

Not really much of a prank....Unless I just don't understand the finmen like Jimmy Buffet does.

Clearly, them Finnish are wily.

I think you mean willy

since when is waking someone up considered a prank? and.. all time favorite?!

oh god, you're mormon aren't you? =/

A good reaction, but a rubbish prank

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^Do that

When I posted this I almost put 'Not a prank,per se...' in the video description out of concern that people would nitpick and dissect the word 'prank',and the comment section would turn into a semantic debate over what constitutes a prank and if this video meets said qualifications....but then then i thought, 'Nah! Don't be ridiculous. That would never happen. '

>> ^bleedmegood:

When I posted this I almost put 'Not a prank,per se...' in the video description out of concern that people would nitpick and dissect the word 'prank',and the comment section would turn into a semantic debate over what constitutes a prank and if this video meets said qualifications....but then then i thought, 'Nah! Don't be ridiculous. That would never happen. '

Bless you for still having such a faith in humanity after so long on the sift. Don't worry, they'll eradicate it eventually...

http://videosift.com/video/Crazy-Wake-up-Scream

Is this the same guy? If so, he's already internet gold.

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

since when is waking someone up considered a prank? and.. all time favorite?!
oh god, you're mormon aren't you? =/


There's a story behind it, but being raised Mormon I +1 this.

>> ^bleedmegood:

When I posted this I almost put 'Not a prank,per se...' in the video description out of concern that people would nitpick and dissect the word 'prank',and the comment section would turn into a semantic debate over what constitutes a prank and if this video meets said qualifications....but then then i thought, 'Nah! Don't be ridiculous. That would never happen. '


I think you just forgot that words have different meanings.

It's sorta like me revealing that you've just won "a MIIIILLION BUCKS!!"
You'd get all super pumped thinking about all the fancy cars you were about to buy..

Only to find your house and yard were filled thousands of angry male deer.

Also, "not a prank, per se.." describes this pretty well and there is a handy description box. just sayin'

>> ^thetravisnewton:

http://videosift.com/video/Crazy-Wake-up-Scream
Is this the same guy? If so, he's already internet gold.


yup, same guy

That's not what "per se" means, though.

I'm fairly certain that would be correct usage of "per se". What makes you think it isn't?
>> ^FlowersInHisHair:

That's not what "per se" means, though.

Because if you said it was 'not a prank per se' then you would be implying that, considering various other factors, one could consider this a prank or perhaps consider it prank-like.

I don't think it is possible to consider this a prank. So your use of the word per se is correct per se, but incorrect when one considers the conversational implicature.

>> ^Sarzy:

I'm fairly certain that would be correct usage of "per se". What makes you think it isn't?
>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
That's not what "per se" means, though.

Well sure, this is a lame prank, but it still is a prank.