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Boris Godunov
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Portland, OR
Aug 2001
time: 00:27
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I've been pulling a series of prank phone calls on my firm's executive assistant, Donna. The first was a few months ago. I called her from an outside line, asking to speak to the president of our firm, pretending to be a perspective Japanese client with a thick accent (Mr. Goto). Donna gave the usual line that the president was out, but she could put me through to our SVP/Managing Director, who is a woman. Mr. Goto huffed and asked if there was someone else. When Donna asked why, Mr. Goto explained that he didn't want to talk to a woman, just a man. Donna (being quite the liberated type) didn't even know what to say, she was so stunned. Mr. Goto then went on to explain that women should be serving tea, not managing. I could actually hear Donna's blood pressure rising. She stammered something incomprehensible into the phone before I busted out laughing and clued her in on the prank.
A few weeks ago, I got her again. She had been having persistent problems with the cafe downstairs in our building, where she orders lunch for the president almost every day. They always screw up the order, and she has to go back and forth with them a lot to get things fixed (mostly due to a lack of English comprehension). One morning she had a particularly heated discussion with whomever was taking the order there over a bottle of water, of all things. So later that day I called, pretending to be Raoul, the manager of the cafe. Raoul asked her about the difficulties earlier in the day, because his sales girl was visibly upset by it. Donna was stunned the girl was upset (it wasn't that rancorous an exchange), and tried to present the story as nicely as possible. Raoul didn't buy it, said that Donna had become too much of a problem and now the cafe would refuse to deliver to the company any more. Since the president is persnickity about getting the same lunch every day from this cafe, Donna was naturally going apoplectic. After she once again devolved into stammering babble, I let her in on the prank again. She was soooooo mad (but not seriously so).
So yesterday, Donna reminded me today was April Fool's Day, and she claimed she was going to be on guard for any pranks. I played it up, too, like I was gonna do something, so she'd be expecting me to it.
Sure enough, this afternoon Donna got a call from Paneesh, a man with a very thick Indian accent, who was looking to speak to the president urgently about a job. Paneesh was very persistent, despite Donna's stating he wasn't available. Well, Paneesh kept using some outrageously silly expressions (By all that Vishnu holds dear, I must speak with him now!), and Donna got wise. So she started getting snotty with poor Paneesh, saying sarcastic things and making fun of his accent.
At this point, I walked past Donna's desk and waved, mouthing "hello" to her.
I could hear the gasp behind me and listened with great joy in my heart as Donna became profusely apologetic to Paneesh, who obviously must have been real, since I was standing right there.
Well, at that point, my friend Reggie, who was impersonating Paneesh at my behest on the phone, realized the prank had gone of as planned and began laughing, at which point Donna looked up at me with absolute daggers in her eyes. Reggie explained he was my friend, and I began laughing so hysterically it hurt. Donna began tossing paper clips at me furiously, knowing she'd been had again.
Ahhh, the fun I have. Sure, I'll get my comeuppance one day...but until then, I laugh!
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MRT144
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Seattle Washington
Oct 2002
time: 21:27
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boris, if only i was more into the gay side of my bisexuality and lived in new york...one way or another, id find you
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MRT144
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Seattle Washington
Oct 2002
time: 21:27
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Oerdin, he didnt play up any ethnic stereotypes which in fact made boris' joke all the better
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02-04-2003 01:10
So let's hear them folks. What was the most creative, cruel, sneaky, underhanded, or well deserved prank you've seen or heard of?
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I'm sure it is better then Solvers mistery joke. 
She did not hear it was me. Finally I asked:
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