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Like a Rollin' Thunder Chasing the Wind, The PAX Prime 2013 Prank (apps closed)

burnttoast45burnttoast45 Registered User regular
edited July 2013 in PAX West
In 2008 we had Bad Horsing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC3v_Q1RAyE

In 2009 The Boo Flashmob:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-vm4CpzWpM

In 2010 Salmon Security:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgRwnjsQPII

In 2011 EAST Ninja Delivery Service:

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In 2011 PRIME The Lando Society:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36048S0Qxn4

In 2012 EAST Aperture Safety:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN9snZXrpjk

In 2012 PRIME The Alphathon:

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In 2013 EAST: Elections for The Arcadian Ambassador

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In 2013 PRIME: ???

The PAX Prank community tradition is back and once again we need your help! We need able individuals to help organize and be involved in this year’s prank.

Before I continue please read the Prank Mission Statement:

The PAX Prank strives to be fun for everyone involved, be it the one(s) being pranked (henceforth known as “targets”) or the ones pranking (henceforth “pranksters”). The PAX Prank will never be something with malicious intent. It will strive to never embarrass targets (much). It will be mindful of people who want no part in it, will not push the issue, and will always respect the authority figures of Penny Arcade Inc., PAX, and Greater Seattle/Boston. The PAX prank will not cause any damage emotionally, physically, or financially to anyone, whether they are involved directly or indirectly.

As per tradition, this year's prank is being kept under wraps from the general public ;). But we do need interested volunteers! If you would like to join our organization please complete our application provided below. Please do not respond if you cannot fit within the confines of the mission statement above or the criteria below.

Requirements:

You must not be opposed to Twitter, GroupME, and can potentially get SMS updates or potentially phone calls. We typically coordinate our various pranks via Twitter and GroupMe.

You must be over 18. Sorry folks.

You must be at least moderately outgoing. What we do will call a lot of attention to ourselves. We will probably be interacting with some of the celebrities that are at PAX as well. In other words, YOU WILL BE SEEN! If attention, social interaction, and having people probably laughing at you and/or wanting to praise you/shake your hand -- among other things -- upsets you, the prank may not be for you.*

*Note: If you would like to be involved in the creative aspects of the prank (content, design, etc) rather than the actual presentation please feel free to apply but specify that preference in your application. We’re always looking for help.

You must be willing and able to keep up with prank communications on the prank forums including participating in threads.

You must be able to keep a secret. There may be mass emails, Skype/tinychat calls, and other private conversations between now and then. We want to keep the reactions of our targets pure; surprise is the key here. Since we are getting more people in on the joke, the potential for leaks increases, so please don’t sign up if you know you are bad at keeping a secret.

You must be available either Thursday night or Friday morning before the show opens. This rule is a little more lenient. Most of us will be doing the Pre-PAX dinner, Pub Crawl, or the like, so specifics at this time are sketchy. This is for a last minute meeting to go over anything that might have come up, and give opportunities for a run through of the physical prank. It will be coordinated to fit everyone’s schedules as best we can, and we will do two meetings if needed, but if you can’t be there on either day for 15 to 30 minutes tops, don’t bother signing up.

So if, all things considered, you're still interested, sign up for our 2013 weekend edition of PAX Prime Prank!

http://bit.ly/P2013PrankApp

zerzhul on

Posts

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited June 2013
    If you submit an application, please add paxprank.org to your safe senders list. Even though I have all my ducks in a row, some spam filters still trash my emails due to the "prank content".

    zerzhul on
  • JonnyNeroJonnyNero Registered User regular
    Cool thing about this year, is that you do not have to be attending Prime to help out immensly (that's been the case in years past, but this year even more so)

  • LexiconGrrlLexiconGrrl Registered User regular
    Once you know the date/time of planned prank(s), let me know if you want it posted to the Prime Forumer events sticky.

    Happily on Sabbatical. Don't bug me.
  • bloatedhippobloatedhippo Registered User regular
    Ooh, I like. Applied!

  • Mr Je11ymanMr Je11yman Registered User regular
    I would love to be a part of this. Form submitted!

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    Sorry for some of the slowness here folks, I've been moving so haven't had my PC set up. Am processing apps now.

  • AlbadiaAlbadia Registered User regular
    Not something I could do this year but wanted to say that my first year at PAX, the Lando society was an awesome introduction to the fun geeky spirit of things. Can't wait to see what you come up with for this year =D

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    Once you know the date/time of planned prank(s), let me know if you want it posted to the Prime Forumer events sticky.
    Thanks for the thought, but we never release our schedule publicly :)

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    All apps up to this point have been processed, and you should have all received a response. Apps are still open!

  • LexiconGrrlLexiconGrrl Registered User regular
    zerzhul wrote: »
    Once you know the date/time of planned prank(s), let me know if you want it posted to the Prime Forumer events sticky.
    Thanks for the thought, but we never release our schedule publicly :)

    I'll just have to stalk one of you onsite.

    Happily on Sabbatical. Don't bug me.
  • BombClancyBombClancy Sugar Lady Registered User regular
    How long are aps open until?

    what do you call a pile of kittens? A meoooowntain!
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  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    BombClancy wrote: »
    How long are aps open until?
    Last year we went into mid-July. That's probably going to stay about the same.

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    Ok, Everyone up to this point should have received a response!

    Applications will close on JULY 14TH AT 2200 EDT

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    Apps are closed :) Everyone should have received a response!

  • Mr Je11ymanMr Je11yman Registered User regular
    Can we post a link to the chipin here?

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    No, but you can put it in your sig.

  • Mr Je11ymanMr Je11yman Registered User regular
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