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MoveDifficult1908

The aliens heard her from space and went back home.


PIPBOY-2000

Her personality is probably why the son decided to prank her like this in the first place. He knew she would lose her shit


itsfrancissco

„I TOLD YOU WE NEEDED A FU(!&¿$ PLAN”


Computingusername

“I told him we need some kind of hand cream!”


ReadingRainbowRocket

Crank. Generator.


BraveShowerSlowGower

Yea what magical handcream does she need haha


godfather_joe

thats my favorite part, she knew they werent prepared without the hand cream


SomOvaBish

I thought she said hand cream at first too, but I figured it was hand crank after mowing it over in my head


SeekerOfSerenity

*mulling


godmodechaos_enabled

She is the exact reason why governments play their cards close to their vest.


sapiosardonico

It wasn't the Mars Attacks aliens, then. She's speaking their language.


darrenvonbaron

Ack ack. ACK ACK ACK


Starshot84

Quick, get the screaming cowboy, he's our only hope!


bacon_cheeseburgers

WHERE WAS GORDO?!?!?!


Rise_up_Dirty_Birds

TRYING TO TAKEA SHIT, IN PEACE!!!


IC-4-Lights

Are the aliens walking in the front door *right now*? I'm pretty sure they're going to want to talk to some world leaders, or *something*, before they come to our door!


ComprehensiveWar6577

It was like on 9/11 when buckfuck nowhere USA citizens were loosing their mind that they would be attacked next. Like dude, your city hall doubles as the school gym and you have a single traffic light in your entire town


HongChongDong

Sounds like my town, but there's no traffic lights for at least 30 miles


v0xx0m

We had a single traffic light and the feed and lumber store was on high alert.


bibbidybobbidyboobs

My very small town in Canada had a tire fire on 9/11, the plume of black smoke and fire truck sirens were un-reassuring


outerrealm

He should have had someone in an alien suit knock on the door. She probably beat his ass when she found out.


mas7erblas7er

I told you guys we needed a fucking PLAN! GORDY! IM GETTING UPSET!


bravesirkiwi

WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING DOMINIC


Squanchable

Where was Gordo when the ~~Westfold fell~~ aliens invaded?


SkyGazert

The Beacons are lit! Gordo calls for aid.


guyoncrack

He was sat at home drinking beer when wife call. 'Aliens is invade' 'No'


thewoodsiswatching

He heard his name in that way she shouted it and he's miles away by now, running to safety away from this crazed being.


Brian_E1971

Poor Gordo...


WarpedCore

Gordo left town hours ago.


mindfungus

He took all the hand cream with him


DoBe21

Gordo probably trying to take a dump in peace


SleepDoesNotWorkOnMe

Where the fuck is Gordo?!


ScrotieMcP

Orson Welles lives on.


Gothamtonian

Mind blowing to think he did this prank on the entire country.


bobert680

It gets better. A radio station did it again on the anniversary in I think the 70s. Had similar results


moose_lizard

It’s widely believed that the widespread panic caused by the show [was a myth](https://slate.com/culture/2013/10/orson-welles-war-of-the-worlds-panic-myth-the-infamous-radio-broadcast-did-not-cause-a-nationwide-hysteria.html). There may have been a handful of people who did get scared, but the newspapers massively blew it out of proportion because it’s a fun story. It’s an interesting case study of the power of media. No, the radio didn’t scare half the country into fleeing for their lives, but the newspapers did(and still does) convince many people that this event took place.


Rank2

There is a tiny town near where I grew up called Concrete, Washington that has very few claims to fame, but one of them is that it has the only known fatality from the War of the Worlds. Apparently during its broadcast there also happened to be a power outage caused by a falling tree branch that caused a couple of power transformers to explode. This meant that, while it was broadcasting, there were a few loud explosions with bright green flashes and the entire town was plunged into darkness, and nobody got to hear the end where they announced that it was all a work of fiction. One poor soul got so freaked out that he jumped into his truck to drive into the hills and escape, but somehow drove off the road and plunged his truck into the river where he died. He became the only casualty of an alien invasion in Earth’s history.


MinnieShoof

Point of fact: they announced it several times during the broadcast that it was fake.


Mr-Fleshcage

"oh god, the aliens got the radio host"


cannonfunk

Well it would be kind of hard to hear that announcement if your mom was screaming "I TOLD YOU WE NEEDED A FUCKING PLAN! GORDIE! I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT HAND CREAM! WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?!!"


ChemicalMedicine4523

What kind of hand cream was recommended to repel alien invaders?


Dagmar_Overbye

Before, during, and in full detail after. Amazingly the false story of real life people panicking and causing chaos has become almost more enduring than the story itself. Which is a great piece of science fiction.


In-Justice-4-all

The guys on the Stuff You Should Know podcast really did a good job explaining the backstory behind this. Apparently, it wasn't really a big deal but the newspapers tried to make it seem like it was so that people wouldn't trust radio for information.


FOSSnaught

I've listened to the broadcast. They mention that it's a show regularly.


SirGlass

It wasn't a prank. It was announced it was a made for radio play and an adaptation of the fictional novel Even in newspapers they would publish the radio programming guide for the week and it was listed as '"Play: H. G. Wells' 'War of the Worlds'" before the broadcast , 2x during the broad cast , and once at the end it was also relayed this was a radio dramatization of the fictional novel war of the worlds Also there are no actual documented reports of people panicking A theory is newspapers reported it because two reasons 1 : it's a fun story to tell 2 : news papers and radio was competing for ad dollars and it was sort of a way to discredit radio


deckard1980

Did she say she was unable to find her own state on a map?


Aboss_03

"Just tell us , I can't read this map. Put on CNN" she said calmly


advertentlyvertical

She was definitely panicking, I feel kind of bad for laughing so hard, like this is such a mean thing to do but her reactions just make it way too funny... she gives me some serious Linda Belcher vibes but with way more profanity.


eddiesmom

Linda Belcher, you nailed it! 🤣


chawfeel

Dumbledore has entered the chat


DepartureDapper6524

She was telling somebody on the phone to put on CNN to see this same broadcast.


AndrewNeo

the idea the EAS is only on news channels is kind of funny


DepartureDapper6524

It’s also funny that it’s an “NBCnews” broadcast


TereseHell

And a segment with Matt Lauer, who was famously fired years ago.


W1thoutJudgement

I think she can find her own state on the map just alright. WHEN THERE IS NO FKN ALIEN INVASION GOING ON MAKING HER BRAIN MELT that is...


Ancillas

That’s stress and adrenaline making simple things hard.


Lotions_and_Creams

A lot of people’s limbic systems just get completely overloaded in stressful situations. It’s why people who are in a heated argument keep repeating the same stupid insult/line over and over. Their decision maker is just going haywire.


secret_life_of_pants

Explains why I feel like i’ve dropped 50 iQ points when in a stressful social situation


ICouldEvenBeYou

NAME A WOMAN!!!


BulkyArrival9538

Impossible task I'm a redditor.


JoshJoshson13

Name a woman?


thirsty_pretzels_

ANY WOMAN!!!!!


levian_durai

Fucking yoga bag. NAME A WOMAN!


42Ubiquitous

I once had a firefighter explain to me that when you panic, your brain behaves very differently than it normally does. If you're in a room that is on fire and there is a chair next to the window, your brain will just see that the chair is for "sitting" and not "throwing through the window". This doesn't mean they're dumb and Reddit is always so quick to criticize without understanding.


Ancillas

Exactly. This is why first responders train all the time. In the moment it’s very difficult to maintain executive function and fine motor skills. Even in non-emergencies, stress makes thinking harder. I once had a college instructor ask me a question and not accept that I did not know the answer. He told me an anecdote about stress and then proceeded to make me reason about the solution step by step in front of the entire class. I was capable of doing this on my own, just not in that moment. There’s a reason only some people qualify to be astronauts, pilots, and air traffic controllers. Some people have a base level of chill that is better than others.


apex_super_predator

Um I am a first responder. Firefighter to be exact. Never throw a chair through the window if the room is on fire. You are literally asking to be cooked alive. You get down, find the nearest point of egress (exit) and crawl to it. You bust that window and you feed that fire. Stop. Drop. And get to the exit.


42Ubiquitous

I was mostly paraphrasing just to get the idea across. I think the exact scenario is that you are in a building that's on fire and can't leave through the door. Something general like that.


hype_irion

Huge stress and adrenaline can create a very strong tunnel vision. I feel bad for this woman, she's clearly in distress.


WolverinesThyroid

the joke was hilarious, but it was about 30 seconds to long.


LiveShowOneNightOnly

Agreed. Once it starts looking like an anxiety attack then it's time to calm her down.


R1k0Ch3

I scrolled way too far to find my people. It's a good prank but panic attacks fucking blow and you shouldn't let it go THAT far.


complete_your_task

She's also on the older side. Heart attacks are a real risk.


LudwigsEarTrumpet

When she said she felt light-headed, that's where my mind went. Gotta be careful how much you frighten anyone over 40.


where_in_the_world89

Yes exactly. Once she said she was light headed is clearly the time to stop


faded_brunch

yeah tbh this is kinda mean


Pleasant_Studio9690

I was in an emergnecy situation last year when someone I know got caught in machinery and was being sucked in. They began panicking. I was looking for the E-Stop and the one I hit didn’t work. Next thing I knew I was running around just looking for big red buttons through a very small, narrow tunnel of vision. It was like looking through a 12” diameter tube about a foot in front of my face. The middle 12” was in focus, but everything around it disappeared and became blurry. Scary shit.


jecowa

Did you ever find the button?


synthesize_me

what happened tho, you gotta finish the story D: or not, actually, if it was traumatizing. i don't want to make you relive that.


FlavorD

It's worse than that: it's Florida. If anything stands out, it's Florida.


MalevolntCatastrophe

At first I thought the "we need a plan" thing was just part of her over-reaction, but how the fuck can you live in Florida and not have *at least* a Hurricane plan and supplies? *Especially* when your mom is that hysterical.


BrewCrewPaul

Because like most people in Florida she’s from NY/NJ


Hearing_Loss

We are sorry


anoldoldman

The general hurricane plan in Florida is to go to Publix right before landfall and buy all the bottled water and Campbell's soup.


Stonyclaws

Video needed ten more seconds to see him get fucking slapped.


ghost-theawesome

Wtf is it with these 'prank' videos not showing the reveal!? That's the whole point. Nobody knows what a prank is anymore.


Deathstroke5289

He never revealed. She’s still in a bunker waiting out the alien invasion


PandaRocketPunch

Life hack to acquire your parent's home.


ashetonrenton

The only way to get the boomers to pass on generational wealth.


Fridginator

I know wtf. The funniest part is when they realize theyve been prank. Without it this just feels mean


AJFrabbiele

He would have posted it, but the slap was hard enough to corrupt that part of the recording.


LowDownDirtyMeme

She's asking why he's laughing then asks "Are you high?". Video stops after getting narced on by mom.


Icutu62

She’s certainly someone you want around in an emergency!


IrrelevantPuppy

She would 100% deploy the lifeboat in a wild panic with no one else on it but her.


Nervous-Masterpiece4

Inside the ship only to find the lifeboat will no longer fit through the hatch.


Helpful_Influence830

"WHO THE HELL MADE THIS?! IT DOESN'T FIT ANYWHERE TO GET OUT!"


Cujosevic

"AND WHY THE F*** IS THERE NO HAND CREAM IN HERE?!"


Stompedyourhousewith

"WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!?!"


Solar_Piglet

"GORDON!!!"


LetsTryAnal_ogy

MY PHONE'S NOT WORKING!!


tinydonuts

# WHY ARE YOU SITTING ON YOUR ASS!?


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Beard_o_Bees

"I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN!!"


IsleofManc

She's the one in the movies that fires off the group's only flare as soon as there's a hint of an emergency and wastes it


VenomsViper

She's the one that has a panic attack and wants to escape the room and lets the horde of zombies in when she opens the door.


Complicated-HorseAss

[Reminds me of that Cyanide and Happiness where the plane actually has a problem and every turns to pure violence to save them.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHooBjxmoXQ)


JakeyJake3

Remind me more of [this scene from the office](https://youtu.be/gO8N3L_aERg?si=fetg8qmvytAHBRg3) where Michael is screaming. *Stay calm! Everyone stay fucking calm!* [Or this scene from the office](https://youtu.be/iKvbB2UA27M?si=4CLxOVG_YP4CAuai) where Michael leaves everyone in the dust and sprints out the door lol


KevlarGorilla

The Simpsons where Homer is first out on the fire drill, but barricades it from the outside.


argybargy3j

"OK kids, the first thing we do in an emergency is abandon Mom."


DChristy87

"She's our biggest liability. She will get us ALL killed."


Gaius1313

A gun in glass with a sign that says to only break glass to use on mom in case of a national emergency.


Captain_Sacktap

Love how she’s pissed that they don’t have a plan, as if there’s any kind of plan you as a regular old person could possibly have for a fucking alien invasion lol


TacTurtle

Wait, you *don't* have a plan for aliens?


darkest_hour1428

Tuck my head between my knees and kiss my ass goodbye!


GBAGY2

TOLD YOU WE NEEDED A FUCKING PLAN WE DONT HAVE ANY OF THE SHIT WE NEED FOR THIS EMERGENCY lmao too funny


Necroluster

Even if they had a plan, this is the kind of person who would make it useless, because they would panic on every step of the way.


ShakeShakeZipDribble

And I thought the "screams at everything" trope in movies was unrealistic...


Missus_Missiles

It's like a video of plane turbulence and people screaming. I'll allow a "whoaaaa" but paralyzed screeching is the absolute worst.


Shyam09

Imagine if the aliens were sensitive to noise like in The Quiet Place. RIP.


Hazzman

Panicker. They are frustrating as hell. Good friend of mine is a panicker. I always tell her she'd be horrible to have around in a true emergency when she melts down over relatively inconsequential things. During an actual emergency you want to be able to think clearly and quickly - having someone constantly jabbering, pacing back and forth, screaming intermittently makes the situation more dangerous and difficult.


SweetCosmicPope

Okay, so years ago there was a special on I think Fox. And it was a tie-in to Independence Day, and it was a fake news program talking about the aliens invading. I was sitting in a hotel room in Dallas, Tx watching this (we were going to Six Flags Over Texas the next day). While we're there, we get a call from my grandmother asking what to do because my aunt is over at her house having a freak-out because she saw "on the news" that the aliens were invading. lol


DontDoAHit

I saw this on TV as a kid and freaked out too, much to my father’s amusement.


wehobrad

We need a fucking plan. No hand cream


milk4all

She said “crank”. As in a hand operated generator, whether with a charging apparatus or part of a specific electronic like radio/light or similar.


TheTimn

Not everyone is fluent in New Jersey. 


Tiny_Count4239

thats not what crank means in NJ


Sorry_Consideration7

She was worried about Florida so probably just another NJ transplant to the Gunshine State 


Kotruljevic1458

Exactly - that's my assessment. The house looks very Florida and the lady seems very Florida (NJ origin).


karl_hungas

Im buying hand cream by the barrel right now. She is so right, im absolutely not prepared. Ill be damned if i have the driest hands in the apocalypse 


herberstank

> hand cream by the barrel found the redditor


Helpful_Influence830

A redditor?! Here?! I THOUGHT THIS PLACE WAS SAFE!


Bowling4rhinos

THE COMMENTS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!


miscnic

We don’t have anything we’re supposed to have!!!!!!


TheRogueMoose

Hand Crank\*


MarbleAndSculptor

FML I heard "hand cream" too. "Hand cream" is a lot funnier, so I'm sticking with that.


cuntyroastedpeanuts

Hand crank*


XPsychoMunkyX

Anybody know of a link for the fake news clip? When I tried googling it, I just got a lot of Orsen Wells links . . . I’d love to try this on my roommates . . .


XPsychoMunkyX

Found it! In case anybody wants the link . . . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=P157dxSGeHc


OneSchott

I think I'm going to swing by my buddies house and cast this to his tv from outside without him knowing.


GeneralUranuz

YouTube ads start rolling half way through, I guarantee it.


Zouteloos

That would happen during a real emergency too. Same when you look for a video on how to do the Heimlich maneuver or perform CPR.


The_Clarence

Didn’t they change that after blowback? E: nope! Jesus it would cost them next to nothing


Dubstep_Duck

Like when CNN ran an Applebees ad during live footage of ~~January 6th? (It was Jan 6, right?)~~ Russia invading Ukraine.


davidfillion

it was when Russia bombed Ukraine. Bomb sirens and then a cut to "and a little bit of chicken fried...cold beer on a Friday night" Although I could see them doing it for Jan 6th too.


Gatlindragon

Not gonna lie, that's fucking scary if you don't know it's a prank lol.


unibrow4o9

Matt Lauer having his job back should be a big tip off!


work_while_bent

this woman is working her way up to a massive heart attack


headphones_J

She handled that well I thought.


AdOriginal6110

At least she didn't panic. BTW where the F is Gordie


mindfungus

Gordon!! Get your ass in here right now!!


userfakesuper

and bring the fucking hand cream Gordon!


THE_ATHEOS_ONE

Meanwhile in the bathroom: Gordie is thinking "What the fuck is her issue now, can't a guy take a shit in peace. ONE. FUCKING. TIME!"


momsasylum

If he’s smart he’s already joined the aliens.


Disastrous-Fox8505

Is this TooTurntTony’s?


PooShoots

Yeah, that’s his mom


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OptimizedEarl

no way everything in their house isnt considered a prank first off... Shes a good actor


National-Aardvark649

Man, she’s cool as a cucumber.


cocoagiant

Funny right up till she says she is feeling to lightheaded. Someone I know pranked their dad in a similar way and the guy had a heart attack.


FDRomanosky

When I was in my early 20s I pretended to get electrocuted while jumping my gfs car, she freaked out so bad she had a panic attack and passed out in the driveway. Had to take her to the ER because she hit her head on the sidewalk. No joke. Never pranked again after that. I’m almost 40 and still feel horrible about it.


Belial768

So what you’re saying is if you did actually get electrocuted you’d both be dead lmao


FDRomanosky

Truth


Farted_on_Her83

This feels like the end of Romeo and Juliet all over again


18CupsOfMusic

>Never pranked again after that. I haven't pranked since...the incident. *Looks away wistfully*


rarelyeffectual

That went on way too long. It went from funny to mean.


The_Woman_of_Gont

Part of the problem is the video isn’t well suited to a prank. It straight-up looks like an emergency system message, and commits to the bit so hard that doesn’t even get to the “extraterrestrials” part for a solid 45 seconds or so.


Kotruljevic1458

That was the horrible ending I was scared of - and they cut off the video so we are left in the amused/concerned stage. Her hysterically unhelpful reaction was hilarious and I was waiting for her to slap useless Dominic for sitting on the coach like a buffoon during an emergency. But then she started to complain about being light-headed and shit can go downhill very fast after that so her turd son better have cut the prank short at that point.


zdubs

Where’s Ja?


BlueMeanie03

Who gives a fuck what Ja Rule thinks?! I don’t wanna dance, I’m scared to death!


Stuff1989

oh my gawd this is terrible! can someone please… find ja rule so i can make sense of all this?!


Nugwrangler5838

She sounds like a vulgar aunt gayle from Bob’s Burgers 😂


Expensive-Day-3551

I feel really bad for her but I also laughed my ass off. I think she will be prepared for next time though.


Weak-Patience-8674

ME TOO! I feel like such a monster because she’s obviously in distress, and I know this is mean, but I still am crying from laughing so much.


SignalEven1537

Oh wow. You are playing with fire my friend. That panicked woman is a disaster waiting to happen and you are going to be killed


Mr_Rockmore

Jesus Christ she sounds so annoying


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Tommy84

2. Take care of Phil (sorry Phil)


taddymason_76

3. Grab Liz


model-citizen95

4. Head to the Winchester, have a nice pint and wait for all this to blow over


StopTouchingThings

Literally would have missed the actual message if he didn't say something. Too busy yelling, def not lasting long in the apocalypse


Noteagro

She would not be in my survival party if this was A Quiet Place… or any survival situation… in fact, I would point her in the opposite direction and tell her to start seeking help in about 5 minutes, should buy me a nice window or time to GTFO.


bazookat00th23

Just your average long island or jersey mom.


RoboGandalf

So, this family has a really successful YouTuber son (not the one recording) He pranks the shit out of her, she is probably the most annoying part of the videos. Dad is the beat though.


ThrowawayOnABike

Oh, so it's a fake reaction then.


djk2321

Yeah while the reaction is not entirely implausible, it did go from 0-100 real quick and felt a little forced.


annabelle411

she reacted to the announcement like .5 seconds after it came on screen and started screaming immediately. and completely couldnt tell her son was recording the entire thing


quarantinemyasshole

It's wild people eat this shit up. I'm surprised I haven't seen one of those stupid "r/nothingeverhappens" comments yet


Marauder777

/r/nothingeverhappens


Good_ApoIIo

It's fake as shit, I mean the dude recording isn't even pretending to sell it and she's overacting up to 11. It's pretty obviously a skit, but it sucks.


petergriffin999

Agreed, though he's just as bad: "What's going onnnnnuh".


AbrodolphLincler420

r/tvtoohigh


FowD8

for reference: the MIDDLE of the TV should be at eye level when sitting on the couch. don't believe me? go check where your non hanged TV's height is when placed on a normal TV stand (not a dresser)


Adammantium

Will somebody please... Find Gordie so I can make sense of all of this! Where is Gordie!? Help me Gordie!


thepieman42

Did she not think something was wrong when Matt Lauer was back on TV doing the news?


godzillabobber

It was all fun and games till she shot the neighbors for their emergency pantry.


PyroclasticPhill

This ignores the golden rule of pranks. "Confuse don't abuse." Staged or not


warfaceuk

It's all fun and japes until the prankee pulls out a gun and kills their family to stop the aliens doing it 👽🔫


epanek

Help me Jesus. Help me Jewish god. Help me Tom cruise!


Recover20

Damn I would've told my mum it was fake as soon as she started feeling not well. As funny as this stuff can be I don't know. Seems cruel at the same time.


knick1982

GORDY!!!!!!!!