Things you thought were spoofs but were real

George White · 13-03-2015 10:46am #1

50 Shades of Grey

Similarly, I thought that the Bastard - a 1978 miniseries starring Andrew Stevens as the titular sprog, son of an English nobleman raised in France who goes off to fight in the American Revolution and meets William Shatner as Paul Revere, Tom Bosley as Ben Franklin, among a brilliantly weird cast, from Buddy Ebsen and Keenan Wynn to Kim Cattrall and Olivia Hussey to Alan "Alfred" Napier and Donald Pleasence, but no as my mother assures me, this was a real "event" miniseries...

Akrasia · 13-03-2015 10:49am

This is Spinal Tap

Definitely real.

Sheep Lover · 13-03-2015 10:53am

Marty Morrissey's forehead.

Omackeral · 13-03-2015 10:53am

Real Madrid

MRnotlob606 · 13-03-2015 10:54am

George Bush apparently.

Wacker The Attacker · 13-03-2015 10:57am

Kim Kardashian

Nucular Arms · 13-03-2015 10:58am

Jedward

Trent Houseboat · 13-03-2015 11:00am

I questioned whether those involved in making American Sniper we actually taking it seriously.

NewCorkLad · 13-03-2015 11:01am

Je suis Derek

Sadly he isnt a spoof and takes himself seriously.

13-03-2015 11:17am

Ghostwatch. Scared the bejaysus out of me.

conorh91 · 13-03-2015 11:18am

Renua

It sounds like some British rap group from the 1990s.

Or else a really naff cosmetics line they sell door-to-door?

George White · 13-03-2015 11:20am

conorh91 wrote: »

Renua

It sounds like some British rap group from the 1990s.

Or else a really naff cosmetics line they sell door-to-door?

how do you pronounce it? Is it Ren-newa or Renoir?

beertons · 13-03-2015 11:20am

Twink.

valoren · 13-03-2015 11:23am

Charlie McCreevey announcing the SSIA.

Save 4 euro and the Government will top it up by 1 euro at the end.

Fo sho?

bpmurray · 13-03-2015 11:27am

Deleted User wrote: »

Ghostwatch. Scared the bejaysus out of me.

Nope that *was* a spoof.

Korat · 13-03-2015 11:29am

Love Ulster parades in Dublin.

Antar Bolaeisk · 13-03-2015 12:07pm

conorh91 wrote: »

Renua

It sounds like some British rap group from the 1990s.

Or else a really naff cosmetics line they sell door-to-door?

Gruaige Renua

Reboot your hair!

who the fug · 13-03-2015 12:09pm

The Armstrongs

PandaPoo · 13-03-2015 12:32pm

King of Kong, still a head scratcher.

sadie06 · 13-03-2015 12:42pm

Really thought Tommy Cooper was spoofing….sadly not.

franer1970 · 13-03-2015 12:53pm

Cillit Bang adverts.

George White · 13-03-2015 1:04pm

sadie06 wrote: »

Really thought Tommy Cooper was spoofing….sadly not.

Who says he wasn't?

Kevin McCloud · 13-03-2015 1:07pm

Female ejaculation.

eviltwin · 13-03-2015 1:09pm

Brendan Kilkenny

George White · 13-03-2015 1:12pm

eviltwin wrote: »

Brendan Kilkenny

Oh Gawd yes, wasn't he also apparently a male escort who claimed to be "debonair"?

13-03-2015 1:12pm

bpmurray wrote: »

Nope that *was* a spoof.

Lies. Those pipes were banging by themselves and Parkie got possessed.

...and I may have misinterpreted the thread title.

The_Valeyard · 13-03-2015 1:39pm

Irish Water

Lovely Bloke · 13-03-2015 1:45pm

eviltwin wrote: »

Brendan Kilkenny

there used to be a thread on this very website called "Brendan Watch" or something, where people would post updates of where they'd spotted him.

whiskeyman · 13-03-2015 1:48pm

FAI John Delaney's salary.
Ryan Turbridy's salary.

Mint Aero · 13-03-2015 1:51pm

N-Dubz

I thought it was a parody group like Rubberbandits or something until I realised it was for real :eek:

shruikan2553 · 13-03-2015 1:54pm

Lorde is actually a singer and iphones bending. I thought it was a joke like microwave charging.

Skullface McGubbin · 13-03-2015 1:58pm

NAMBLA

I thought it was just a made up group from South Park. But as it turns out, they're real. And they've had a close history with the LGBT crowd up until the 90's.

Greenmachine · 13-03-2015 1:58pm

That 24 hours when it is okay to possess a host of drugs that were otherwise illegal. Facebook didn't make it real, breaking news didn't making it real. When I saw it was being covered by RTE and international news bulletins, it suddenly became real. Naturally I stayed at home and did nothing different than any other day.

goose2005 · 13-03-2015 1:59pm

3pac. Zero hoots given.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaqcNEeIUu8

endacl · 13-03-2015 2:00pm

Seanad Éireann.

Shenshen · 13-03-2015 2:01pm

Water protests

Cen taurus · 13-03-2015 2:02pm

boards.ie

humberklog · 13-03-2015 2:04pm

The Kardashians.
Until a year ago I thought their mention was an in joke with sic-fi fans regarding a sexy alien species from a tv series.

endacl · 13-03-2015 2:06pm

Jury is still out on Gerry Beades...

Persiancowboy · 13-03-2015 2:08pm

That poisnous little bo**ocks Eddie Hobbs....:eek:

McTigs · 13-03-2015 2:13pm

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

for at least the first ten minutes

Ging Ging · 13-03-2015 2:24pm

Opposite I believed somebody was real and they weren't: I thought JarJar Binges was real. I tuned out at the mention of his name in popular culture as I had no interest. I really assumed he was a rapper like Snoopy Snoopy Doggy Dog Dog or Icey Tea or one of those lads. Turns out he's actually a rather weird looking alien fellow in Star Wars. Still not a fan.

fiachr_a · 13-03-2015 2:25pm

Wolverines - they do exist, in Northern Europe.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 13-03-2015 2:42pm

When I first heard that The Script were headlining Croke Park this summer I thought it was a radio spoof. The Academy or Vicar St i'll buy but CP? get out of here.

topper75 · 13-03-2015 2:42pm

valoren wrote: »

Charlie McCreevey announcing the SSIA.

Save 4 euro and the Government will top it up by 1 euro at the end.

Fo sho?

Aye but wasn't there a 5-year lock in or something, so each euro earns effectively 4c per annum in raw terms.
The real earnings rate was something like 3.x%. Not that exciting in what was, let's face it, a background of runaway inflation where nobody wanted to save and if you bought shares in anything you would have outperformed the SSIA.

Wouldn't mind if it was available today though!;)

For Forks Sake · 13-03-2015 2:45pm

McTigs wrote: »

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

for at least the first ten minutes

Monkey Tennis.

Grays Sports Almanac · 13-03-2015 2:47pm

That British reporter relaying events towards the end of Spider-Man 3 - honestly thought it was some kind of weird joke I wasn't getting.

Horrendous dialogue and acting.

Zemuppet · 13-03-2015 2:58pm

The psychics and mediums forum here on Boards. Seriously??? Why have it?

bb1234567 · 13-03-2015 3:08pm

I thought meninism was a joke but sadly its not

bb1234567 · 13-03-2015 3:20pm

Hollis Hurlbut wrote: »

That British reporter relaying events towards the end of Spider-Man 3 - honestly thought it was some kind of weird joke I wasn't getting.

Horrendous dialogue and acting.

I don't remember that scene but I looked it up and the actress committed suicide a few years ago..weird

Trent Houseboat · 13-03-2015 3:54pm

bb1234567 wrote: »

I thought meninism was a joke but sadly its not

Had to google that. Christ I hope it's an elaborate spoof.

Things you thought were spoofs but were real

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