Things you thought were spoofs but were real

George White · 13-03-2015 11:46AM #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 11:49AM

This is Spinal Tap

Definitely real.

Sheep Lover · 13-03-2015 11:53AM

Marty Morrissey's forehead.

13-03-2015 11:53AM

Real Madrid

MRnotlob606 · 13-03-2015 11:54AM

George Bush apparently.

Wacker The Attacker · 13-03-2015 11:57AM

Kim Kardashian

Nucular Arms · 13-03-2015 11:58AM

Jedward

Trent Houseboat · 13-03-2015 12:00PM

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

NewCorkLad · 13-03-2015 12:01PM

Je suis Derek

Sadly he isnt a spoof and takes himself seriously.

13-03-2015 12:17PM

Ghostwatch. Scared the bejaysus out of me.

conorh91 · 13-03-2015 12:18PM

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 12:20PM

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 12:20PM

Twink.

valoren · 13-03-2015 12:23PM

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 12:27PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ghostwatch. Scared the bejaysus out of me.

Nope that *was* a spoof.

Korat · 13-03-2015 12:29PM

Love Ulster parades in Dublin.

Antar Bolaeisk · 13-03-2015 01:07PM

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 01:09PM

The Armstrongs

PandaPoo · 13-03-2015 01:32PM

King of Kong, still a head scratcher.

sadie06 · 13-03-2015 01:42PM

Really thought Tommy Cooper was spoofing….sadly not.

franer1970 · 13-03-2015 01:53PM

Cillit Bang adverts.

George White · 13-03-2015 02:04PM

sadie06 wrote: »

Really thought Tommy Cooper was spoofing….sadly not.

Who says he wasn't?

Kevin McCloud · 13-03-2015 02:07PM

Female ejaculation.

eviltwin · 13-03-2015 02:09PM

Brendan Kilkenny

George White · 13-03-2015 02:12PM

eviltwin wrote: »

Brendan Kilkenny

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

13-03-2015 02:12PM

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 02:39PM

Irish Water

Lovely Bloke · 13-03-2015 02:45PM

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 02:48PM

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

Mint Aero · 13-03-2015 02:51PM

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 02:54PM

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

Things you thought were spoofs but were real

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