Things you thought were spoofs but were real

Skullface McGubbin · 13-03-2015 02:58PM

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 02:58PM

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 02:59PM

3pac. Zero hoots given.

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

endacl · 13-03-2015 03:00PM

Seanad Éireann.

Shenshen · 13-03-2015 03:01PM

Water protests

Cen taurus · 13-03-2015 03:02PM

boards.ie

humberklog · 13-03-2015 03:04PM

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 03:06PM

Jury is still out on Gerry Beades...

Persiancowboy · 13-03-2015 03:08PM

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

McTigs · 13-03-2015 03:13PM

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

for at least the first ten minutes

Ging Ging · 13-03-2015 03:24PM

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 03:25PM

Wolverines - they do exist, in Northern Europe.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 13-03-2015 03:42PM

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 03:42PM

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 03:45PM

McTigs wrote: »

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge

for at least the first ten minutes

Monkey Tennis.

Grays Sports Almanac · 13-03-2015 03:47PM

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 03:58PM

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

bb1234567 · 13-03-2015 04:08PM

I thought meninism was a joke but sadly its not

bb1234567 · 13-03-2015 04:20PM

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 04:54PM

bb1234567 wrote: »

I thought meninism was a joke but sadly its not

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

Reoil · 13-03-2015 05:03PM

George White wrote: »

Who says he wasn't?

His gravestone.

endacl · 13-03-2015 05:19PM

Ging Ging wrote: »

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.

Now, JarJar Binks, on the other hand...

:pac:

Irish Guitarist · 13-03-2015 06:06PM

The first time I saw an advertisement for Pineapple Dance Studios on Sky I thought that Louis Spence was too camp to be real. I thought it had to be a spoof reality show.

jonnny68 · 13-03-2015 06:07PM

IRISH WATER :eek:

Adamantium · 13-03-2015 06:23PM

What a hilarious exaggeration of American culture my 12 year said, I go to to the USA and its completely true, balls to the wall advertising, and doomsday mongering in the media.