# I'm recruiting pranksters - non-malicious!  I promise!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 4, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419 "2003-11-04T21:12:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/41 "2003-11-05T02:03:41Z")

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Me too! I just sent you an e-mail, **FCM**!😉

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/42 "2003-11-05T02:13:01Z")

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**Astroboy** , you’re #30, and on that note, I’m heading off for my beauty sleep. But keep them emails coming, folks, and I’ll send off the information when I drag my old carcass out of bed in the morning!

And now, off to dream of conspiracies… 😃

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/43 "2003-11-05T02:42:22Z")

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I’ll send one from the biggest little city in the world.

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/44 "2003-11-05T03:22:18Z")

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I’m in **FCM**. You’ve got mail.

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**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/45 "2003-11-05T03:33:10Z")

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I’m in from sunny California. Sounds great!

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**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/46 "2003-11-05T03:45:48Z")

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Count me in too.

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**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/47 "2003-11-05T03:57:58Z")

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Sounds like fun. And nobody has ever heard of where I’m from, though it’s all historical and junk. Emailing now.

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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/48 "2003-11-05T04:50:53Z")

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> [@](#):
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> That would be funny, maybe an obscure literary reference like, “Love Ford and Arthur” ok, that’d be gay, but you get the idea.

Gee, I didn’t think they were _that_ close.

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**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/49 "2003-11-05T04:58:37Z")

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Adding some Canadian content…

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**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/50 "2003-11-05T06:59:16Z")

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This is great. I’m in.

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/51 "2003-11-05T07:10:45Z")

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Whee! I’m in.

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**Author:** ![mordecaiB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mordecaib/32/7725_2.png) [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/52 "2003-11-05T07:22:32Z")

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Cool idea. I’m in. Email is on the way.

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**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/53 "2003-11-05T07:33:58Z")

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Hows about a card from Noo Zillund? Email in the mail…

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/54 "2003-11-05T10:57:56Z")

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OK, it’s 6AM and I’ve got 24 emails to get out. Now it’s time for the morning folks to play!

Youse guys are the best!!

😃

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/55 "2003-11-05T12:52:09Z")

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OK - we’re up to 53 willing pranksters. There doesn’t have to be a limit, so whoever wants to play can play!

I should be able to send the .jpg and the details out this evening.

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**Author:** ![Loneraven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c0e974/32.png) [@Loneraven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loneraven)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/56 "2003-11-05T12:55:42Z")

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I’m in, too, but I won’t be able to email until tonight - Wednesday night - because I can’t get email access from here. Is that okay?

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**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/57 "2003-11-05T12:59:34Z")

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Count me in! I’m gonna be in St. Paul and Minneapolis next week so maybe I can send a postcard from there. Maybe from the Mall of America. There’s just gotta be something weird there. I’ll email ya this evening. Or, heck, you know my email addy already.

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**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/58 "2003-11-05T13:01:56Z")

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How 'bout a card from West Virginia? Email on the way.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/59 "2003-11-05T13:02:35Z")

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**Loneraven** - no problem. Like I said somewhere up the thread, there’s no time limit on this prank. Whether she gets a blizzard of cards all at once or a bunch spread over months, it’ll still work. So send an email when you can.

**swampy** , you’re on the list. You’re also on _my_ list, but that’s another story…

😃

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**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-recruiting-pranksters-non-malicious-i-promise/211419/60 "2003-11-05T13:14:57Z")

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Hey, can I send a picture of me picking the nose of a plaster bear at South of the Boarder? Or how about me picking the nose of George Washington on Mt Rushmore? Cause if so I’m in.

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