A California mother is behind bars after she allegedly made a prank call on April Fools’ Day in which she said she and her baby had been kidnapped and thrown in the back of a pickup truck.

Buffalo Beast editor Ian Murphy executed an amazing prank call with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker by posing as David Koch, the co-owner of petrochemical conglomerate Koch Industries and Tea Party supporter.

Murphy, pretending to be Koch, spent the better part of half an hour chatting with Walker on Tuesday, February 22.

Like most art forms, movies have the magical power to directly influence our emotions. It’s hard to walk out of a great film and not be affected after becoming wholly immersed in its world for a solid 90 minutes or greater. Just look up “post-Avatar depression syndrome” (yeah, it’s totally real). Some movies may inspire us to take up a great cause, some movies may inspire us to role-play dressed up as Na’vi, and some movies may inspire us to prank, which is what I came to talk about. We all wish we could pull off the pranks we see in the movies and here are some of those films that inspire us to do.

Back in 2003, the Internet didn’t have too much to offer for a thirteen year old. When I started surfing, I didn’t have YouTube, Facebook, Stumble, Digg, etc. to keep me entertained. I had, you know, chat rooms, crappy AOL services, and the occasional goofy video (which generally wasn’t watchable due to my dial-up connection). One of the earliest Internet memes I can remember though was the soundboard prank. Soundboard pranks have been around for as long as I can [...]

The amount of ways to irritate someone via voicemail could be a relatively long list, especially since we all have our own list of pet peeves. Below are some things you should avoid, whether you’re calling your mother or your colleague- don’t have bad voicemail etiquette! Eek!

If you’re like me, or like many other people you know, you’ve probably tried your hand at prank calling before- you were also probably in 8th grade, but who says adults can’t have a little fun with prank calling every now and then? It’s especially fun to prank call your loved one, or your boss. Don’t be afraid, here’s some ingredients that will make for a successful and FUN prank call:

1.Pick your victim CAREFULLY:

Not everyone can take a joke, so [...]

There are plenty of actors and actresses that win us over with their characters, but what about with their OWN personality? The following celebrities not only have charm, but they have some seriously sexy voices. If I could get each and everyone of them to leave me a voicemail for rainy days, I would be one happy girl:

1. Marilyn Monroe

When in doubt, say something coy- tilt your head, bat your lashes and anyone’s voice could sound sexy. Marilyn by far [...]