It's actually business. That's all it is, crazy business.
A phenomenom swept YouTube in the late 2000s. A lot of young people in America discovered that they could make a lot of money by shooting pranks and uploading them to their YouTube channels. These prank videos gained millions of views and since YouTube paid advertising revenue to people that had lots of views, these people made a lot of money.
Many of these pranks were extremely dangerous and reckless. Some of these pranksters were actually arrested by the police. One of the most notorious pranksters was a guy called Charles Ross. He was arrested many times and repeatedly ordered by judges to stop creating prank videos on YouTube.
What this person did is one of the most famous pranks of that era. The prankster would fill a clean bottle of bleach or cleaning fluid with water or soft drink and then go to a public place to drink it while filming the reaction of people around the area.
Some other famous pranks include:
Pretending to shoot people.
Pretending to be a prisoner
Pretebding to be a ghost, spirit, zombie or some other scary character
Dressing up dogs to look like lions or tigers.
Pranking people in drive throughs.
Etc.
YouTube recently took action against some of the pranksters by making it difficult for them to make money from their dangerous videos.
The pranking wave has now hit Nigeria. Nigerians are increasingly making these prank videos and a person that goes by the name Crackhead Extra has recently become famous by posting videos that show her going to crowded markets and bus stops and shouting the lyrics of famous songs while acting like a mad person.
This guy was one of the most famous pranksters at the peak of the pranking wave in 2010. His name is Garrett Garcia and the name of his channel is Overboard Humour. He made a lot of money from YouTube back then, but he wasted a lot of it and he was badly hit by the YouTube crackdown (his girlfriend also left him). He is now broke and homeless.
Garrett did the prank in this 2011 video. He went to a supermarket, bought cleaning fluid, switched it with another bottle that he brought from home and then pretended to be drinking the cleaning fluid. (He had already planted the bottle and the camera at that spot before calling the store attendant).
A TouTube prankster approached a group of guys while holding several butcher knives. He intended to scare them into believing that he was going to rob them. One of the guys shot him dead.
A TouTube prankster approached a group of guys while holding several butcher knives. He intended to scare them into believing that he was going to rob them. One of the guys shot him dead.
I have just gone through your writings on the Idejos. Wow!!! The world deserves a book from you! I have never gotten such information on Lagos before. I hope you are recovering well. You have not provided the circumstances the second Lagos treaty was signed under.
I have just gone through your writings on the Idejos. Wow!!! The world deserves a book from you! I have never gotten such information on Lagos before. I hope you are recovering well. You have not provided the circumstances the second Lagos treaty was signed under.
Thank you very much.
Yes, I initially wanted to start that section with a write up about a certain man. That write up will explain what led to the second treaty. But on second thought I decided to begin with the Idejo. My next post will be about that man.
Yes, I initially wanted to start that section with a write up about a certain man. That write up will explain what led to the second treaty. But on second thought I decided to begin with the Idejo. My next post will be about that man.
I hope you are planning to write a book. Even if it is just about Lagos or Music
Yes, I initially wanted to start that section with a write up about a certain man. That write up will explain what led to the second treaty. But on second thought I decided to begin with the Idejo. My next post will be about that man.
The Idejos were elevated to Obas. What about the Idejos that owned Idumota? Were they elevated too?!
Yes, I initially wanted to start that section with a write up about a certain man. That write up will explain what led to the second treaty. But on second thought I decided to begin with the Idejo. My next post will be about that man.
I was actually looking forward to you write-ups about the idejo and land matters...why do people forsake knowledge (history) and embrace fallacies? When they say 'Lagos is no man's land' i just laugh...people like you kept me here on Nairaland. Thank you Sir!
I was actually looking forward to you write-ups about the idejo and land matters...why do people forsake knowledge (history) and embrace fallacies? When they say 'Lagos is no man's land' i just laugh...people like you kept me here on Nairaland. Thank you Sir!
This one went to turn off the TV set at a viewing centre during the Arsenal vs Man-U game. They slapped her and people had to be restrained to prevent them from beating her.
It's actually business. That's all it is, crazy business.
A phenomenom swept YouTube in the late 2000s. A lot of young people in America discovered that they could make a lot of money by shooting pranks and uploading them to their YouTube channels. These prank videos gained millions of views and since YouTube paid advertising revenue to people that had lots of views, these people made a lot of money.
Many of these pranks were extremely dangerous and reckless. Some of these pranksters were actually arrested by the police. One of the most notorious pranksters was a guy called Charles Ross. He was arrested many times and repeatedly ordered by judges to stop creating prank videos on YouTube.
What this person did is one of the most famous pranks of that era. The prankster would fill a clean bottle of bleach or cleaning fluid with water or soft drink and then go to a public place to drink it while filming the reaction of people around the area.
Some other famous pranks include:
Pretending to shoot people.
Pretending to be a prisoner
Pretebding to be a ghost, spirit, zombie or some other scary character
Dressing up dogs to look like lions or tigers.
Pranking people in drive throughs.
Etc.
YouTube recently took action against some of the pranksters by making it difficult for them to make money from their dangerous videos.
The pranking wave has now hit Nigeria. Nigerians are increasingly making these prank videos and a person that goes by the name Crackhead Extra has recently become famous by posting videos that show her going to crowded markets and bus stops and shouting the lyrics of famous songs while acting like a mad person.
This guy was one of the most famous pranksters at the peak of the pranking wave in 2010. His name is Garrett Garcia and the name of his channel is Overboard Humour. He made a lot of money from YouTube back then, but he wasted a lot of it and he was badly hit by the YouTube crackdown (his girlfriend also left him). He is now broke and homeless.
Garrett did the prank in this 2011 video. He went to a supermarket, bought cleaning fluid, switched it with another bottle that he brought from home and then pretended to be drinking the cleaning fluid. (He had already planted the bottle and the camera at that spot before calling the store attendant).
