The whoopee cushion, as we know it at least, has been around for a century, but it feels much older than that. That’s because over the last hundred years, humans pranking other humans has evolved (devolved?) from timelessly funny fart noises to pretending to blow up your son, because haha, his STUPID mom is such an IDIOT for thinking that fireball melted her child.
Roman Atwood, a professional vlogger, prankster, and guy whose Wikipedia page includes a section called “Killing My Kid Prank,” decided to kill his 3-year-old kid again by having the youngster, or a dummy that looked like him, ride a bike off a cliff. Then, boom. Y’know, that ol’ chestnut.
(Like most things in life, this reminds me of The Simpsons, specifically in “Homer Goes to College” when Homer apologizes to that crusty Dean for “the running-you-over prank.” The Dean’s response: “…prank?”)
Upon learning that it was all a goof, the mother understandably flips out, which is usually the point where I yell “FAKE” into the void. But the video ends with her giving Roman the middle finger and saying she’s done, so one can only hope it’s for real. Either way, I have an idea for a sequel: What if the kid had been farting right before he got blown up? Now that’s comedy.
And if you haven’t seen this…
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