In Sydney Australia, someone played one of the meanest practical jokes in the history of Facebook, a social networking site used by millions of people around the world. Gaining access to her Facebook profile, they posted an open invitation to her sweet sixteen party, giving her address and her date of birth. Before it was discovered, over 200,000 people hit the site with plans of attending.
Hoax by Teen
Police quickly shut the site down but the damage had already been done. Can you imagine hundreds of thousands of sweet 16 dresses showing up at this poor girls address on her birthday, bearing gifts? Actually, that might not be such a bad idea. Seriously, though, imagine the boost in the Australian economy as 200,000 girls and their parents descended on stores buying cheap sweet 16 dresses for an event that was a hoax all along.
Short Sweet 16 Dresses Everywhere
Even if the stores only sold sweet 16 dresses under 100 dollars, they would have shown record sales for that month. It was very lucky that someone caught the prank in time, if you call 200,000 replies in time. What baffles me is how 200,000 people found her Facebook page to begin with. I guess that when it comes to short sweet 16 dresses in the hot Australian climate, word spreads as fast as the wildfires that terrorize the outback.
A Party You Should Not Attend
One thing is for sure, there will not be very many long sleeve dresses at that party that is no party. The police have plans to set up a presence on the street of the girl who was the victim of the ruthless prank. Needless to say, the police caught the prankster, who was a 17-year-old boy who wanted to get many pretty girls in short sweet 16 dresses together in one place. He is charged with harassment via telecommunications according to foxnews.com.