Couple college kids pulled a dandy joke on Fred Phelps.

[Archae]

Hee hee!

[grace0418]

1. Fucking hilarious!

There is hope for our youth!

[Droopy]

2. That's a good one

Thanks for posting.

[blondeatlast]

3. Recommended; I don't care that it's a Lounge thread.

I wanna send those guys some college survival money!

[Kenergy]

4. LOL!! Good one! n/t

[Initech]

5. Best fucking Photoshop I've ever seen!

[Archae]

18. Doesn't need to be Photoshop

About a hundred years ago, some college kids pulled a dandy joke on Carrie Nation, the saloon-smashing anti-booze nutcase.

They fooled her into believing their fraternity was anti-booze, and she posed with them for a photograph.

But when the picture was taken, the frat boys pulled booze bottles, wine glasses, etc, out of their pockets so it looked like they were having a high old time with Carrie Nation.

The prank was a hit around the country, but Carrie Nation's comments weren't recorded.
(Gee, I wonder why...)

So probably these two college kids convinced publicity-hound Phelps they were sincere, and then when the colluding photographer took the picture, the kids opened their jackets.

[RumpusCat]

22. Not a photoshop--this was my college!

Fred Phelps came to Nashville to protest the city considering giving GLBT people job discrimination protection. This would've been in like 2002. A big group of kids from my college showed up to counter-protest Phelps so a few months later he came to Nashville again to specifically protest Vanderbilt!

These two fellows from my dorm pulled his prank on Phelps--they had a third friend take their picture and opened their jackets at the opportune time. Phelps never even noticed!

These guys are long graduated now, as am I, but it's hilarious to see them live on in internet infamy!

[UrbScotty]

33. Good to hear ;-) (nt)

[evlbstrd]

6. Perfect!

I hope this catches on.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Know anyone with PhotoShop?

[evlbstrd]

19. Oh, come on.

That doesn't look Photoshopped to me.

[proud2BlibKansan]

20. So how do you think they did it?

"Excuse me, Rev Phelps, can we stand with you in a picture holding signs that say you are gay?"

"Why of course young man. I would be honored."


Let's test this out. Phelps is only an hour away from here. You make the signs. I will drive.

[evlbstrd]

23. The signs are on their t-shirts.

They didn't open their outer shirts til picture time. It seems pretty obvious to me.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. Well that's cause you are so smart

[evlbstrd]

29. Shucks.

I wouldn't mind doing that.

[RumpusCat]

24. See #22

I don't suppose one has to believe me but I was at college when this happened. They just had the message written on their shirts and opened their jackets at the right time. Phelps is not exactly Mr. Lucid! These two guys lived in my dorm and took the picture for the humor publication on campus (this was at Vanderbilt University in Nashville about four years ago).

[bumblebee1]

7. Man oh man

That's better than two men or women making out in front of him.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

8. I'm told that at one of the gay pride parades in Portland,

someone went and stood by a Phelps-like protestor with a sign that had an arrow pointing at him labeled "closet queen."

[Deja Q]

9. !!!!!!!!!!!!

[blondeatlast]

10. Early morning

[xchrom]

11. that makes my week!

[JitterbugPerfume]

12. this is the coolest post

I have seen in a while

[supernova]

13. Oh, this must be on the Front Page!

Everybody who comes to DU deserves to see that!

Thanks for the laugh, Archae.

[Archae]

14. You won't believe where I saw it first.

[proud2BlibKansan]

16. Do tell

[Archae]

17. Freeperville.

Even those bastards don't like Phelps.

[proud2BlibKansan]

21. Probably the only issue we agree on

[rhino47]

25. Phelps was had a gay related arrest in canada in 1979. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. Details? Link???

Too big of a bombshell to just drop here. Please, do share.

[rhino47]

32. Here is one reference to Phelps arrest in Canada.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rev._Fred_Phelps


(snip)
Shortly thereafter, Phelps moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he was taken in by a family. Years later they recalled him as "the perfect guest": during his stay, he helped to add a room onto the house and did all of the family's yard work. The family's nanny, Margerie, is the only woman to whom Phelps has ever been romantically linked: They were married in May 1952. Their first child, Fred Jr., was born May 4, 1953.

(snip)
There are also rumors that Phelps was once arrested (but not charged) for obscene conduct with another man, and that this prompted his anti-gay stance.

Shortly after his arrest for obscene behavior with a man he started on his anti-gay rampage.

[Benfea]

27. That made my morning!

Thanks!

[Evergreen Emerald]

28. Those signs he is carrying are violent.

What a scary guy.

[DinahMoeHum]

31. Love it!! "We're With Stupid" would also be good !!

[NMMNG]

34. Beautiful!