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Mobile Desktop Prank at Starbucks by Improv Everywhere

posted by Scott Beale on Sunday, February 24th, 2008

“Mobile Desktop” is the latest mission from Improv Everywhere where 3 different agents entered a Starbucks in New York and each setup an old desktop computer with giant monitor, using them the same way that they would with a laptop. Here’s the full mission report, including video and photos recorded on hidden cameras.

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this blog post was written by Scott Beale on Sunday, February 24th, 2008

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Paul Stamatiou 02/25/2008 03:11 AM 1 point
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Hahah that is great! Surprised they were able to find enough outlets. The Starbucks' near me have horrible plug placement.

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Mike Doeff 02/25/2008 03:33 AM 1 point
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I love the part where she puts that huge CRT + keyboard on her lap.

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jennconspiracy 02/25/2008 10:13 AM 1 point
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That is truly inspired -- I love the guy who says they are "schlepping" the "server" and wonders if they are saving electricity. The music is brilliant!

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Simon Beals 02/25/2008 10:22 AM 1 point
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Hysterical. Especially the guy speculating on why they're doing it.

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Enric 02/25/2008 12:48 PM 1 point
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So retro. Cathode Ray monitors, Windows 95 (or was that 98).

;)

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Doctor Popular 02/25/2008 03:33 PM 1 point
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That was great, loved the way the music went with the vid.

For some reason, the google ads kept covering up the entire video whenever I tried watching this video on another computer, but it's working fine now.

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jojo 02/25/2008 05:11 PM 1 point
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not quite the reaction they were looking for...? "Nothing we can do as long as there customers." However, it was a very funny bit.

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Justin (Pusha) 02/25/2008 09:53 PM 1 point
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Every situation in New York has that one guy complaining.

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WALT! 02/26/2008 12:28 AM 1 point
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What's crazy is I remember just five years ago when my local caffeine dive started offering free wifi, this guy would cart in his cpu, and monitor just like that every week.

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Jack 02/26/2008 04:07 AM 1 point
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HAHA, absolutely hilarious, damn the establishment! Almost up to par with this other prank

http://www.ibeatyou.com/competition/bc80f6/best...

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pod p. 02/26/2008 08:50 AM 1 point
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akkk, my post just vanished ... well i don't have tme to repeat the full analysis, but here's a shorter version:

this is funny...

but then it hit that this is NOT a very tactical prank, it's more some pretty "positive" advertising for Starfucks and the stupidity of the corporate wasteland... a kind of Dilbert cartoon that has all the qualities of a fake rebellion.

this is a far tangent, but this mobile desktop gag reminds me of a pretty serious video a friend of mine from the tides foundation sent me awhile back, about consumer waste and a culture with its head up its ass and the corporations that like it that way:
http://www.storyofstuff.com/

IE has been doing some pretty funny stuff, but should they have any desire to enter a more radical phase, their approach might need some analysis ...and upgrading.

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