def Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 This made me smile today: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/22/legoland-prank-swaps-volv_n_882656.html Legoland California manager Peter Rochetti was dumbfounded when he saw his car in the parking lot earlier this week. Instead of his usual Volvo SUV, Rochetti found a a massive lego replica. The blue beauty was made of 201,760 pieces of lego and weighed 2,934 pounds, reports the LA Times.Legoland model shop supervisor Tim Petsche orchestrated the plan after noticing that the lego car, which was being refurbished at the time, bore a close resemblance to Rochetti's Volvo, reports NBC San Diego. On Monday morning of this week, one of Rochetti's employees snatched his car keys, moved his car, and then returned the keys. A forklift transported the lego SUV to Rochetti's usual space. Quote
Ricecracker Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 I saw this on Gizmodo earlier today. I wonder if Hinck was in on it? Quote
Hoboman Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Now that was funny. I wonder if he knew something was up or not. Quote
ZO6 Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 Thanks for sharing that, Def! Great prank. I'd be tempted to keep the Lego car in place of the real one. Quote
lightningtiger Posted June 23, 2011 Posted June 23, 2011 AWESOME prank.....pity the cars weren't the same colour and the manager didn't notice till he tried opening the door....but still very funny ! Quote
Vindicare Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 AWESOME prank.....pity the cars weren't the same colour and the manager didn't notice till he tried opening the door....but still very funny ! Definitely would've been better had they used a different color. From afar he definitely wouldn't have been able to tell. Nice prank though, even better creation. Quote
Cecilie Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 This just gave me ideas for a new set of office pranks! Quote
Masked Builder Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 That's good! I saw a model very much like that one at Legoland. Quote
Brickdoctor Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 That's good! I saw a model very much like that one at Legoland. It's the same model. It normally sits next to the Driving School attraction for 3-5 year olds. Like the article said, it was being refurbished at the time. Quote
Masked Builder Posted June 24, 2011 Posted June 24, 2011 It's the same model. It normally sits next to the Driving School attraction for 3-5 year olds. Like the article said, it was being refurbished at the time. I didn't realize that it was at California. Quote
Donut Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 Amazing prank. You'll have to have the skills, patience, and an unlimited supply of bricks wouldn't be so bad either. Quote
HighFlyer Posted September 3, 2011 Posted September 3, 2011 Haha amazing prank! I wonder how much it would cost to buy that car? Quote
LandShark Posted September 3, 2011 Posted September 3, 2011 Ha-ha, awesome prank. I'd like to think that they do this all the time at Legoland. Replacing a co-workers cup of coffee with a tiny Lego one... Quote
ryanfitton Posted September 5, 2011 Posted September 5, 2011 That's a great prank, made me laugh. Wish that would have happened to me though, I would have kept all of those LEGO bricks :P Quote
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