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Those guys up there? Not happy. Not even a little. And with good reason! Bambang (left) and Nanang (right), two native Indonesians who were looking for government jobs, received word from a local village chief that there was a new requirement to work as an intelligence officer in Jakarta: facial tattoos. The only problem, of course, is that the chief — who received his information via text message — had been lied to, and he passed along some dreadfully poor instructions:
The official, who said it was a job requirement to have their faces tattooed with dragons, was later discovered to be a hoaxer — but not before Nanang, 30, and Bambang, 40, had already undergone the painful and disfiguring procedure.
The three men believe the anonymous trickster was a kind of “mystic”, as they didn’t feel in control of their actions when following his strange instructions.
“I was half conscious when the shop owner tattooed my face, and didn’t think it was a con,” victim Bambang said.
“I just realized it was a con on Friday night. I was shocked and I cried.”
A horrified Sawiyono realised he had been tricked when double-checking the bizarre request with a legitimate government representative.
Yikes. And somehow, this is the third hoax of its kind to go down recently in Jakarta. On the plus side, though? EPIC BURN. Eh? Am I right, fellas? Ashton Kutcher is seething with envy right now. (I’m just kidding, this is horrible.)
Fooled job seekers stuck with facial tattoos [National Nine News]
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57 responses to “The Funniest Practical Joke of All Time”
#38, No Jakarta isn’t rural, nor was I implying it was. It IS a hub that draws many from rural areas looking for work. The reference I made to Africa was simply to illustrate that the belief in magic isn’t isolated. It happens everywhere. Even on other continents and within different “mindsets” . But then I’m sure you were aware of that and just felt the need to give a geography lesson.
pwnd.
I don’t care about the religious aspect of this. Be it magic, or christianity……..I put people who follow the bible or old scrolls, or magic, in the same category. Their all a damper on the scientific progresses throughout the world. To say you felt under someones control as you did this, is the same as saying “I’m an idiot who can’t think for myself and used this excuse as a crutch to cope with my stupidity.”
Clearly they should have looked into some brains and intelligence beforehand.
While it was horrible of this man to trick them so, I can’t say that I have a lot of pity. Being grown men, they should know not to fall so quickly for something. And have they seen other government workers or men in the same position with full facial coverage? Doubtful.
Im totally amazed anyone would believe such a ridiculous story and have facial tattooing just to get some job. Didnt anyone around them have one brain cell to have said hey ‘ check this out before going ahead surely it cannot be right!’
BUH BURN! You’re right, that IS a pretty good burn.