TV station gets pranked about Asiana pilots names

[Scootertrash]

The Asiana crash is the one that happened last week in Cali.

I'm probably goin to hell for laughing at this.......

http://deadspin.com/pranked-tv-station-reports-ho-lee-fuk-wi-tu-lo-as-758955806


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C76T9_fThH0

[manbearpig]

here in SD they aired the first two names, but blurred out the second two. i thought some ting was wong when i saw the captain's name, but didnt start dying laughing until i saw the last two names. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA what effing gullible short bus riders are fielding these information calls? another indian call center where the hilariousness of the prank gets lost in the english as a second language translation? probably.

[sp8twn]

LMFAO!!!! Holy crap!!! Now that's funny!!!:lol:

[atc007]

I'm a morbid sob I guess. That is absolutely freaking hilarious... Thanx for that one

[Red Rider]

Typical, idiotic news reporters. In their apparent rush, to be the first to broadcast this "BREAKING NEWS", they couldn't catch the obvious prank.

[Scootertrash]

If you read the article in the first link, it appears the station did try to confirm the identities:


Update: The NTSB has released a statement, confirming that an intern confirmed the names of the flight crew to KTVU.


Typical, idiotic news reporters. In their apparent rush, to be the first to broadcast this "BREAKING NEWS", they couldn't catch the obvious prank.

Yea, you'd think someone would have caught on.

ETA: UPDATE!!

Apparently the head producer at the station, Mi Look Fo Wok, has been fired.