How to ruin Christmas using only a 360 box and some clothes
by Griffin McElroy 
on Mar 2nd 2008 12:30PM
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We hesitate to post the soul-crushing video you see above -- it may put a damper on your whole day. You see, many of us have fond holiday memories of tearing through sheets of glossy paper and ribbons to reveal the greatest present a kid can receive -- a new gaming console. To see one family pervert those cherished memories by presenting young Jonathan with an Xbox 360 box filled with clothes just brings us irrevocably down, in a manner that only "Beaches" used to be capable of.
Those sweethearts at Engadget are attempting to contact Jonathan and his rapscallion parents to hook the kid up with a real 360 -- hopefully, they'll send Jonathan's folks a little something too. Perhaps a wrapped-up, car-shaped pile of parenting books left in their driveway would fit the bill.
Reader Comments (199)
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 7:11PM (Unverified) said
That was harsh. Although I detest all things Xbox, and think that kid needs a change of hairstyle (or at least a jug of water poured over his head), to break his heart like that is just plain evil.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 7:52PM Overgauss said
Well by the comments it is clear that white people know how to parent better than black people. White people eat better/healthier too but that's not a function of wealth it's just common sense.
And by white people I mean non-blacks.
And by white people I mean non-blacks.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 8:20PM doom saber said
That's racist
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 8:28PM (Unverified) said
Something tells me its all just an act. You guys (Engadget&Co.) have always been so generous in giving things out for sad cases. I mean, dont you think the way the brother yells "we cant afford and Xbox 360" a billion times is way to suspicious?
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 10:38PM (Unverified) said
Or it could be to try and placate the child who's very obviously about to burst into tears? As though they expected the boy to turn around and go "Oh, yes, I hadn't considered our family's limited financial resources! Haha! I get it now!"
If this IS fake, I don't think they let the kid in on it... which is just as cruel as if it were an honest-to-God "joke."
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If this IS fake, I don't think they let the kid in on it... which is just as cruel as if it were an honest-to-God "joke."
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:08PM (Unverified) said
Maybe it was the brothers plan all along, so that he could get an Xbox 360, but didn't let the little guy in on it and just used him as bait.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:38PM (Unverified) said
That's also possible. But in that case, do you withold the 360 so that the conniving brother doesn't get to play it and thus also disappoint the poor kid who was used to make the plan work?
Maybe there is no solution to this problem. It's just a shitty thing that happened to a young child who didn't deserve to be treated as the butt of a joke or the pawn in a fraudulent scheme on Christmas.
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Maybe there is no solution to this problem. It's just a shitty thing that happened to a young child who didn't deserve to be treated as the butt of a joke or the pawn in a fraudulent scheme on Christmas.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 8:40PM (Unverified) said
in the words of imus , thats one nappy kid . its called conditioner. size of a dime and rub it in .then use some coca butter so the hair doesnt dry out .
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 9:27PM mundox said
I've had thrown that box into that womans face if that was me. That's just wrong man.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 9:30PM XBX4LFE said
sooo fake! Where did they get the core box with a hole for the SN? That's no display box,they don't deserve a free one, because they probably already have one.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 9:53PM (Unverified) said
Just imagine how bad it would of been if they filled the box of turds.
You don't see anything and dive into the box and come up with a hand full of shit on his hands. It's even worse than cloths.
See you got to see the positive in life, things could get worse.
You don't see anything and dive into the box and come up with a hand full of shit on his hands. It's even worse than cloths.
See you got to see the positive in life, things could get worse.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 10:35PM (Unverified) said
I have to admit, this is a really hilarious practical joke to play on some one but to not have the real one present is just terrible. I would hope to see the 2nd video where the kid actually gets the 360.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 10:54PM killr0y said
Some people call it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade, Mmm Hm.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:12PM (Unverified) said
Poor poor taste.
His parents should should be ashamed (and double ashamed for boasting about this by posting it on youtube)
His parents should should be ashamed (and double ashamed for boasting about this by posting it on youtube)
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:22PM (Unverified) said
i know who did the prank. she is a member at Fullfiggas.com
here is the thread she posted about it url (you gotta be a member)
http://www.fullfiggas.com/index.php?showtopic=44328&hl=
here is the thread she posted about it url (you gotta be a member)
http://www.fullfiggas.com/index.php?showtopic=44328&hl=
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:42PM (Unverified) said
Given that a person of my malnourished stature is unlikely to qualify to join a site by the name of "Full Figgas," would you mind giving us the gist of the post?
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 5:39AM (Unverified) said
Oh, fuck that site. I keep on getting 500 Internal Errors.
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Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:46PM (Unverified) said
fullfiggas doesnt really care if you are or are not a big person. just join and read the post.
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:48PM (Unverified) said
also if the URL doest work for you just go to fullfigas and use the search function and look for the thread called Prank Gone Wrong
Posted: Mar 2nd 2008 11:52PM (Unverified) said
I would have snapped and shot those fuckers, nobody and I mean nobody fucks with my gaming.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 12:00AM (Unverified) said
It is evident that the kid doesn't deserve any game machine. When he saw what it was, he dropped the box and then practically rips the box open. The 360 is fragile enough as it is and he goes and drops it. That alone tells me he doesn't deserve a game machine until he learns how to take care of his stuff.
Granted I felt bad for the kid at first, then after the "abuse"... Nah, screw'm.
Granted I felt bad for the kid at first, then after the "abuse"... Nah, screw'm.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 12:06AM (Unverified) said
For anyone who doesn't want to register, here's a screencap of the post (and also in case it gets taken down).
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd303/resident_nevil/Image2.jpg
For the record, I'm disgusted that she's seriously considering accepting Microsoft's offer for an Elite (given that they DID have the console all along), and even more disgusted that everyone else on the board is saying "Hell yeah! Take it!"
It's one thing to pull a mean prank on your kid, but to PROFIT from it?
If Microsoft and Engadget don't withdraw their offers and send this family a 360, I hope it RRODs.
http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd303/resident_nevil/Image2.jpg
For the record, I'm disgusted that she's seriously considering accepting Microsoft's offer for an Elite (given that they DID have the console all along), and even more disgusted that everyone else on the board is saying "Hell yeah! Take it!"
It's one thing to pull a mean prank on your kid, but to PROFIT from it?
If Microsoft and Engadget don't withdraw their offers and send this family a 360, I hope it RRODs.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 12:29AM (Unverified) said
forward the link and info to joystiq and G4 and endgadget
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 12:34AM (Unverified) said
I didnt get anything for christmas since I am in another country for school.
I pretty much just played TF2 then eventually went out with friends.
Looks to me he had family with him. Isnt that what the holidays are about.
Selffish... just selffish.
You have my Email... you can send me a PS3 after the break.
I pretty much just played TF2 then eventually went out with friends.
Looks to me he had family with him. Isnt that what the holidays are about.
Selffish... just selffish.
You have my Email... you can send me a PS3 after the break.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 12:53AM (Unverified) said
Despite the fact that we now know it was a hoax, these comments are missing the point.
You wanted to be with your family for Christmas? How would you have felt if they'd told you they were coming to see you, gotten your hopes up, and then told you it was just a joke, laughed at your expense and posted the video of you crying on Youtube?
Obviously, you'd feel selfish, wouldn't you.
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You wanted to be with your family for Christmas? How would you have felt if they'd told you they were coming to see you, gotten your hopes up, and then told you it was just a joke, laughed at your expense and posted the video of you crying on Youtube?
Obviously, you'd feel selfish, wouldn't you.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 5:15AM (Unverified) said
Well, at least the video wasn't taken down for BULLYING. I left my own comment, describing how the family fails as human beings :D
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 9:10AM ARPRINCE said
OMG....That was SOOOOO mean!!!
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 9:17AM (Unverified) said
learn to read the entire description,he got the xbox plus 5 games,it was a prank.
this little article just gives you a chance to repost this video,if its so bad then why keep posting it
this little article just gives you a chance to repost this video,if its so bad then why keep posting it
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 10:16AM (Unverified) said
Please don't give them a 360. Give the kid a pair of scissors to cut his hair. Maybe his ma can look into Wii Fit or bulimia.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 11:03AM ummhello said
I'd be upset to if I found out I had gotten the Arcade version of the 360...but still, that's mean parenting.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 11:05AM betabetamax said
It would be funnier if it had a Sega CD in it
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 11:53AM doom saber said
Seems like there are some ppl on Engadget and youtube that would like to believe what they want to believe. I mean, regardless of the proof on that fullfiggas site, some ppl thinks that the boy didn't receive the system, sayin that without the 2nd video, there is no proof. But, it is possible that the brother who didn't post the video is lazy in updating it. Uploading a video may take a an hour or two, which might be too long. I mean, a lot of teens are lazy in posting videos on youtube. It doesn't mean that the child didn't get the 360 just because the video isn't posted.
Sigh. Even if the post at fullfiggas is fake, I think this has been blown out of proportion as if the kid is homeless and is in need of a heart transplant.
For those who believe this is real and ends up being fake after donating something, you guys have yourselves to blame for.
Sigh. Even if the post at fullfiggas is fake, I think this has been blown out of proportion as if the kid is homeless and is in need of a heart transplant.
For those who believe this is real and ends up being fake after donating something, you guys have yourselves to blame for.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 5:40PM (Unverified) said
the post at fullfiggas isnt fake. go there and read it.
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Posted: Mar 4th 2008 4:13PM doom saber said
I know the fullfiggas post isn't fake (I have read it.) I was just saying that some ppl want to believe it is fake so that they can continue to feel sorry for the kid.
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 12:29PM (Unverified) said
Not only do they try to humiliate their son on the internet (kinda backfired eh), but they also ELECTROCUTE their son. Daily. For kicks.
Want proof? Just look at the kid's hair.
Want proof? Just look at the kid's hair.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 1:28PM (Unverified) said
That was really sad. I want to give that kid a hug and let him play some games. He has the coolest hair too.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 2:47PM dv8withn8 said
The YouTube video description says he got the Xbox. The parents just played a prank on him for peeking through the wrapper before Christmas.
Though I wouldn't have waited an entire day before giving him the console cause that would have just ruined the kid's day. Which, it obviously did.
Though I wouldn't have waited an entire day before giving him the console cause that would have just ruined the kid's day. Which, it obviously did.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 6:21PM (Unverified) said
it did not take all day he got it immediately
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 6:24PM Overgauss said
Well it's clear by the comments in this thread that that lady is some kind of throwback. Almost an oldschool negroe if you will. Why blacks need to tear each other down to "build them up" is beyond my kin, err ken.
It's almost like there isn't some sort of long pedigreed history of blacks calling each other the N word, you know to soften the blow of the word or whatever. Or make a game of cutting each other down by playing something called the "dozens" or even 'old' school your mama jokes.
It's 2008, didn't these people get the parenting memo? Teaching kids a lesson at the expense of a child's transitory ego is so 1960's.
I mean she's fat and black, clearly she didn't buy the kid an xbox360. You and I both saw that the adults et al OMFGLAUGHED. Black culture, whatever that is, be damned.
It's almost like there isn't some sort of long pedigreed history of blacks calling each other the N word, you know to soften the blow of the word or whatever. Or make a game of cutting each other down by playing something called the "dozens" or even 'old' school your mama jokes.
It's 2008, didn't these people get the parenting memo? Teaching kids a lesson at the expense of a child's transitory ego is so 1960's.
I mean she's fat and black, clearly she didn't buy the kid an xbox360. You and I both saw that the adults et al OMFGLAUGHED. Black culture, whatever that is, be damned.
Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 6:45PM (Unverified) said
you prolly should not visit that fullfiggas link then.
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 6:54PM (Unverified) said
Will you people shut the fuck up with all the racist comments? What the fuck does race have to do with it? If some blue-eyed fat white chick had of done it, you would be screaming trailer trash and other bullshit. The fact of the matter is the kid got his fucking xbox and now you racist idiots can go live your fucking pathetic ass lives. Hell if Microsoft offered any of you a free xbox, your broke asses would be fast in accepting it. Since when did fat mean you were broke? When did black mean broke? All you motherfuckers need to log off and kill yaselves IMMEDIATELY!
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Posted: Mar 3rd 2008 7:12PM FredFredrickson said
I SO wanted to do this to a friend of mine, but my gf wouldn't let me! XD
Posted: Mar 4th 2008 9:16AM (Unverified) said
Anyone remember the boxless 360 on eBay? A spoiled brat had been whining and crying and throwing temper tantrums to get it early, up until the point of smashing his dad's expensive stereo system. The dad put the 360 on eBay and gave the kid the box-- full of coal. I want to see THAT video.
Posted: Mar 4th 2008 9:28AM (Unverified) said
I wouldnt mind.
I still want my PS3 though.
I still want my PS3 though.
Posted: Mar 4th 2008 4:16PM doom saber said
You make it sound like being black is a bad thing like an illness. I mean, her being black has nothing to do with the video and if you read teh fullfiggas post, that isn't the mother, but her sister.
Posted: Mar 5th 2008 4:37PM zsavior said
Honestly somebody who would do that to a child for laughs I don't believe ever bought them the system, they took the time to video tape the humiliation but not the giving of the gift, smells like BS.
Second, some of you are just using this video to be racist, which just proves that many of you have just as much in common with the family than not. Trying to vent fake outrage many of you say horribly racist crap. Her excuse was "trying" at parenting she humiliated her child and did something very idiotic. Two sides of the same coin.
Second, some of you are just using this video to be racist, which just proves that many of you have just as much in common with the family than not. Trying to vent fake outrage many of you say horribly racist crap. Her excuse was "trying" at parenting she humiliated her child and did something very idiotic. Two sides of the same coin.
Posted: Mar 9th 2008 3:42AM (Unverified) said
This is like when I got gonorrhea, then when I was about to be cured the doctor switched the penicillin with vinegar.
:(
:(
Posted: Apr 18th 2008 9:00AM ecanale said
May those parents burn in the deepest darkest pits in hell. Look at that kids heartbroken face. That's messed up.
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