The Paranoid That Destroyed the Noid

Do you recall the Domino’s Pizza mascot, the Noid? Their catchphrase was “Avoid the Noid,” the gremlin that made bad things happen to pizza. Domino’s used the Noid in advertising from 1979 to 1989, which I remember well, but I don’t recall that one incident that spelled the demise of the character. See, there was a fellow in Atlanta named Kenneth Lamar Noid, and he was convinced that Domino’s was making fun of him with the Noid character. On January 30, 1989, he took matters into his own hands, which did not work out well for Domino’s. Read the entire story at Pricenomics.

Aparently this incident was not related to the reason that Domino’s dropped its “30 minutes or free” promotion in 1993. That was due to the auto accidents.


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Oh please Neatorama this article only contains the best pranks between MIT and Caltech, don't get me wrong both very good schools but "biggest pranks in Geek History"? I don't think so...
Look up: UBC VW Beetles and bridges
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Why would that young woman's mistake of wearing a dorky costume to the airport be considered a prank..and even one of the biggest? TIME is such an idiot magazine.
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