Norfolk Academy 1986 Senior Prank - Filling up the Pit

[ejinhell84]

HINT...HINT.... Could this senior prank happen again in the near future? 2010-2011 Seniors just wait and see...Heard from a reliable source that the pit will see H20 again very soon...i love being a spoiler...

[thenengsta]

TImes are definately different, you do this today, and you will be arrested. haha

[heartbreakerninja]

wow the 80's had all the fun. and the teachers dont kill them for stuff like this like they do now lol

[coochsucker]

hahahaha 80's teens

[ttl53]

there was speciel about the top 10 greatest senior pranks and this is on of them ps i go to NA now in 6th grade and they have drains in the pit now

[nedlilly]

Yep, they had drains back then too - we taped them over with duct tape.

One of the guys in our class was very worried that all the water rushing through them would make the building behind the Pit (now the administration building) collapse in on itself.

Happily, that didn't happen.

[x1AnhDuy1x]

Old video is old!

[TheDeepestDarkness]

That is one of the single greatest pranks I've ever SEEN!!!! w00t

[Brad7Sip]

This is pretty hilarios and I hope I can come up with something as awesome as this for my senior prank.

[ckbnc]

ned ,..we never did see the water bill but rumor was it was rather high - since for every gallon in, half it leaked out - still the best

[nedlilly]

Things are different today. But those of you who want to do senior pranks these days need to find ways to do something awesome within the context of your times.

In my day, all we had was hoses, and time.

So boredpotatoe2 (et al) ... no, we weren't arrested. Maybe you're thinking of the end of the video for "Where the Streets Have No Name" - my classmates and I are often mistaken for U2 band members, although the truth is, they're older than us.

[nedlilly]

OK, this is Ned Lilly, class of '86 (that's 1986 for all you youngsters out there - as in the last century, when there was a Soviet Union and other Things Like That), reclaiming his Youtube identity from his internet-savvy elder daughter (and yes, I've changed my password).

You guys have to understand, when we did this, there were no lawyers on the entire Earth. That's why NA couldn't get sued when we did something so a) crazy, and b) expensive.

More in the following post...

[boredpotatoe2]

all of you were arressted werent you...

one of the best pranksout there. lol

[nedlilly]

Whenever we start talking about senior pranks at school, I tell everybody about this. And they kind of already know, and they say it's kind of annoying. But whatever. By the way, some of the clothing here is so 80's. LOL.

[teampink97]

im in 6th grade at NA right now and we still talk about this. haha

[nedlilly]

yeah daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nedlilly]

hi this is ned lilly's daughter. I love you daddy and this prank rocks! when i graduate in 16 i will so do something awesome too! and then i will put it on youtube

[replyya735]

Oh cool, you're in my sister's grade!

six years to plan lol! I'm sure we can think of SOMETHING.

[nedlilly]

i know....  i can't wait...

although i like 5 grade

[replyya735]

This prank is AWESOME. I want my class (2014) to top it. mwuhahaha.

[nedlilly]

Many have tried, none have succeeded :)

[MidNightLullibys]

lol that was awesome! i hope i get a chance like that!

[dukegirl2121]

the pit is a sitting area that is like the main part of campus where people hang out. this prank is legendary and people still talk about it at skool

[deflepphartme]

i wish i was alive in the 80's....so much awesome things happend like def leppard and stuff!!

[SureItIsJerk]

anyone explain what the pit was to start with? sitting area or what?

[Kris07Kris]

Wow! Ned, thank you so much for posting this! I did a search on NA and your video came up. I was in your brother's class and I totally remember this prank! I also remember Mac Purrington's laugh too! :)

[F430corvettekiller]

new trier best prank ever

[F430corvettekiller]

new trier best prank ever

[nuzgirl07]

probably my favorite prank (i'm class of '07) I remember my government teacher saying in class that no one can top it, and it was one of the best he has seen

[spitesprite]

I remember this - I was in 2nd grade at the time. I thought y'all were the absolute coolest people on earth for pulling this off! Truly a prank for the ages.

[nomanyy]

whats the point

[thatcRaZygurlxo]

omg NA looked sooo different!! but i love it now!! especially the theater and stuff

[nedlilly]

9 hoses, run from all around the pit.  Ran all night.

[neoartifact]

Ahh the 80's. Good to see all that wasted space actually being used. hahaha

[johnizawsum]

you guys could've just payed to have a pool truck come and fill the thing. it would've taken like 1 or 2.

[nedlilly]

This was 1986, man. They didn't have trucks back then.

[johnizawsum]

oh yeahh. i knew that.

[lazerlove]

This was awesome to watch. My favorite part was the music!!! OMD and Suzanne Vega!! OMG I miss the 80s! :(

[Caksman1027]

its so cool to hear, "Hey NEd..look, We got a camera!!!" When today everyone has one...on their phone. lol. Good times..

[nedlilly]

Historians' notes: Produced by Dan Etheridge (that term meaning then, as it does in Hollywood today, it was his camera!) Principal photography by Mac Purrington (that's him laughing into the microphone.)

[marshallrullezzz]

dont get it.........

[wideyess]

dont get what? A sence of humour? Haha!

[Chewbacca42]

beautiful.

[unholyftw]

lmao funny

[nedrad13]

AWESOME... the wyhn fountain area looks waaaaay different. cool vid. i rate that a five star

[wewmole32]

kickass!

[jmd1981]

Is this in Norfolk, Virginia?

[nedlilly]

Yes

[pheaktor]

oldschool

[sk8shawna]

we have a senior pit at my school, but its inside. and like 7 years ago people filled it with water and 1,000 gold fish. lol.

[Tarheelfan2009]

pretty awesome!

[manwithcookies]

dude this prank is sweet i wish i was at norfolk academy to see this im right now in na

[Mellochan]

OMG... The area around the pit looked so much different now. BEST PRANK EVER, BTW!!! :)

[xfootdoctor]

this is great. GREAT. GJ '86. lol I wish I could do that.

[br4ve]

lol sweet

[numberoneratedenemy]

thats cool old as fuck though i was born in 86

[musicsaviour]

Kool

[whirly22]

heres your rating

speed of set up **

amount of space covered **

chaos created **

difficulty of clean up ***

Overall rating **1/2

[bAGGRESSIVE]

that is a sweet as senior prank!

way better than most that people come up with now... and that one was 21yrs ago!

One word=  CLASSIC

[OohJoy]

The prank is great, but the part that got me was hearing "If You Leave" in the background. Haha. :)

[gracetwohy]

Ha ha... I remember this and I was only in 7th grade!

[varepublican]

this is amazing

[futuresundancefemme]

old school.

[CaulixGurl]

haha thats cool =)