Long Standing Prank

Mark Gubin, who lives in Milwaukee, has been perpetrating the same prank on incoming air travelers since 1978. For 27 years he has had Welcome to Cleveland painted on his roof. Passengers on flights landing at Mitchell International Airport are often disconcerted and sometimes panicked by the sign, but its all in good fun according to Gubin. In fact he says, 'Living in the world is not a dress rehearsal. You better have fun with it.'

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Jun 15, 2015
Category: Pranks and Revenge

Comments

Kudos! But, hay, if we all fly up there and one of us has a heart attack we can sue the dude for mental anguish and, as we'll all be witnesses, share in the pie. I'm sure we can find a lawyer to go along with us.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/15/15 at 09:15 AM

I wonder if he ever considered substituting other city names?

Posted by KDP on 06/15/15 at 10:48 AM

At least it isn't evil -- can you imagine how he'd scare people if he'd put up "Welcome to Detroit"?

Posted by Phideaux on 06/15/15 at 01:16 PM

At least Cleveland is easier to spell than Milwaukee (or is it Milwalkee) :lol:

Posted by crc on 06/15/15 at 04:40 PM

You could always use the abbreviation, B E E R.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 06/16/15 at 12:28 AM

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