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I see the humor here....but would we find it quite so funny if the butt of the joke was a woman?

Well...maybe we would.

via Gizmodo:

Humor: Man Gets Naked, Girl Gets Arrested, Rest of the World Laughs

A 17-year-old girl from New Zealand misled a man into stripping naked and walking into an unsuspecting individual s house simply by sending a goofy SMS offering a threesome. The end result was arrests and hilarity all around. The 31-year-old Kiwi was sent an SMS from the conniving girl detailing he was to receive an early "Christmas present" from the sender and her friend. The seductress further suggested our man remove his clothes before entering the house all in the name of saving time. It was a stupid move—Dr Pepper adverts should have been ringing through the Kiwi s head; unfortunately he wasn t thinking with that head. He embraced the advice and shot into a completely unsuspecting household. God only knows what er state he was in but the homeowner was not amused. The police were called and the man was arrested for unlawful behavior. The siren was later tracked down and charged with the misuse of a telephone; they both evaded prosecution but were cautioned for the nuisance caused. There is a valuable lesson here for all of us don t believe random offers of a threesome—your life is not a porno. Sorry.

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[Nightfall]

Some comments:

In case anyone is wondering, the age of consent in New Zealand is apparently 16, so her being 17 is not a cause for concern.

Also apparently, the "Dr. Pepper adverts" in question have not been shown in New Zealand, so whoever wrote this article was wrong in stating that it should have been "ringing through his head". Also I have no idea what the hell that's referring to because I haven't seen it either.

There are people who actually do things like this, it's not always a prank. But it's probably a stupid idea to do it unless you know the person in question and where they live, because this sort of prank is hardly unheard of.

I have a hard time imagining a woman falling for this, however. I won't say it can't happen, but it would probably take either a very unusual woman or a very unusual set of circumstances. To the general population, it would probably be slightly "funnier" but with a bit nastier tone (either towards the woman herself or the one who tricked her, depending on whether one is a chauvinist or feminist respectively).

[Nightheron2]

As to this being "funny", well... it's a situation as old as theatrical farce. Which is a tradition almost as old as the theater. This was a gag that was old in Aristophanes' time. The fact that people still fall for it and that other people still find it funny just shows you how little human nature has changed. We still laugh at the embarrassment and sexual frustration of other.

And, yes, gender does play into it. A horny man getting caught in this situation always seems pathetic and funny. If a horny woman were caught in this situation it would just seem like somebody
missed a really good opportunity. (Unless it turned out that the man in the house she invaded was her husband. Then it would be vintage French bedroom farce.)