Noel Wells

As a kid, I think people would have described me more as a goofball, or being energetic. But I always loved parodies; I loved spoofing things.

American Actress

Gail Carriger

I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Parasol Protectorate' - giggling readers are good.

American Writer

Kathy Griffin

I'm also doing a special for Comedy Central called Autobiography. It's going to be a spoof of Biography.

American Comedian

Simon Pegg

The only spoof I think is the title, which was just we thought of very early on and it kind of stuck.

British Comedian

Shane Dawson

I have spoofed celebrities before, but it's hard for me because I picture them watching it.

American Entertainer

Annie Murphy

I did a web series years ago where I helped write a kind of a spoof called 'Young Love.

Canadian Actress

Chris Hoy

I'd love to see Will Ferrell play me in a spoof track cycling movie.

British Driver

Matthew McGrory

I would love to do a comedy spoof, like a Spinal Tap kind of thing.

American Actor

Randy Rainbow

I'm such a huge fan of all this material that I'm spoofing.

Jerry Zucker

My greatest thrill was the day Mad magazine spoofed 'Ghost.

American Director

Spoofs often reference popular culture, so knowledge of the source material helps in understanding the humor.

Cultural Understanding

Spoofs are not meant to offend but to entertain by playfully mocking something familiar.

Humor Tone

What is considered a humorous spoof can differ among cultures and individuals.

Not Always Funny

To understand if 'spoof' means to deceive, look for clues suggesting trickery or amusement.

Context Matters

As a verb, spoofing implies a level of skill or cunning to convince others of the falsehood.

Real vs Fake

In computing, spoofing can be malicious, aiming to deceive users or systems for gain or damage.

Security Implications

Be cautious of spoofed communications which can lead to identity theft or fraud.

Protect Personal Data

Spoof emails or messages may look legitimate but always verify unfamiliar or unexpected requests.

Caution with Trust

Assess the authenticity of communications carefully, as spoofing can be very convincing.

Check for Authenticity

 But I, and a friend of mine from graduate school, we didn't see it that way. We knew it wasn't going to be so hard, and we wanted to be the first to build one so we could get out in front of the problem and help protect against GPS spoofing.

Todd Humphreys: How to...

 on user-defined acceptable locations we would stop ninety-eight percent of those attacks today everyone said that couldn't be done since hackers can spoof GPS coordinates and IP addresses they can appear to be anywhere in the world

How location might help...

 the crista Franklin and the spoof Isles as well as even the gray go away bird they often have something to say if there's a leopard actively moving around in an area they just try to give everybody else a warning to say hey

Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...

 of the problem and help protect against GPS spoofing I remember vividly the week it all came together we built it at my home which means that I got a little extra help from my three-year-old son