Stanford completely fell for this hilarious taunt by UC Berkeley

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Stanford University might be one of the most prestigious, selective universities in the country — but that doesn't mean they can't be baited into falling for a prank by their football rival, the University of California, Berkeley, ahead of Saturday's big game.

It all began innocently enough when Berkeley's newspaper, The Daily Californian, tweeted at its counterpart, The Stanford Daily:

An unsuspecting Stanford tweeted back:

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Then, the punchline:

Stanford Daily went silent after that, unable to recover from the burn:

Hopefully Stanford performs a little better on the field Saturday.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.