Any practical jokers out there?

[Roly Nelson]

As long as I can remember, I was constantly pulling off practical jokes, some worked out just fine, some were a bit nasty. My brother in law asked if he could refinish his wooden racing sailboat mast in my work shop, since the mast was quite long. I swept up the end of my shop, set him up on some saw horses and he proceeded to sand, breach and refinish his beautiful, imported, 16 foot long competitive sailing mast. He cautioned me to keep the doors always locked, and not let my young kids get near it. All went fine until the last coat of varnish had been applied and was dry, and he was to come over and pick it up. In the mean while, I took my small son's mickey mouse handsaw that came in his little kid's carpentry tool box, and I cut a half circle with tin snips, on the tooth edge. I tenderly placed it upon the beautifully finished product, placed my son's tool box near by and scattered some sawdust on the floor below the fake saw-cut area and left the shop without locking the door! It appeared that the mast had been almost cut in two.

When the Sailor boy brother-in-law arrived, he tried the door, only to find it unlocked and admonished me because of it. As he entered, he snapped on the light, made the shocking discovery of his mast had been cut almost in half, and danced all around it shouting, "Oh No, I was afraid something like this would happen"! I rushed over and lifted the culprit saw from the mast, exposing the cutout portion but it didn't register right away. I had to restrain him from running in the house to tell his wife what had happened to his prized mast, (which of course wasn''t damaged at all).

It took him a while to settle down, and I don't think he ever forgave me for pulling off such a shocker. Everyone thought it was a riot, except him. Some years later, he died of a heart attack, but my sister-in-law assured me it wasn't because of my prank, he had not been taking his medication as he should have and the old ticker just gave out on him.

Hey, I got a million of 'em, anybody else got some gems you can share?
Roly ~~

[Wimperdink]

I've made my sis open her Christmas present with a crowbar one year, and a handsaw the next. My poor mother was handed wire cutters and gloves to get the chicken wire off of hers.

[len19070]

A girl I went to High School with and I were always pulling stunts on each other.

One year for my birthday, obviously as a joke she gave me a really obnoxious pair of Bell Bottom pants.

Ha.

A few months later for her birthday I gave them back packed in a 3" piece of pipe with caps screwed on each end (like a "Pipe Bomb without a fuse)

Ha Ha.

Then for my next Birthday she gave me an old Safe that was not only locked but welded shut. After a few days I got it open and the Pants were inside.

Ha Ha Ha.

For her next Birthday I took an old car down to the Crusher, had it crushed into a block and gave it to her.

And I told her the Pants were in the Glove Box!

Ha Ha Ha Ha.

The Pants were Never Seen again!

Happy Trails

Len

[GerryS]

In the middle of a HUGE project at work, I was stressed out badly. Since it was Apr 1, and tensions were high, I stormed into the owners office, and proceeded to rant and rave... spit hand sputtered about the long hours, deadlines and unreasonableness of the conditions. Then I and "quit", stormed out if the room...waited a few seconds, and came back in with a bag of donuts (as was our custom) and laughed "April Fool!"

My boss then proceeded to turn red, tell and scream. I never saw him that ma! I was unceremoniously fired, and escorted to the door.

I drove home (all of a 5 minute drive) where I was greeted by a message light on my answering machine, it was my boss, barely containing himself, saying April Fool. I never planked him again...

[Shadow Catcher]

I went to a boarding high school because I was constantly in fights in middle school, I never started them, but I did finish them.
One year in the dorm we had an "attack" when one of my ex roommates poured concentrated cleaner under our door, It was strong enough that it removed the pattern form the linoleum floor. Our retaliation was to take small bottles of sulfuric acid and put iron pyrite in them with small holes in the lid, this releases sulfur as a gas. We hid these in their room some in obvious places some not i.e. taped to the back of drawers. They could not stay in their room for over a week and they were malodorous and not real popular to be around. This was the only malicious practical joke I have participated in.

[Woodbutcher]

Many years ago when I was dating my now wife, she kept hinting we should get engaged. So for Christmas I wrapped up her gift in a small jewelry box. Then I placed it under the tree at my parents house. She had to look at that box for 2 weeks. She was so sure what it was. Well when it was gift time, I gave her that gift to open last. She tore into it, saying "I know what it is, I know what it is" . Well, it was a small pair of bikini panties with little elephants on them. She still married me , our 39th anniversary is in a few days. I turned future pranks onto other people after that.


One for Roly.....I had a large custom cabinet shop. After a guy had finished a very difficult job that was to be delivered in the afternoon we took a small wood screw and stood it up up the head with the threads up. Carefully put a little sawdust around , covering the head. It looked just like a screw that had come through from inside the cabinet ruining the top. It became a prank we would pull on every new guy!

[Daniel Bernoulli]

When I was seven years old, my dad used to have a poker party at our house once a week or so. Around eight men would play cards, smoke and drink a lot of beer all night long. In the morning my dad would have me take all the empty beer cans out to the trash. Well, the cans often had a bit of beer left. When I went around the corner of the house I would drink the remaining dregs. Dad must have seen me do this because he told me several times not to drink the beer. Of course I ignored his admonitions.
So.....one morning I took out the cans to the trash. When I was out of Dad's view, I gulped the remains of a can that felt like it had a significant amount left. Dad had outsmarted me! He had put dishwashing soap in the can. I ran into the bathroom blowing soap bubbles all the way. Dad enjoyed telling that story for many years.
I love you Dad.

[jstrubberg]

We had a co-worker who was just obnoxious to be around. Had an opinion on everything and just couldn't let an argument go. Not a popular guy.

He went to a conference and was out of the office for a few days. The day before he returned, we snuck into his office, pulled the pencil drawer out of his desk, opened a can of tuna and duct taped it to the underside of the desk behind the drawer slides. Then we replaced the drawer.

After three days, he was in the hallway ranting about the stink. My boss asked me very politely to stay after hours and "take care of whatever is causing that reek".

He retired two years ago. We never did tell him what we had done.

[campmaster-k]

When I was a small kid my father thought is was funny to sneak up on me and scare me bad. One morning I heard him get up to go to work about 5am. While he was in the shower I patiently waited for him in the kitchen ( the house was dark as night) with my hand over the light switch. He came through the dining room in the dark and reached around the doorway feeling for the light switch and bingo he felt my warm hand over the light switch. He let out a howl I will never forget. He did not ever scare me again.

[CarlLaFong]

At a shop that I worked at, we had a guy that had been a machinist prior to working as a mechanic. He had a machinist's tool box full of precision tools, gauge blocks, dial indicators, verniers, etc. On day, after he returned from lunch, the shop owner says, "Hey Ron, I ran out of clamps, so I had to borrow a few of your. Hope you don't mind." Ron, not quite understanding what he's talking about, wanders over to the welding table to see what's up. There he sees a project, all jigged up and held together with C clamps, vise grips and half a dozen Starrett micrometers. He nearly had a coronary. Of course, the mics were tightened very loosely and no harm was done. Ron kept his box locked from then on

[Roly Nelson]

Great, I love practical jokes. Just keep em coming. I must have started very early, because the earliest dumb trick I tried to pull, was when I was just a little kid, I remember sitting high in a tree on a limb overhanging a road, and I tried to crap on the cars coming by. Whew, sure glad I missed them.
Roly

[Wimperdink]

I always get a kick out of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTI8hzvF1Ds

[GerryS]

There's also the "fabreeze grenade". But I can't talk about that one any more

[flyinglow]

Ok will list a few, have pleanty of getting even kind of things, but that's another topic.

Lift up all portions of the seat (Lid/Seat) of a toilet and pull saran wrap over the bowl tightly and neatly. Need to make sure this is done cleanly to not let it be noticed. Put lids down. Found this to be the most effective if done at night for either an early morning surprise or late not advetnture as well. Works on both sexes lol.

Have used stretch wrap for a coule good ones, one for a hood and one for an entire vehicle. Stretch wrap is like the saran wrap style material you see them to hold stuff on pallets for shipping. One time did an entire vehicle in this pulling it tight so it looked clear. Then took a water based baint and made it look like graffiti on the vehicle. One time it was done to a co-worker that everybody knew he was cheating on his wife with the sexatary, so it was painted in cheating b*st...and other sutff, well you get the point. Looked like his wife had found out about his affair and he flipped out. a dozen people watching him lose it...very hilarious..especially since we did it and his wife knew nothing at that point.

Second one is a little trickier and edgier, but grabbed some jacks and wood and lifted up a car and put wood blocks under it just enough to where tires are off the ground but looks normal. Car does not move when tires spin. Need to make sure this item is done where vehicle is not around ANYTHING just in case.

We had this cocky manager that thought he was above everyone. One weekend he went out and bought himself a new set of wheels for his rig. Bragged about them for days about how expensive they were and how he could afford them because he made so much. Did this at work and dinners, stores, everywhere. Towards the end of the week, many were tired of his arrogant boasting. We knew he had a standing Friday meeting with the upper execs at a certain time. While in the meeting, jacks where grabbed with tools and car was put on them. Wheels came off and some carboard circles were placed on them not to damage them as wheels were reversed (Switched insides to outsides) and car was lowered and everyone walked away. After meeting he was bragging to the execs about his new wheels and all went out to see them...oh the look on his face was priceless as he showed off to the uppers.

[lamacose]

A recent office prank involved a 16 ounce cup full of hole punches placed in the A/C vent. The vent was removed, and the full cup inverted and placed on the vent. The vent was replaced. When the office warmed up, the occupant opened it. The place looked like a snow globe in a tornado. I was out in the field & was warned by several co-workers to be prepared. I found about half a jar of peanut butter strategically placed in revenge.