Pranks
Makes bomb threat from jail
October 1971: While being booked on charges of malicious mischief at Los Angeles police headquarters, Frank Elby Taylor asked to exercise his right to make a phone call. He was allowed to do this, so he called the airport and made a bomb threat. The call was quickly traced back to the police station. The police got Elby out of his cell and booked him again on felony charges.
Reno Gazette-Journal - Oct 30, 1971
Posted By: Alex - Tue Mar 21, 2017 -
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Category: Crime, 1970s, Pranks
School chief shot a moon
October 1978: Cleveland School Board President John E. Gallagher Jr. was charged with a misdemeanor and fined $100. The prosecutor explained the reason for the charge to the press: "He shot a moon — that's what he did." A state trooper had witnessed Gallagher, who was a passenger in a car driving north along I-271, pull his pants down and expose his bare buttocks to his brother, who was driving in a passing car. Gallagher pleaded no contest.
The Akron Beacon Journal - Nov 1, 1978
Posted By: Alex - Tue Sep 27, 2016 -
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Category: School, 1970s, Pranks
Trigger Happy TV
More episodes on YouTube.
Wikipedia entry here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 09, 2016 -
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Category: Television, 2000s, Pranks, Europe
Send A Tasteful Gift
Great new gift to send to special friends, Dick in a Box. Its a phallus shaped candy, and there are choices so you can pick your dick to send. NSFW at link and in comments section.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 14, 2016 -
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Category: Jokes, Pranks, Genitals
The Pickle Wizard
The Pickle Wizard promises that if you pay him $5.99, he'll send a slice of pickle to a person of your choosing. He writes:Here on WU, we've previously posted about Feces by Mail and Mail-a-Spud, so the Pickle Wizard is the latest variation on that theme of Mail-a-Prank. The Pickle Wizard claims that, to date, he has mailed 520 pickles.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Sep 02, 2015 -
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Category: Pickles, Pranks, Postal Services
Practical Jokes on Corpse
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 11, 2015 -
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Category: Death, Work and Vocational Training, 1900s, Pranks
Mt. Rainier Practical Joke
A most excellent prank.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jan 29, 2015 -
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Category: Husbands, Wives, 1980s, Pranks
Mark Twain’s Elephant
This seems to me to be a fine Xmas joke easily duplicated today. Pick your victim!
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 09, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, 1900s, Pranks
iCookies
A comedian decided to drive around L.A. talking into his iphone shaped cookies to prank cops. Here's a thought: if you are going to play a practical joke on the police, who are notoriously unreceptive to humor while on the job, be sure you've paid all your outstanding parking tickets. Pissed cop+outstanding warrant=arrest & fine.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Dec 14, 2013 -
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Category: Pranks
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #30
[From the 1950 catalog. Click to enlarge.]
I can see this prank being really popular in the Middle East nowadays. "Gotcha, Ahmed [Isaac]! You really thought the Israelis [al Qaeda] had rigged your car!"
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 07, 2013 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Explosives, Fireworks and Pyrotechnics, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s, Pranks, Middle East
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