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<\/p>\n\n\n\nLife can get boring. If you\u2019re in between vacations, break-ups or Netflix binges, you\u2019ve got to pump life into the doldrums. What to do? You could try a new coffee roast, call yourself by a different name while you\u2019re talking to yourself, or you can pull a trick out of your bag of straight up solidly good pranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, if you lack ideas for good pranks, we’ll share some fun and easy pranks you can pull on your friends or family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
image source: Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A prank is defined as a practical joke or mischievous act. We\u2019d like to think it\u2019s more than that. If laughter is the best medicine, then anything that adds a little laughter to your life and the lives of the people surrounding you is medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are proven health benefits to laughing. How your body reacts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, when the person you\u2019re pranking asks you why you did it, you can answer it\u2019s because you love them and want them to live a long, healthy life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Everyone should know how to deliver one of these good pranks funnily and healthily. Studies show that good pranks can pull people into a group. Whether they\u2019re the person being pranked or someone who just feels \u201cin on it\u201d because they witnessed it or knew about it beforehand, there\u2019s a sense of belonging that comes from being involved in a prank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sure, there may be some shock and awe involved, but it shouldn\u2019t leave anyone feeling bad about themselves. Never use a prank to point out something negative about a person\u2014you want to be considered a hero of pranks, not a bully. Avoid pranks that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The point of good pranks is to get the person being pranked to laugh. Everyone is just doing the best they can, so pranks should never tip the balance of power. Before you pull a prank, ask yourself how this person will feel when they tell their family about it that night. You don\u2019t want them to be embarrassed when they tell it or so embarrassed the won\u2019t talk about it at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ok, so you\u2019re the one that just got pranked. How you react will determine the success of the prank. It\u2019s good first to note that being pranked generally means you\u2019re a wanted member of the bigger group. If you take it well, it can be the beginning of a fun, healthy prank culture at work, school or home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re not in love with the prank but can fake it, do it. Make a concerted effort in front of the group. Once the dust has settled, approach the prankster and tell him why you weren\u2019t a fan of what just happened. You get what he was going for, but it fell a little flat for you. He\u2019ll appreciate the sidebar, and we can bet it won\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If it\u2019s just an awful prank that leaves you feeling awful and horrible, don\u2019t laugh. If it\u2019s that bad, chances are other people will agree and won\u2019t laugh. It\u2019s ok to call someone, professionally, to the carpet. If their goal was to humiliate you, a taste of their own medicine isn\u2019t an awful idea. Let them know how you feel, with as few words as possible and let it go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n No, it doesn\u2019t have to be April Fool\u2019s Day, Father\u2019s Day or someone\u2019s birthday to prank them. How about a Tuesday afternoon? Good pranks are done when nobody expects it. In fact, one of the best April Fool\u2019s Day pranks is to tell everyone how excited you are for the day because you\u2019ve come up with so many ideas\u2014and then do nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are considerations when devising your plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Who will get pranked? It can be one person, a couple or an entire office or neighborhood. It\u2019s good to pick a good sport or someone you know well. Pranking a stranger or someone you just met feels weird. You don’t know how they will react and, well, you\u2019re not Sacha Baron Cohen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you want the prank to be simple? Most good pranks are. You can go elaborate\u2014there\u2019s a time and place for that. If you want the maximum wow factor, then go big. Just remember the payoff time is about the same as your usual pranks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If it\u2019s a simple prank, you can make it happen any time, just have a couple things ready to go. If it\u2019s elaborate, you will need time. Get in the office on Sunday and prep it for a Monday prank. If mom\u2019s coming home from a trip in two days, you might need to start now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What will you need to execute this prank? You don\u2019t want to be in position and realize you left the most crucial ingredient in your car, don\u2019t be that guy. Make a list if you need to and have all your supplies at the ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ok, we\u2019re here. A list of solid, good pranks for you to take with you wherever you go. We\u2019ve got a good mix of easy with little setup time to difficult with months\u2014ok, hours\u2014of prep.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You need pads of sticky notes in as many colors as you can find. You also need to know where the prankee parks his car. Place sticky notes all over his car. You can get super creative here. Make doors a solid color, and door handles a different color. Cover everything. The tires, wheels, mirrors, license plates and all windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now you need patience. You can\u2019t do this at 1 pm and run in saying, \u201cGary, have you checked your car lately?\u201d. That\u2019s lame. Just wait for Gary to leave then leave too. Record his reaction\u2014it will be gold. We caution you not to do this in a hot and sunny place, the glue could do damage, and you\u2019re the sucker with paper cuts all over your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is one of those good pranks you can do anywhere. At a table with a friend, put your hand palm down on a table, and balance a glass of liquid on the top of your hand. Make it look like it\u2019s more difficult than it is. Bet your friend she can\u2019t balance a glass on each palm down hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Help her get two, easy to balance glasses filled with water on her hands. Act impressed. Then get up and leave the room. She\u2019s stuck, and you\u2019re laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is for those of you that have a bathroom with only one stall\u2014generally the men\u2019s room. Sneak an extra pair of pants, socks, and shoes in to work one day. Grab a newspaper, your bag of extra clothes and head to the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once there, stuff the pants and socks with newspaper. Configure it as best you can on the toilet in the stall, so the legs look like someone sitting, doing his business. Lock the stall door and crawl out the bottom. People will eventually break the door down or call security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This works anywhere. Get a white paper cup and mangle it up just a little. Write, in a shaky hand \u201cBe prepared to kill it if you lift this.\u201d It\u2019s one of the good pranks for a house or office that fears bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ve done it, we\u2019ve done it\u2014you\u2019re in someone\u2019s bathroom, and their medicine cabinet beckons you to take a peek. So why not give them something to talk about? Things you can put in a medicine cabinet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The possibilities are endless. Sit back and wait to see if they will bring it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This works at home or the office. You will need every rubber band you can get your hands on. Get someone\u2019s laptop or phone and take your time wrapping it in rubber bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make sure they go every which way, so they don\u2019t come off easily. You get extra points for immediately calling the person once they see their touchscreen behind 1000 rubber bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two phases of this prank. One is the subtle Nic Cage. Get a small picture of the great thespian Nicolas Cage and tape it to the underside of the copy machine\u2019s lid. When anyone makes a copy, that famous mug will be in the corner of each paper. You\u2019re welcome, office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second phase is not subtle. Print out 100 different pictures of Nic Cage and plaster someone\u2019s office space with them. Get him to the bottom of their drawers, wrapped around their pens, and covering every inch of their desk and cabinet surface. They\u2019ve been Caged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019ve yet to hear a much different response for one the most timeless of good pranks. You need as many rolls of duct tape as there are toilets in your house. You see where we\u2019re going with this one. Replace the toilet paper with duct tape, remove all tissues or other absorbent materials and walk away. We recommend not doing this one at work. It\u2019s an HR nightmare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you live in a snowy climate, this one cracks us up just thinking about it. Pick a friend, co-worker or family member\u2019s car that\u2019s parked outside. Grab a friend and bury that sucker. Once you\u2019ve got the snow sculpted around the car, have fun with it. Make a large snow animal out of it or create a miniature scene on the hood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Plan on sticking around and helping your buddy dig his car out from underneath the snow bank you\u2019ve created. Don\u2019t do this to your grandma; her heart can\u2019t take it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This takes a couple of people and some elbow grease, but the payoff is toats worth it. Whether it\u2019s your brother\u2019s room or your friend\u2019s office, grab a buddy, a ladder and some duct tape. Take everything that\u2019s not bolted down and tape it to the ceiling. When the person comes in and asks where his stuff is, just shrug. How long until he looks up to find his clock?<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is good for all those people in the office that have endless bottles of water and soda on their desk. Bring superglue to work and hit as many desks as you can on the way to yours. Untwist the cap, apply superglue to the threads at the top of the bottle and twist the cap back on. Watch as people run around the office trying to get other people to open their bottles of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is one of the good pranks with a lot of \u201cEww\u201d factor. Bake a homemade cake and bring it to work\u2026 that\u2019s sweet, right? Well, not so much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Put a little sign attached to a toothpick in the cake that says, \u201cFind the fingernail.\u201d Sit back and see who\u2019s willing to risk it. You can substitute fingernail with anything disgusting: hair, band-aid, tooth\u2014you get it, we\u2019re gagging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is one of the best pranks to play on your teenagers. You\u2019ve heard of setting a few alarms and placing them in their room. We want you to ratchet up a notch. Buy as many cheap, dollar store alarm clocks as you can and set them all, to the same time. Hide two or three in the teen\u2019s room while they\u2019re sleeping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They\u2019ll be annoyed but happy when they\u2019ve found the last one\u2014in their room. What they don\u2019t know is that you\u2019ve hidden at least ten more all over the house. Get the most annoying ones you can find. Don\u2019t hide them so far away they could ignore them and go back to sleep. Prepare yourself for the annoying call.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Tape the speaker of a baby monitor under the chair of the most easily spooked or quickly annoyed co-worker. Make sure they have glass walls, so you can see this unfold. Start by just making a quick, subtle sound every five minutes or so\u2014a click, snap or tap. Slowly up your game to a whisper and see what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you live in an area where birds are plentiful, this is a funny prank for a neighbor. Once the world has said \u201cgoodnight, moon,\u201d you\u2019ll get to work with a bag of birdseed. Spread birdseed all over their front yard, sidewalk, and car (only if they\u2019re fantastic sports and don\u2019t own a Porsche). In the morning, head to your porch with a cup of coffee and watch the horror unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you meet your brother\u2019s, a friend\u2019s or co-worker\u2019s girlfriend for the first time and her name is Holly, say \u201cGreat to finally meet you, Julie.\u201d When she corrects you, look at him confused and say \u201cWas I not supposed\u2026 um, sorry. Hi, Holly\u201d. He\u2019ll laugh when you come clean but good luck to him getting her convinced it was a joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The reason this is one of those surprisingly good pranks is that nobody thinks anyone will really do it. Take basic office supplies of a coworker home\u2014a stapler, scissors, pens, pencils, nameplate and put them in molds of Jell-O. Bring them in the next day and place all the “desserts” on their desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Be ready to replace anything that doesn\u2019t work properly afterward. You\u2019re a real-life Jim Halpert now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n image source: Pexels<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Every time your co-worker walks away from their desk quickly call their phone to get them back. Hang up as soon as they answer. Keep doing it and see how long it takes before they give up or you give yourself away.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWHY YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PRANK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PRANKS SHOULD BE FUN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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IF YOU\u2019RE THE PRANKED<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
HOW TO PRANK<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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WHO?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
WHAT?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
WHEN?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
WHAT?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
20 Good Pranks You Should Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n1. NEW RIDE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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2. HANDS DOWN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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3. JUST DO YOUR BUSINESS ALREADY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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4. SIMPLE SCARE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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5. SNOOPING<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n6. RUBBER BANDS EVERYWHERE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n7. NIC CAGE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n8. AW, MAN\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n9. FROSTY THE SNOW CAR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n10. YOUR STUFF\u2019S UP THERE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n11. STAY THIRSTY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n12. SWEET TREAT<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n13. IT\u2019S TIME TO GET UP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n14. BABY MONITOR FUN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n15. THE BIRDS!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n16. JUST GUYS JOKIN\u2019 AROUND<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n17. JELL-O<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n18. GET THE PHONE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n19. RIP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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