28 of the Most Genius Pranks People Have Been a Part Of

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28 of the Most Genius Pranks People Have Been a Part Of
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Back in my day, all you needed for a good prank was a whoopee cushion and a butt. You went to your local novelty establishment to purchase a fine rubber whoopee cushion — and not one of those fancy self-inflating ones like they’ve got now! You’d blow it up manually and get that weird chalky taste in your mouth, but it was worth the moment of embarrassment you’d witness when your unsuspecting victim sat on it.

That’s what a practical joke used to be, and it’s nothing compared to the more elaborate pranks of today. As such, Redditors shared the over-the-top pranks they’ve played on others, all of which will make you abandon the whoopee cushion forever.

BarnacleMcBarndoor 2y ago We planned to play a trick on a boss a couple years ago. We took apart his metal office cabinet in his office. Pulled all the drawers out, took the front off the drawers and applied double sided tape to the inside of the drawer face. We then put me inside, closed it up using the drawer faces, and waited for the right opportunity for me to jump out and scare him. Не was aware of all this and just sat at a different desk. The prank was on me. They all left me in there for
Readonkulous 2y ago I was only part of it because I inadvertently participated, but I was waiting for a bus one Sunday morning after a night out, and a guy was walking quickly along the road, and he kept on staring at people. When he got closer I noticed something written on his forehead (a typical passed-out-first prank) so I kept looking at him as he approached, which made him stare at me as he passed. The word on his forehead was paranoid I still laugh at that one.
MarioNinja96815 2y ago As a submariner we had a guy on our crew who was incredibly not smart, to put it kindly. We also had 5 lbs plates intended for weighing down cans of compacted trash for disposal. On this guy's first underway another gentleman started placing one plate a day under the first guys mattress on the lid of his rack(bed). We would watch him struggle harder every day to lift his rack to access the locker inside. Не thought he was getting weaker the longer we were out to sea. There was like 120 lbs of plates and
CopperTop62 2y ago Placing dog biscuits in a co-worker's locker on the morning of a drug dog search.
WittyAndOriginal 2y ago Our manager was out for the week, so we recreated all of the pictures of his family he had in his office. It took him all day to realize. It was extra good because everyone had fun and now there are pictures of coworkers who would have never been in a picture together like that.
CydonianPsycho 2y ago Sent a Christmas card to my parents' house from a made up couple telling them how much getting to know them has made their year and wishing them a happy Christmas. I even added a line about how they're hoping to have my parents at their NYE party, and to drop them a text if they could make it. We had family meetings over this card. They went around showing their friends, texting it to people... they only recently figured out it was me when I started laughing, which is a shame because I was going to
lamlrene 2y ago One dark, winter night my siblings and | (with the help and approval of my stepmom) fooled my dad into thinking it was morning and he was late for work. He'd fallen asleep in his chair after dinner and we all changed clothes and all the clocks in the house. Since we usually left at 6am (which looked exactly like 8pm in winter) it was easy to make him think he'd slept all night in his chair and was late for work. Не was jolted awake by us hollering, dad!! We're gonna be late to school!! and
2y ago Once while boy scout camping as a kid me and my friend snuck out of our tent while everyone was sleeping and toilet papered/messed with everyone's tents, such as putting sticks through the zippers so it would be (a little) difficult to open from the inside and/or lining the zipper with shaving cream. We took it pretty easy and didnt make a huge mess with the toilet paper. Pretty harmless lame prank. BUT we did everyone's tents, including our own, EXCEPT for our rival friends tent so it would look like they pulled the prank. The next
ingrapaleave 2y ago When I was in high school one of my teachers told us about a prank they pulled when he himself was in school. They managed to pull their teachers car apart, lug the pieces into the classroom, and rebuild it there.
Galaxy-High 2y ago Had the stop doing pranks as they started backfiring. One of the last ones was the old air horn / door handle trick. Someone's grandma came to visit and she almost went into cardiac arrest.
Amikoj 2y ago Burning Man 2016 I went into a porta-potty, and when I came out a few minutes later someone had rolled out a giant red carpet in front of the door and there were 50+ people standing on each side in formal wear cheering and applauding like I had just stepped out of a limo at the Oscars or something. There was Champagne, autographs, a round of he's a jolly good fellow, the works.... After a few minutes, we rolled up the red carpet and scurried to a different bank of portos to get the next victim.
CanadianGoose11 2y ago | work in the fire service so there are a long list of pranks. One of the best so far has been when a guy ordered a chirping device off the internet. It made either a cricket sound or a beep. It was random intervals and was very realistic. We taped it onto a guys bed frame and turned it on. For a week he continued to look around his room, scouring it for said cricket. Не was losing sleep and getting pissed. At one point he emptied his bed, frame, and everything else out of the
greyshirtfreshman 2y ago I worked at a place that had their own pager system. I sent the phrase low battery and one person repeatedly came in and asked for a new battery. Like 4 times in a row.
jpiro 2y ago It was low tech, but back in HS we hid a dead fish in the rear tire cover of my friend's Bronco II. Не couldn't figure out where the hell the smell was coming from and must have washed that thing 4 weekends in a row trying to get rid of it until a bunch of bones literally fell out of it in the school parking lot one day.
Saganists 2y ago Maybe not most genius, but my buddy and I were prank calling friends and leaving stupid voicemails. Then he dials another friend and hands me the phone to leave the message. Left a pretty funny dirty message. 20 minutes later I go grab my phone and see a voicemail. Не pranked me into pranking myself.
Sharcbait 2y ago Wasn't really a part of it but in my senior year of highschool someone snuck 3 live chickens in. They put numbered name tags on them, 1 3 and 4. Administration spent the whole day tearing the school apart looking for chicken number 2.
ProudnotLoud 2y ago Not a genius prank - but aluminum foil wrapped my boss' office. Every inch from floor to ceiling and every single individual item wrapped in foil. Only thing I didn't touch was the fire sprinklers. What made it GREAT though was that we split an office - and I was very, very intentional to only wrap his side. So there was this distinct line down the middle of the room where the foil ended. There was a couch that was split between both sides so only half of it got wrapped.
skotgil2 2y ago When attending weddings, My wife & I take an extra present (usually a very tacky 2nd hand store item), and sign the card Love, Sid & Claire. Our names are not Sid & Claire. We also send anniversary cards (often signed by the store clerk) including 1 we dropped off on a front porch in Portland (we live in Seattle) during a perfectly timed road trip for a couples 1st anniversary. I have 1 friend that knows and she travels the US for work, and I often have her drop cards in the mail for us. We
not-ted 2y ago I don't know if it was genius, but it was fun for me. | used to sign a co-worker up for anything going on in the office. Potluck? He's bringing potato salad. Baby shower? He'll bring a cake. Не was helping out at the Senior Center at 8am on a Saturday. Etc. Etc. Eventually, people figured it out (although they didn't know it was me) and would give him shit for YET AGAIN failing to do what he promised. And because he took himself very seriously and had zero sense of humor, he would get all upset
ladyboobypoop 2y ago I went to high school in a small farming town. There was always an assigned prank day for the senior class at the end of the year - it allowed us to fuck around to a reasonable degree and teachers could prepare themselves for the day of pure shenanigans. But they had to set boundaries for it all because of something that happened a year or two (maybe more) before I got into grade 9 that changed the entire game. Apparently, some seniors who lived on a farm brought a cow to school in the early morning. It was
Tame_Trex 2y ago Final year in high school. We used chalk to write FOR SALE (school phone number) on the school roof. The way it was angled meant anyone driving past could easily see it. What made the prank work is that there were media reports of the school possibly shutting down to merge with another school. I don't know how many calls were received but the principal wasn't happy with us.
MontEcola . 2y ago I was the victim. Co workers put 3 sheep in my office. I came in early, did some work. I walked down the hall to make copies. When | came back there were bunches of people around my office door. When I walked in, there were three sheep walking around. Pooping, calling each other, and peeing just a little bit. It was not an April Fool's joke.
2y ago Filled oreos with mint toothpaste got everyone
DuffMiver8 . 2y ago In the dorms, we taped newspapers completely over a guy's door. In the morning, he opens the door and has a wall of newsprint he had to cautiously break through to get to classes. Next day, same thing. And the next. And the next. After two weeks of This ain't funny anymore, guys, he got used to opening his door and just bursting through the paper like a high school football team before a game. Until the day we put a wall of cinder blocks behind the paper.
yourefunny 2y ago We snuck out of our boarding houses in the middle of the night and herded cows from the fields nearby on to the school grounds. Lots of confused cows and staff the next morning!
Deceiver999 2y ago I went to community college. Huge fucking prank thinking it would better my life. Good one, you got me.
ThePowNation 2y ago A prank I pulled on my girlfriend. Made her think the house was haunted and did a slow build up for a few months, did a few cheeky things here and there and amped it up. Eventually it got to her so bad she called a priest and the phone was put onto me, so I had to convince him to go away. Basically it all backfired but it's a funny memory
cbelt3 2y ago Engineering schools generally have the most epic pranks. My favorite was being part of the team that rewired the elevator control panels to switch floors in our dorm. And then replace room numbers. There was mass chaos.

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