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hennessy
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Melissa
Minnesota
USA
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 Posted - May 09 2006 : 5:45:30 PM
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In my family, chocolate milk was a HUGE treat. Mom didn't buy it often, and when she did it was usually gone in a day. One day she brought home a new carton and I was the lucky first one to break into it - only to find out that it had gone horribly sour. Instead of throwing it out, I put it back in the fridge and watched as my sister and brother came in and poured themselves a glass. The looks on their faces as they took that first drink was priceless!
My ex played drums in a band. He took one of his old cymbals from his drumkit and hung it below our mailbox. One day some of our friends took the cymbal, made eyes, nose and a mouth for it, took a picture of it tied to a chair, and sent him a ransom note! Then he got another letter from the cymbal saying that it had escaped its captors and had gone to travel the country. He received postcards from the cymbal from various states (my favorite was a postcard from Tennessee showing a variety of instruments, including a banjo, tambourine, etc. - on the back it said "Made some new friends!"), and pictures of the cymbal in front of landmarks and tourist destinations. By the end, my ex had postcards and pictures from as far as Florida and Hawaii! Throughout this time, my ex had no idea who had done this. I was in on the secret, but managed to keep my mouth shut. A year later, at his graduation from college party, these friends returned his cymbal to him as their gift. The joke had reached far and wide, as many of their friends who had taken trips during the year had agreed to send postcards from the cymbal to my ex. It was really fun, especially since my ex was sooooo baffled.
What are some of your favorites?
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hennessy
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
Melissa
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - May 09 2006 : 7:14:04 PM
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Oh, that's funny! Reminds me of when they stole Shrek from the top of the Burger King. Guess it's a common theme.
Another one from my youth: in the middle of a winter night an enterprising individual built two snowmen on the lawn in front of our jail. Both had their hands up! Apparently they had arrived to turn themselves in...
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - May 10 2006 : 10:05:04 AM
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In the movie, "Amelie", she takes her father's garden gnome. Because her father refuses to travel or live life, she has a friend send pictues of the gnome travelling around the globe. It was pretty cute.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
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Best "harmless" practical jokes?
