I know I know people say prank wars never end well. They always end with someone mad, destroyed property, and dismantled friendships. I, on the other hand, LOVE pranks. I will say "touche" to a prank done well when it is due. What constitutes a good prank to me you might ask? (please pay attention Sanders, Daniel, Caleb, & Sam)
1. Well executed- it has to be done sneakily and when least expected. Doing the prank should be half the fun. A relationship building experience between the prankers if you will.
2. Well thought out- For example: How could this go wrong and possibly damage my neighbors property? You should also avoid rash and impulsive comebacks because they are just not as fun as a well thought out prank and often end very badly.
3. It must be annoying to clean up but FUNNY at the same time. Example: running around in your underwear killing crickets with your high-heeled shoe right after waking up from a nap. funny. OR turning on your fan only to find flour gently (or not so gently) falling like snow ALL over you. Also funny because we can all agree it is funny to see a guy covered in flour with a huge grimace on his face.
4. You must respect pranking rules: You are to go back and forth meaning you cannot strike unless you have been struck. Also when you strike we all know if should be in one move. An entire day of back-to-back pranks does not constitute one prank and only ends in stomach ulcers do to chronic stress.
5. NEVER and I mean NEVER re-prank the prank that you have been pranked with. Lame.
So why is this issue so close to my heart you might ask? Well thanks for asking:
Prank 1: a harmless, fun prank in our fridge:
What do you do with a fish in your fridge? Well you politely return it to where it came from or close to where it came from like under your neighbors couch where it sits for um...three days.
Prank 2: Retaliation. We copied their key...snuck into their apartment at 4 AM (please note the careful and sneaky execution, see rule # 1) and tied their doors together and not so politely woke them up with a fog horn. Please note: we did NOT enter their rooms and to avoid any awkward moments and we even took it a step further and locked them in their rooms. Oh yeah andI we may have put flour on top of their ceiling fan just for a little Sunday afternoon surprise. (element of surprise see rule number 1)
Pranks 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 consisted of flour on our fan (see rule # 5), syrup in our showers and toilets (see picture below), 40 grasshoppers running a muck in our apartment, the classic bucket of water over the door, and I woke up to flour covering me at 2:30 A.M. Firstly, all these pranks were done on the same day but all at different times (please see rule # 4). Is this pranking or is this just being obnoxious? I would start naming all the classic prank rules they broke, like invasion of privacy, but honestly I don't have the time because I have to go change my sheets, my duvet cover, and clean off all my books.
Here's to you Apartment 50 for ruining a perfectly fun prank war.
Mom, Dad, family, you wanted to know what goes on in my "busy" college life...well here you go. Thanks for paying for my tuition!
1. Well executed- it has to be done sneakily and when least expected. Doing the prank should be half the fun. A relationship building experience between the prankers if you will.
2. Well thought out- For example: How could this go wrong and possibly damage my neighbors property? You should also avoid rash and impulsive comebacks because they are just not as fun as a well thought out prank and often end very badly.
3. It must be annoying to clean up but FUNNY at the same time. Example: running around in your underwear killing crickets with your high-heeled shoe right after waking up from a nap. funny. OR turning on your fan only to find flour gently (or not so gently) falling like snow ALL over you. Also funny because we can all agree it is funny to see a guy covered in flour with a huge grimace on his face.
4. You must respect pranking rules: You are to go back and forth meaning you cannot strike unless you have been struck. Also when you strike we all know if should be in one move. An entire day of back-to-back pranks does not constitute one prank and only ends in stomach ulcers do to chronic stress.
5. NEVER and I mean NEVER re-prank the prank that you have been pranked with. Lame.
So why is this issue so close to my heart you might ask? Well thanks for asking:
Here are the perpetrators minus one
Prank 1: a harmless, fun prank in our fridge:
Prank 2: Retaliation. We copied their key...snuck into their apartment at 4 AM (please note the careful and sneaky execution, see rule # 1) and tied their doors together and not so politely woke them up with a fog horn. Please note: we did NOT enter their rooms and to avoid any awkward moments and we even took it a step further and locked them in their rooms. Oh yeah and
This is a picture of them cleaning up the flour. They were a little touchy and not exactly cooperative for a photo shoot. Right after this picture was snapped I was hit in the face with a towel.
Pranks 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 consisted of flour on our fan (see rule # 5), syrup in our showers and toilets (see picture below), 40 grasshoppers running a muck in our apartment, the classic bucket of water over the door, and I woke up to flour covering me at 2:30 A.M. Firstly, all these pranks were done on the same day but all at different times (please see rule # 4). Is this pranking or is this just being obnoxious? I would start naming all the classic prank rules they broke, like invasion of privacy, but honestly I don't have the time because I have to go change my sheets, my duvet cover, and clean off all my books.
Here's to you Apartment 50 for ruining a perfectly fun prank war.
Mom, Dad, family, you wanted to know what goes on in my "busy" college life...well here you go. Thanks for paying for my tuition!
I have a couple discrepancies:
ReplyDeleteRule 4: you cannot strike unless you have been struck? That does not exist...if it did a prank war would never be initiated. Also, it is clearly stated in the Pranker's Handbook at Rule 13 Clause 3 "there does exist a natural law of exponential positive slopping growth in all Prank Wars." Meaning that the "Rise of Intensity" will naturally increase at a greater rate than the "Run of Time." Known in common terms as the "one upping" effect. This therefore can validate pranker's breach of prank conduct if and only if the prank war was indeed initiated against them. I hoped this helped. Good luck!
If you are ready to initiate PWII we can talk...I may have a few ideas...none of which I can divulge on us such an unsecure webstie such as this.Can I just say I am proud of your stealth, way to be a ninja jedi knight.
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