2001 Prank of the Month Archives

Due to popular demand, we started a Prank of the Month feature as part of Stuff of the Month in October, 2001. Here are the collected monthly pranks for 2001.
Disclaimer: Some of these practical jokes could get you into a considerable amount of trouble if you get caught, so don't get caught. If you do, don't say that we told you to do it. Dontmindme.com accepts no responsibility for anything you do. We're just giving you the directions.

December 2001: I had a terrible time coming up with a good Christmas related prank. I have some good post-Christmas ones, but nothing great for Christmas itself. So I'm putting up a new Practical Jokes feature instead. And here's a not so great seasonal prank. When the victim is away from home for at least an hour or two, pull down the outside Christmas lights and get unto his roof and spell out something. "Loser" strikes me as a good, easily spelled choice. It helps if there's some snow on the roof so the lights won't be visible until turned on. A few obvious points on this, do it during the day time when the lights will be off, and hopefully there won't be any neighbours home to call the police on you. And you'll want at least two people to pull this one off, and a ladder.

November 2001: Everyone is familiar with caulk, right? Specifically the expanding stuff, such as Mono Foam. This is the stuff that expands to fill cracks and crevices. There are so many possibilities with this stuff. Mailboxes come to mind. Gun the stuff into your victim's mailbox at night, and by the morning there will be a big block of foam in there that won't come out easily. If you use enough foam and the mailbox isn't strong enough, the mailbox could slowly explode leaving a big block of foam in its place. That's only one possibility for this fun, fun material. You could also use it on a small trashcan (I'm thinking one of those step-open ones) to great effect.

October 2001: The best practical jokes shouldn't cause any serious permanent damage and don't require too much effort to pull of. That said, here's one of the simplest little pranks I've ever thought of (and I do mean thought of, this one is original to me). If you have a coworker who always parks in the exact same spot in the lot (although not if the spots are assigned, that would be too obvious), get your hands on his keys and make a copy of his car key. If he leaves his keys in his desk or his jacket it shouldn't be too hard to get your hands on 'em and get them back without being noticed. Now you move the car. Not very much, mind you, just a few spaces over. If the victim always backs or drives into the spot, reverse it. Be sure not to adjust the seat or the mirrors, that would give it away. Keep doing it every chance you get. This should seriously mess with the target's mind.

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