Whoopie Cushion - Classic Practical Joke

The whoopie cushion is a classic joke that can be hard to execute as the cushion tends to be a large and conspicuous prop. Here is how it works:

1)The whoopie cushion is a rubber bladder type advice that allows a prankster to blow air into it so it puffs up.

2)Place the inflated cushion on a seat where a victim will sit down.

3)Once the victim sits on the inflated whoopie cushion, the air will be forced out and it will make a loud embarrassing farting sound.

The whoopie cushion was invented in the 1940s.

Pranks for the Home: Alarm Clock Wakeup

The Alarm Clock Wakeup trick is a way to rudely awaken your victim in the middle of the night using a common household alarm clock. This practical joke will annoy your victim because they will not get a good nights sleep and will be very surprised when the alarm bells or ringing start sounding in the middle of the night.

Here is how it works:

1) Set the alarm clock to go off in the middle of the night.

2) Hide the alarm clock somewhere where it will not be seen before the person falls asleep. If your target looks in the bedside cabinet each night before bed, it will not be a good spot. Hiding places to consider are underneath the bed, behind a dresser, or in a rarely-used drawer.

3) When the person falls asleep, they will not suspect a rude-awakening when the alarm clock goes off in the middle of the night. Hilarity will ensue as the victim frantically searches for the ringing alarm clock.

Battery powered alarm clocks are best unless you can find a hiding place near an outlet. This, however, will allow the victim to simply unplug the alarm clock to get it to turnoff instead of having to scramble to figure out how to disarm the battery powered alarm clock. Be sure that the alarm clocks are loud and annoying and do not be afraid to set multiple alarm clocks.

WARNING: Once the prank is executed, the victim will be in possession of the alarm clocks and can do the same trick to you. Or, the victim will smash the alarm clock to pieces and so it should not be a time device that you value. Beware of these pitfalls!

Car Practical Jokes - Move the Car

By getting ahold of a copy of your friend's car key, you can confuse them endlessly by sneaking to where the car is parked and moving it to a different spot in the parking lot. A good trick to play on your colleagues at the office.

Here is how it works:

1) When the opportunity presents itself, sneak your target's car key off of his key ring and run to the hardware store to get a copy made.

2) Once you have the copy of the car key, return the car key to your target's key ring

3) About once a week, use your copy of the car key to move your victim's car from its original space to a different space in the same parking lot. Vary the distance which you move the car in the parking lot each time.

4) Your target should be initally confused and then, over time, increasingly frustrated about why they are having trouble finding their car in the parking lot. The victim should be frustrated enough that you will hear him complain about the problem around the office to many people.

Pranks to play on a house: Campaign Signs in the Yard

This prank involves collecting a huge number of political campaign signs and planting them in your victim's grass. The goal is to make the victim's yard look ridiculous and to leave him with a large amount of junk in his yard. This practical joke can only be done during campaign season of election years when there are a large number of campaign signs that can be collected.

Here is how it works:

1) Drive around your town and look for campaign yard signs that you can take and put in your trunk. When you have collected a large number of campaign yard signs, you are ready to go.

2) Scope out the victim's house in advance to make sure there are no barking dogs or other impediments to your success. Also plan any escape routes that may be necessary if you have to run.

3) In the middle of the night, go to your target's house and begin to place all of the yard signs in their front yard. Ideally, there should be little to no grass visible when you are done planting all of the signs.

Please be aware that there may be laws against taking campaign signs in some regions so please be careful when executing this practical joke.

This is a perfect practical joke to do in conjunction with Toilet papering and/or planting plastic forks in the grass