If There’s a Naked Kid with a Nerf Gun in Your Front Yard…

Goofiness Before Graduation: High-school seniors love pranks, but principals aren’t smiling
by Jane Hawes
The Columbus Dispatch
April 23, 2010

If there’s a naked kid with a Nerf gun in your front yard, chances are you live near an Olentangy high-school senior.

It’s that perilous time of year leading up to high-school graduation, but fear not. There are rules that even those in the grip of “senioritis” will obey.

“There’s no shooting when someone’s on the clock at work, or on school property at any time, or at church,” said Olentangy Liberty High School senior Joe Kon. “And you can’t get shot if you’re naked.” Continue reading “If There’s a Naked Kid with a Nerf Gun in Your Front Yard…”

Office Stress Management Pranks

Parker: Real-estate stress opens door to pranks
by Penny Parker
Denver Post
December 8, 2009

doorbell-200State employees are feeling the pinch of the real estate downturn, too. State-mandated furloughs and the hiring freeze have contributed to the Real Estate Division’s stress and burnout.

In an effort to pump up Cary Whitaker, manager of the mortgage broker program “” the program that has the most complaints and fewest employees “” division staff members decided to punk him while he was on vacation.

They installed a doorbell in his ceiling tiles and passed around the remote that rang the bell to anyone who had been annoyed by Whitaker’s crankiness.

For a week, staff randomly rang the doorbell, torturing Cary while he answered calls, drafted a mortgage company bill and generally tried to do his work, all in an effort to get him to laugh.

“I learned of the prank last Tuesday and decided it was inappropriate,” said Erin Toll, director of the Colorado Division of Real Estate. “By Wednesday, I was asking for the doorbell and ringing it like crazy. State employees are people, too.” Continue reading “Office Stress Management Pranks”

Prank Patrol International

From Australia ABC3:


Prank Patrol International
Art Action
6:30pm Sunday 27 December

prankpatrolintl-200About the Show

Australia’s own prankster, Scotty Tweedie has taken to the streets of Australia to prank the unsuspecting and now we are giving you a chance to watch Canada and the UK pull the pranks! We have gathered the best episodes from the two countries who are on a mission to pull off the prank of a lifetime on their own unsuspecting victims. In each episode, a host, two-ninjas and a spy van conduct surveillance on the victims and set up pranks with the help from special effects experts. This series will also include the segment Recipe for a Prank, which gives ideas on pulling pranks from using things found around the house.