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“Three Months And Counting Without Them Noticing”: 50 Times Adults Played Epic Pranks On Parents
Interview With Expert
When I see some of the pranks kids play on their parents, I am more than a little relieved that my son is only five years old. His idea of a prank is “when you give someone a fright, Mama.” Oh, if he only knew.
Nowadays, some people spend a fortune pulling off the perfect prank. There are even those making millions pranking others. I’ve come across videos of kids covering their parents' entire kitchen in peanut butter, creating a fake news broadcast convincing their folks there’s a nuclear attack, smashing expensive televisions, faking parental affairs and more. I’ll take a “little” fright over that stuff. Any day…
Not everyone is brave enough to push their parents to the edge. But for those who are, Bored Panda has compiled a list of some of the best times adult children refused to grow up, pranked their parents and made it out alive. We also spoke to an expert about the science behind practical jokes.
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#1
Mom Was Worried About My Trip To Detroit, So I Sent Her This Picture
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#2
My Dad Fell Off A 10-Foot Ladder And Dropped Through The Ceiling. I Was Walking By And Caught Him. This Was The Tile He Went Through, And Now His Christmas Present Is Finished
Blue Bunny of Happiness 2 years ago
Is it just me getting twitchy because the tile isn’t touching the top and bottom of the frame?
#3
I Got My Grandma A New Apron For Her 90th Birthday. This Was The Moment She Realized What Was On It
#4
My Parents Haven't Noticed
#5
I’m Pretty Sure My Mom Will Never Again Ask My Help With Putting Away The Nativity Scene
#6
That’s The Most Evil Thing I Can Imagine
#7
I Saw This Apron While Shopping, And Decided To Do A Remake Of My Mother’s Favorite Picture For Christmas. Taken 23 Years Apart
#8
For My Holiday Card, I Photoshopped Myself As My Own Awkward Family. Yes, Every Person Is Me
#9
The Dad Energy Is Strong In This One
#10
My Mom Wanted A Nice Picture Of Me And My Sister For Mother's Day. Well, She's Getting These Instead
#11
My Brother Replaced A Picture Of Jesus At My Parents' House With A Picture Of Obi-Wan Kenobi As Portrayed By Ewan McGregor. Three Months And Counting Without Them Noticing
#12
Jokingly Sent My Mom A Cutout Of Myself While I'm Studying Abroad. She Seems To Be Entertaining Herself With It
The Announcer 2 years ago
And even though you were overseas, you'll still be remembered at all the events
#13
My Parents Are Retiring And Want To Travel Full Time. My Brother Sent Them This Suitcase For Christmas
#14
I Work In Wastewater Treatment. My Parents Wanted A Picture For Their Christmas Cards
#15
For The Last 17 Years I've Been Rearranging These Pigs At My Mom's House Into Naughty Poses And Every Time She Notices That I Moved Them, She Puts Them Back
Neither of us have ever said a word to the other about it.
#16
Amongst My Dad's Christmas Decorations Is A Set Of Porcelain Angels In A Box Marked "Christmas Angles"
We've giggled about this misspelling for years, so I finally made him the "Christmas Angles" he deserves this season.
#17
Whenever I Ask My Dad What Time It Is, He Says "2", Followed By A Brief Pause - "Too Late!" Or "Too Early!", So I Made Him This Clock
#18
Still Doing Great On Mother’s Day
#19
My Parents Left This Photo Frame Empty For Too Long, So I Decided To Fill It
#20
My Sister's Gift For Our Recently Divorced Mom
#21
My Dad Got A New Printer, And Turns Out That It Has An Email Address That You Can Send Stuff For It To Print Out. Decided To Give Him A Little Scare
#22
My Mother-In-Law Cherishes All Of The Photos I Send To Her Digital Photo Frame. She Tells Me That She Checks For New Pictures Every Morning. Just Added A New One
Teutonic Disaster 2 years ago
*late mother-in-law, the woman must've boutta had a heart attack
#23
I Bought My Parents A TV For Christmas, But Will Think It’s Something Else At First
#24
Then And Now Pictures I Recreated For A Mother's Day Gift
#25
My Dad Was Adamant That We Not Get Him A Cake For His Birthday, But He Eats Tomatoes Like Candy, So This Is What My Brother Came Up With
#26
My Dad Said He Just Wanted Old Pictures Of His Kids For His Birthday. We Gave Him One Extra
#27
My Dad Complains About Doing Dishes, So My Sister Made Him A Dish Sponge Cake For Father's Day
It's regular yellow cake with blueberry and lime.
#28
My Mom Put Me In Charge Of The Thanksgiving Centerpiece This Year
#29
Finally Got A Picture Of It. There's Another One On The Opposite Side Of The Building
#30
Gave My Dad A Really Heartfelt Card This Year
#31
I Replaced The Old Family Photo In My Mom's House With This. I'm Still Waiting For Her To Notice
#32
Parents Asked Me To House Sit For Them While They're Out Of Town. Sent Them This Today
#33
It Was My Dad's Birthday Today. We Didn't Have The Right Numbers, So We Got Creative
#34
Told My Mom To Cancel Brother’s Senior Pictures Appointment, I Can Do It For Free
#35
My Dad Is A Huge Golden State Fan, My Husband Is Not. This Is What My Father Woke Up To This Morning After A Raptors Win
#36
My Mom Told Me To Make Something Nice To Wear For Thanksgiving. I Think I Nailed It
#37
Someone Had To Take The Family Reunion Photo, But To My Credit, You Can Barely Notice The Photoshop
#38
After Years Of Pictures From Our Dad Posing With Trophy Deer, My Brother One-Upped Him With This Beauty
#39
My Girlfriend Creatively Rearranged Her Parents' Wall Quote After The Dog Destroyed Her Shoes
#40
I've Been Hiding Pictures Of My Dad Around The House. This One's My Favorite
#41
Heartfelt Letter From My Brother To My Parents
#42
My Brothers And I Decided To Recreate Our Mother's Favorite Photo Of Us For Mother's Day, 20 Years Apart
#43
Friend Of Mine Bought This For His Dad
#44
Set Up My Mom’s Updated TV System Yesterday
#45
The Card I Got My Dad For His 69th Birthday. He Loved It
#46
Parents Told Me To Keep An Eye On Their House While They Were Gone. I Photoshopped And Sent Them This
#47
My Mother's Day Card This Year
#48
With Father’s Day Approaching, Don’t Forget To Buy Dad The Bouquet He’s Always Wanted
#49
My Mom Complained I Never Use Her Housewarming Gift
#50
Embarrased My Mom At The Airport With This Sign
#51
Always Be The Last One To Sign The Mother's Day Card
#52
My Favorite Holiday Tradition Is Rearranging My Mom’s Stocking Hangers While She’s Not Looking
#53
Sign I Made For My Dad On Father’s Day
#54
Mom Asked For Some Recent Pictures Of Us For Her New House. Naturally, I Delivered
#55
Stayed Up Until 2 AM Waiting For My Family To Go To Sleep, So I Could Pull Off An April Fools' Prank
#56
Rearranged Some Stuff At My Girlfriend's Parents' House. They Still Haven't Noticed
#57
Mom Asked Me To Decorate For Our New Year's Eve Party
#58
My Mom Is Downstairs Cleaning, So I Found The Creepiest Doll We Have, Gave It A Knife, And Now We Wait For The Screaming Or Laughter
#59
She Doesn't Have Time For Nonsense
#60
My Parents Just Put Up Their Traditional Decorations. I Wanted To See How Long It Would Take Before They Noticed My Revisions
#61
My Mom Said All She Wanted For Christmas Was A Nice Photo Of Me And My Sister
#62
Custom Wrapping Paper For My Dad With His Least Favorite Picture Of Himself
#63
My 30-Year-Old Brother Made This For My Mom For Mother’s Day
#64
I Send My Father Pictures Of A Wide Open Fridge To Give Him Anxiety
Barbara Wilcock 2 years ago
British folk will understand. If I left a light on I a room I wasn't using, my dad would says this isn't Blackpool illuminations '
#65
Moms Like To Be Appreciated On Their Birthday
#66
My Brothers And I Made A Mother's Day Card
#67
A Friend Of Mine Got His Mother A Bunch Of Flours For Mother's Day
#68
My Daughter Knows Me Well
#69
Visited My Parents And They Just Had A Flea Problem. When I Got Home, I Took Some Pepper And Sent Them This
#70
The Result Of My Mother Complaining We Never Decorate The Christmas Tree Properly Anymore
#71
My Sister Replaced All Of Our Family Photos With Pictures Of Steve Harvey For April Fools'. It Took Over 8 Hours For A Single Person In My 8-Person Family To Notice It
#72
This Mother's Day Card
#73
My Dad Had A Heart Attack 2 Weeks Ago. My Sister Made Him This For Christmas
#74
One Year Ago Today I Replaced The Stock Photos In These Lady Bug Magnets At My Mom's House With Pictures Of Nicolas Cage. She Still Hasn't Noticed
#75
Birthday Card I Got For My Father
Janelle Collard 2 years ago
Best way not to get someone's hopes up: warn them ahead of time. :)
#76
I Decorated My Father's Office For His 57th Birthday
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Strawberry Pizza 2 years ago
I once printed out about 50 tiny pictures of Daniel Radcliffe, numbered them, and hid them all over the house. It took days to get them all.
BrunoVI 2 years ago
That's not a prank. A prank would be putting only 49 of them.
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Strawberry Pizza 2 years ago
I once printed out about 50 tiny pictures of Daniel Radcliffe, numbered them, and hid them all over the house. It took days to get them all.
BrunoVI 2 years ago
That's not a prank. A prank would be putting only 49 of them.
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