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
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#3 My Parents Haven't Noticed
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#4 I’m Pretty Sure My Mom Will Never Again Ask My Help With Putting Away The Nativity Scene
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#5 That’s The Most Evil Thing I Can Imagine
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#6 For My Holiday Card, I Photoshopped Myself As My Own Awkward Family. Yes, Every Person Is Me
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#7 The Dad Energy Is Strong In This One
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#8 My Mom Wanted A Nice Picture Of Me And My Sister For Mother's Day. Well, She's Getting These Instead
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#9 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
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#10 Jokingly Sent My Mom A Cutout Of Myself While I'm Studying Abroad. She Seems To Be Entertaining Herself With It
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#11 My Parents Are Retiring And Want To Travel Full Time. My Brother Sent Them This Suitcase For Christmas
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#12 I Work In Wastewater Treatment. My Parents Wanted A Picture For Their Christmas Cards
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#13 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.
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#14 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
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#15 Still Doing Great On Mother’s Day
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#16 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
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#17 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
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#18 Then And Now Pictures I Recreated For A Mother's Day Gift
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#19 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
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#20 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.
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#21 My Mom Put Me In Charge Of The Thanksgiving Centerpiece This Year
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#22 Finally Got A Picture Of It. There's Another One On The Opposite Side Of The Building
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#23 Gave My Dad A Really Heartfelt Card This Year
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#24 I Replaced The Old Family Photo In My Mom's House With This. I'm Still Waiting For Her To Notice
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#25 It Was My Dad's Birthday Today. We Didn't Have The Right Numbers, So We Got Creative
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#26 Told My Mom To Cancel Brother’s Senior Pictures Appointment, I Can Do It For Free
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#27 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
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#28 My Mom Told Me To Make Something Nice To Wear For Thanksgiving. I Think I Nailed It
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#29 Someone Had To Take The Family Reunion Photo, But To My Credit, You Can Barely Notice The Photoshop
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#30 After Years Of Pictures From Our Dad Posing With Trophy Deer, My Brother One-Upped Him With This Beauty
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#31 I've Been Hiding Pictures Of My Dad Around The House. This One's My Favorite
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#32 My Brothers And I Decided To Recreate Our Mother's Favorite Photo Of Us For Mother's Day, 20 Years Apart
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#33 Friend Of Mine Bought This For His Dad
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#34 Set Up My Mom’s Updated TV System Yesterday
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#35 My Mother's Day Card This Year
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#36 With Father’s Day Approaching, Don’t Forget To Buy Dad The Bouquet He’s Always Wanted
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#37 My Mom Complained I Never Use Her Housewarming Gift
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#38 Embarrased My Mom At The Airport With This Sign
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