There is a video making the rounds that is supposedly from an extreme Japanese pranks show called "Panic Face King." I have been unable to find any additional information on this show, which leads me to believe this is not the real name (or not the correct translation). [more inside]
posted by phonepimpster on Oct 27, 2009 - 7 answers

How does Scare Tactics work? [more inside]
posted by mazniak on Oct 12, 2009 - 3 answers

How do I send this bunny home? [more inside]
posted by shesbookish on Jun 1, 2009 - 18 answers

Do you have any ideas for a prank against a rival high school at our reunion? [more inside]
posted by storybored on Apr 22, 2009 - 7 answers

Phone Prank Filter: I need to keep a co-worker's phone from ringing. I know the tape over plug technique but the trick is these phones have digital displays. Is there a way to cut the phone w/o cutting the power? [more inside]
posted by DetonatedManiac on Mar 12, 2009 - 14 answers

Is BigSpot (as seen on TV) a major scam, a minor scam, or a good way for a bored person to make a few pennies skewing demographic research. Or other? Are there any reputable or recommendable companies of this nature? I don't want to make a living, I just want to choose your mayonnaise.
posted by Area Control on Jan 28, 2009 - 7 answers

Help my friends play an epic prank on their vacationing roommate! Ideas, please. [more inside]
posted by troika on Dec 8, 2008 - 24 answers

Who made this recorded prank phone call? It's SO funny! [more inside]
posted by lukeklein on Oct 23, 2008 - 4 answers

Co-workers have been out of the office this week staying at a hotel on the other side of the country and I've kidnapped their toy for ransom. How to proceed using this third party? [more inside]
posted by KathyK on Oct 17, 2008 - 11 answers

What can I possible do about someone that is repeatedly calling my place of employment and hanging up? [more inside]
posted by hammerthyme on Oct 10, 2008 - 6 answers

My co-worker was just granted US citizenship and is out of the office today, in what crafty ways can we "enhance" his office while he is out... [more inside]
posted by kenbennedy on Sep 19, 2008 - 20 answers

Where can I find a list of "prank" websites that use customization to put the name of the victim somewhere within the site? [more inside]
posted by newfers on Jul 15, 2008 - 9 answers

Where (online) can I find a toy camel spider or something that looks remotely similar? [more inside]
posted by thisisnotkatrina on Jun 28, 2008 - 6 answers

After having my yard toilet papered and forked (not my yard in the link), it's time to get back. [more inside]
posted by niles on Jun 26, 2008 - 36 answers

How do I start a good natured inter-office war? [more inside]
posted by Jofus on May 14, 2008 - 21 answers

I'm looking for fun things to do with a soda machine sized nook. Our office had, until recently, a soda vending machine (the wide, squattyish kind). The machine is now gone, and I've heard that we'll be getting a new one (switching from a good-ol'-boy-friend-of-a-friend deal to a real Coke distributor). Until then, there's a "hole" in the side of the hallway that my whole workplace walks past every day. It's probably 5 feet wide, maybe 6 or 7 deep. [more inside]
posted by mysterious1der on Mar 3, 2008 - 22 answers

I'm looking for a scientific explanation of how this "confetti bomb" prank works. It uses compressed air squirted inside a film canister, then quickly filled with confetti and sealed. After a few seconds, the canister explodes. Why? [more inside]
posted by phonepimpster on Feb 10, 2008 - 15 answers

help me with an ongoing prank involving a large plastic lobster [more inside]
posted by genmonster on Jan 21, 2008 - 38 answers

Irish prank call help! Does anyone know where I can find the recording of a man prank calling someone in (Cork?) Ireland regarding a dog license? [more inside]
posted by Ohdemah on Dec 6, 2007 - 2 answers

Has a film ever told a completely different story in its subtitles compared to the audio track? [more inside]
posted by kurumi on Oct 24, 2007 - 25 answers

Caption my colleague, please. [more inside]
posted by Terminal Verbosity on Oct 4, 2007 - 17 answers

Scam revenge/prank filter: I fell victim to the prison phone scam. I have a phone number for one of the perps (the one calls are forwarded to). I've already reported this to the FTC, but what else can I do to speed some karmic payback their way?
posted by Work to Live on Aug 12, 2007 - 12 answers

How can I prank this evil debt collection company? [more inside]
posted by gum on Aug 9, 2007 - 41 answers

Is this identity theft, or some other form of fraud? [more inside]
posted by StickyCarpet on Jan 17, 2007 - 10 answers

Prankfilter: interception and redirection of streaming audio on an office lan? [more inside]
posted by ph00dz on Jan 17, 2007 - 8 answers

PrankFilter: Help me prepare for my next retaliation! [more inside]
posted by backseatpilot on Dec 1, 2006 - 42 answers

How can I get revenge on telemarketers, legally & safely? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Nov 3, 2006 - 62 answers

Practical Joke Filter: I need some clever prank ideas that can involve kids. [more inside]
posted by purplevelvet on Jul 15, 2006 - 16 answers

I'm looking for female tricksters, prank-sters or radical grrl artists who are creating contemporary playful political art in any genre including: pranks, graffiti, installation art or performance art, street protest groups, etc. Does anyone know where to find these wild women?
posted by nyoki on Mar 28, 2006 - 15 answers

Is it possible to fake someone's caller ID to place a crank call? [more inside]
posted by melixxa600 on Dec 26, 2005 - 9 answers

Practical Joke Filter: Two office buildings, clear windows. Guy's name tag (pretty big) was sitting against his desk facing out. Putting names to faces. We posted a sign saying, "Hey ***, call me." He wrote back, "What's the number?". How should we progress? [more inside]
posted by margaretlam on Nov 1, 2005 - 25 answers

How do I locate the Identity of a nuisance phone caller and make him stop calling. [more inside]
posted by johnj on Sep 5, 2005 - 13 answers

Start a webcam on a timer to catch a prank [more inside]
posted by KirTakat on Aug 8, 2005 - 6 answers

Help me find a computer prank. [more inside]
posted by essexjan on Jul 12, 2005 - 5 answers

Anybody have a clue what's going on at BovineUnite.com? Billboards started showing up here in the Baltimore area a week or so ago. The site is registered locally, but the execution of the site seems too good to be just some local prank. So far, the only Google reference to the site is a Craigslist ad looking for people to travel around Maryland wearing the cowsuit. What are they advertising? Skim milk? Chick-Fil-A?
posted by baltimore on Apr 6, 2005 - 24 answers

I want to shower somebody with confetti--by mail. Is there any low-tech way I can rig a gift box to achieve maximum confetti coverage? [more inside]
posted by Soliloquy on Apr 4, 2005 - 16 answers

Ridiculous Job-Interview Filter: We have a new person coming on my team at work. He's actually been filling in for someone (as a project manager) for a couple months and doing a great job. Due to HR formalities, we had to post the formal job opening for a week. No other people submitted for the job, and he doesn't have to interview to get hired, but he doesn't know that. We've decided to 'initiate' him with a stressful interview... (more inside) [more inside]
posted by skechada on Feb 9, 2005 - 62 answers

Recently on eBay, I put up for auction something I think is an obvious joke. Naturally, I've already received a question asking me something that, if answered honestly, I feel would give the joke away. Sort of. You know, it's the whole power-in-myth thing. The only way I can describe it short of posting the URL is that it's something I've created (I thought that was obvious in the picture), but given certain current zeitgeist, the impression is that it happened naturally or under strange circumstances. I checked eBay's policy page on this, but wasn't satisfied. I'm not trying to piss anyone off or get in trouble, I'm just trying to make some comedy (and maybe a little money). How creative can I get with my description?
posted by hellbient on Feb 3, 2005 - 31 answers

Movie Question: An indie movie I saw on the Independant Film channel in the States, in 1996. Once I found it on IMDB, and then lost it again. Teenage prank in small town Minnesota. Fake a gang shooting. More inside [more inside]
posted by Goofyy on Dec 31, 2004 - 4 answers

I need help finding a specific prank call. [More inside] [more inside]
posted by Ljubljana on Dec 10, 2004 - 4 answers

Imagine someone made an 6'x10' sign featuring the Talented Mr. Goatse with the caption "Massachusetts Welcomes You" and draped it over the actual welcome sign on I-95 south at the New Hampshire border. Early on Thanksgiving morning. What would happen to this person if they were caught?
posted by Mayor Curley on Oct 7, 2004 - 47 answers

I have reason to believe Group Health is prank-calling me. [More Inside] [more inside]
posted by Hildago on Apr 24, 2004 - 4 answers

How to get "wasarrested.com" links out of Overture search results, or at least off the first page? (more inside) [more inside]
posted by brownpau on Feb 18, 2004 - 6 answers