I'm looking to make an April Fool's day dinner, where dinner looks like dessert. We already have the idea of a meatloaf "cake" with mashed potato icing. Do you have any ideas for side dishes that also look like dessert?
posted by nalyd on Mar 28, 2009 - 18 answers

Have you seen this gnome? [more inside]
posted by theRussian on Nov 5, 2008 - 4 answers

Can you please suggest simple pranks, stunts, and tricks that fall under the category of "physical challenges"? For example: Offer 2 kids a piece of newspaper, and challenge them to find a way for both to stand on the paper at the same time, without ripping it, such that neither kid is able to touch the other. [more inside]
posted by chr1sb0y on Apr 14, 2008 - 12 answers

I've been loving YouMail for the past year, as a replacement for VerizonWireless' sucky voicemail, but I've only now started playing around with it's individualized greeting/"ditchmail" features. I'm looking to mess with my friends & co-workers minds using this feature. [more inside]
posted by melorama on Jun 17, 2007 - 8 answers

Does anybody have any ideas of some practical jokes i can play on a colleague by remoting into his registry? [more inside]
posted by goldism on Apr 26, 2007 - 11 answers

Please tell me about some nonviolent political pranksters I might have missed. [more inside]
posted by Phred182 on Oct 21, 2006 - 19 answers

Does anyone know of a good computer prank I can install on my housemate's computer that will let me do funny stuff to him remotely across our network? Nothing horrible or malicious here - just a bit of fun.
posted by mooreeasyvibe on Sep 18, 2006 - 36 answers

My window air conditioner smells like pee when it's on. There is a roof deck immediately above this window. We are on good terms with the tenants up there, but they have guests over pretty often. [more inside]
posted by Doctor Barnett on Aug 23, 2006 - 19 answers

How to best fake a haunting, demonic possession, or alien visitation? [more inside]
posted by robocop is bleeding on Aug 11, 2006 - 30 answers

Incredibly strange happening last night. Is my girlfriend's computer haunted? Does my house have a gnome/stalker? Some language possibly NSFW [more inside]
posted by Doublewhiskeycokenoice on Jun 6, 2006 - 12 answers

What's a great April Fool's Day prank my 5-year-old daughter and I can play on her Mom (my wife) tomorrow? Nothing too devious or disturbing, please. [more inside]
posted by Rock Steady on Mar 31, 2006 - 30 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

So April Fool's Day is this Saturday, so I'm wondering what is the best joke you've pulled, and more specifically... [more inside]
posted by beammeup4 on Mar 27, 2006 - 30 answers

Halloween: costume ideas? [more inside]
posted by masymas on Oct 24, 2005 - 36 answers

Know any good college pranks? [more inside]
posted by Acey on Oct 19, 2005 - 57 answers

What is the heaviest object that would fit inside a standard letter-sized envelope? [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on Oct 14, 2005 - 36 answers

Help me win a good-natured office prank war with a co-worker. [more inside]
posted by Emperor Yamamoto's Eggs on Aug 23, 2005 - 55 answers

This happened to my girlfriend in 1987, and for years she's been telling the story as though it was a genuine mistake. The first time she told me the story, I immediately thought it was a prank. [more inside]
posted by interrobang on Jun 12, 2005 - 7 answers

Office PrankFilter: it's payback time. I used to be the prankmaster in my office, but I've been had, twice now. It's time for Revenge Claus to visit, but I'm out of ideas. [MI] [more inside]
posted by moonbird on Dec 3, 2004 - 39 answers

Ok folks, show me your whimsical side. My wife is quite a gardener and she's always out there bending down, pulling weeds, digging, etc. I thought it would be fun to occasionally stick things under the plants for her to stumble upon. Star Wars figures having tea, little elves napping, Lego construction crews, small billboards with cute signs, etc. I want to make it look like there's a little community of miniature garden people living in the dirt. I know she'd appreciate the effort. I need more ideas. [more inside]
posted by bondcliff on May 25, 2004 - 36 answers