I need some good practical jokes that are annoying but do no permanent physical damage. Specifically something that can be done to a rental dwelling.
Practical Jokes
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Burn it. Burn it with fire! *
* = tharpdevenport does not encourage burning things. With fire.
* = tharpdevenport does not encourage burning things. With fire.
Fill a room with the item of your choice.. pingpong balls, popcorn, toiletpaper, etc.
Add sweetner to all of the condiments in the house. If asked, claim not to taste anything unusual. A week later use a hot spice in all the condiments, then the following use salt. Change flavors on a weekly basis.
Nair in the shampoo bottle.
Paid porno mag subscriptions - for some kind of porno the person does not enjoy.
Signup for a dating service with the wrong preferred gender.
Put rubber sheets on the person's bed while they are out on a date with the "sure thing" they plan to bring home.
Replace all canned food with cans of dog food.
If the person drinks whole milk, replace the jug contents with skim or vice versa.
Max the sound on the TV while the person is out so they get blasted everytime they turn it on.
Set their alarm clock 5 minutes early each day for a week. the following week set it five minutes later each day.
If their bathroom has a separate toggle on the circuit breaker, turn it off the night before. Turn it back on again after they leave in the morning.
Add sweetner to all of the condiments in the house. If asked, claim not to taste anything unusual. A week later use a hot spice in all the condiments, then the following use salt. Change flavors on a weekly basis.
Nair in the shampoo bottle.
Paid porno mag subscriptions - for some kind of porno the person does not enjoy.
Signup for a dating service with the wrong preferred gender.
Put rubber sheets on the person's bed while they are out on a date with the "sure thing" they plan to bring home.
Replace all canned food with cans of dog food.
If the person drinks whole milk, replace the jug contents with skim or vice versa.
Max the sound on the TV while the person is out so they get blasted everytime they turn it on.
Set their alarm clock 5 minutes early each day for a week. the following week set it five minutes later each day.
If their bathroom has a separate toggle on the circuit breaker, turn it off the night before. Turn it back on again after they leave in the morning.
I should clarify. We're vacating the rental in short order - the landlord is being quite the d-bag. Among several other incidents, we received a phone call at 12:10am berating us for leaving the porchlight on. The dude's off his gourd. Anyhow, upon vacating, we're just looking into interesting mementos that would not leave permanent scarring but would really tork him off.
Fill the washing machine and/or dishwasher with a bag of cement, then turn her on and run like hell!
You can replace water hoses to go to different faucets.
Puncture a water line and then cover it up with massive amounts of tape. The tape will hold, but only for a few days, after that the water will begin to seep out.
Bury or hide a dead fish somewhere in the house, under a floor board, behind a wall, inside the fabric of the sofa. Just hide that slimy cadaver anywhere and after a few days, it will start to get funky.
Take the bed sheets and roll one side in the dirt (but don't get it too dirty) then take the bad side and make up the bed with it. The dirt should have collected enough critters to infest the bed after awhile. Especially if you make the bed look nice and neat, he might just glance at it to make sure it is OK, and then leave it.
You can replace water hoses to go to different faucets.
Puncture a water line and then cover it up with massive amounts of tape. The tape will hold, but only for a few days, after that the water will begin to seep out.
Bury or hide a dead fish somewhere in the house, under a floor board, behind a wall, inside the fabric of the sofa. Just hide that slimy cadaver anywhere and after a few days, it will start to get funky.
Take the bed sheets and roll one side in the dirt (but don't get it too dirty) then take the bad side and make up the bed with it. The dirt should have collected enough critters to infest the bed after awhile. Especially if you make the bed look nice and neat, he might just glance at it to make sure it is OK, and then leave it.
Leave a nice steamer in the toilet when you vacate and forget to flush.
Buy a prepaid cell phone from a company like Virgin Mobile or Tracfone, and stick it in the ceiling after putting the volume at the highest level with the most annoying ring tone. Near an air duct would work the best. Then, just call it randomly in the middle of the night whenever you feel like pissing him off. 
Tis a cunning plan ~ sew prawns into curtain linings, or hide a fish somewhere.
Moisten the carpets and sow mustard and cress seeds.
Some are good, but others are just way too evil... 
Remember: true practical jokes
1. Cause no physical (or emotional) damage
2. Are NEVER cruel
3. Are always aimed at people you KNOW can take them (and are usually unarmed)
If you can do all that AND have it be incredibly funny, you've done it right.
Otherwise, they're not jokes in the least.
--Ted
1. Cause no physical (or emotional) damage
2. Are NEVER cruel
3. Are always aimed at people you KNOW can take them (and are usually unarmed)
If you can do all that AND have it be incredibly funny, you've done it right.
Otherwise, they're not jokes in the least.
--Ted
THAT is a good one. As long as you do no harm with the tape itself to the paint, that would be excellent!
Spelling things in the yard might be funny--as long as you can mow it to get rid of it.
The cell phone might be funny--but consider whether or not he's going to live in the place or not. Also, remember that it would require labor to get it out of there, which could result in a charge on your security deposit.
I would NOT advise creating a smell that lingers. If so, the cost to clean it out of the carpet and drapes may well come out of your security deposit, and this guy does not sound inclined to deal. A number of the other pranks--besides the ones I've pointed out--appear as though they will cause damage or require labor costs that might result in significant charges to your security deposit. If he's already pissed at you, even a tiny offense might result in a charge.
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