What’s your most cruel prank so far?

Hi. Have you ever woken up just feeling malicious, with a mood of “Man, I just wish to ruin someone’s day for shits and giggles”? And what do you do in those situations?

I wonder, what’s the best, meanest, cruelest prank you pulled on your friends or foes so far.

@asklemmy

    • shuro@friends.deko.cloud
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      1 day ago

      @drq My colleague suspected me immediately so I had to come clean :) The boss wasn’t interested as he had habit of blowing up at anyone he saw first no matter the situation and then forgetting (or “forgetting” and sending someone else to mend things he fucked up as people didn’t took it well - one time we almost lost our primary ISP as he managed to piss off all their managers because of major outage which wasn’t their fault even).

      • Dr. Quadragon ❌@mastodon.mlOP
        2·
        1 day ago

        @shuro I think, coming clean is crucial when the jig is up, though.

        If you’re pranking friends - it’s because you’re not an asshole.

        If you’re pranking an enemy - it’s because you want the fucker to say your name.

        @asklemmy

        • shuro@friends.deko.cloud
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          1 day ago

          @drq Usually my pranks quickly went to “oh, it is you, IT IS YOU AGAiN” moment so I didn’t really have to come clean except saying “well… yes”.

          There was one time when I had to come clean and confess and it took some hesitation. One guy at work had Ford. His car had that usual oval Ford emblem on the front but it could be flipped upside down revealing a keyhole to open the hood. So when we went to smoke or something sometimes we flipped it. He always noticed and smiled or was slightly annoyed but that’s it.

          One day I flipped it upside down and he didn’t notice it this time. Next morning I came and there was heavy atmosphere in the room. He was walking around all sulky saying “Who did it, why don’t you leave it alone… yesterday I noticed it when I parked at home so I had been driving through half of Moscow like an idiot… everyone saw it on the road…”. I had no idea why he took it so close to the heart (maybe because he was kind of classy guy and cared about his looks). I thought it was no big thing but when it continued on the next day. He just couldn’t shake it off. I had to confess to give him some closure and we stopped doing it.

            • shuro@friends.deko.cloud
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              1 day ago

              @drq I think it was not about the car but looking like a fool which he turned out to be really sensitive for. Maybe he was a bit insecure behind that facade of real ladies man who did manage to get in his bed half of the office including some married women :)

              I guess everyone can have weird weak spots.