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>>Not really "pranks", just idiotic fun at other people's expense. Didn't you just define what a prank is?
by enraged_camel 10y ago
>>Not really "pranks", just idiotic fun at other people's expense.
Didn't you just define what a prank is?
- tedmiston 10y agoI think you can have a prank without (potential) negative externalities.
- enraged_camel 10y agoBut a prank is always at the target's expense. You are hurting, at the very least, their ego and/or pride. Or you are startling them, or surprising them (unpleasantly). That's the difference between a joke and a prank. A joke is told. A prank is done to someone.
- phaus 10y ago>But a prank is always at the target's expense. This is technically correct, but traditionally you're only supposed to execute pranks against friends that you already know would appreciate this kind of humor. If that's what you're doing, it's not usually a negative thing for anyone involved.
- kirrent 10y agoPut pocketing occurs to me as a simple prank that doesn't hurt anyone. It's all about making someone part of the joke, rather than the butt of the joke. https://youtu.be/Nv2j2PDPa_k?t=104 https://youtu.be/Nv2j2PDPa_k?t=104