ANSWER THE PHONE!
Tape down the phone button on the mark's phone. When they pick up the receiver it will keep ringing. Call in the middle of the night and pound on the door yelling "Answer the phone!" Use this along with hidden alarm clocks and coordinate the time, such as 2:30 am and pound on the front door, back door and have the phone ringing as well as the hidden alarm clocks.
BARRICADE
This is a good prank to pull on a side street near a bar. Create a "barricade" of toilet paper stretched across the road. The drunk will come rolling up and step on the brakes to avoid breaking through the line. As an added touch, get a bright flashlight and shine it in the victim's eyes and ask for their license and registration.
CHINESE FIRE DRILL
I don't know where the name came from, but this is a harmless prank that's a lot of fun with a car load of people. While stopped for a red light, everybody gets out of the car and runs around the car a couple of times before getting back in the car and driving off. Repeat as needed to achieve the desired results.
CRICKETS?
Crickets released in an office can generate of lot of excitement. Crickets can be obtained from pet stores or some bait shops. Cut them lose before you go on vacation or when you have given your final notice.
DOING THE SPLITS
Here's a simple prank that is always good for some cheap laughs. Place an object on the floor where you know someone will bend over to pick it up. This object could be a book, an important looking envelope, a purse, etc. Position yourself nearby with some scraps of cloth that tear easily with a noisy rip. You can also use a strip of velcro to create the tearing sound. The prank is simple. Just wait until the mark bends over to pick up the object. As with many pranks, the timing is critical. At the precise moment that the mark bends over, rip the cloth. You'll be surprised at how many people reach around immediately checking for rips.
DOOR JAM
This trick has been around for years and is commonly known as "pennying the door". This trick is used on a door that opens inward when the victim is inside, such as being asleep during the night. You need some pennies or washers or similar objects that will work as shims. On the side of the door where the handle is, push in at the top of the door and jam in as many pennies as you can between the door and the jamb. Do the same at the bottom of the door. When done properly, the shims will have the result of putting so much tension on the door that the victim will not be able to open it and will be trapped inside.
DOOR TRICK
Here's another trick to pull on a door that opens inward when the victim is inside, such as during the night. Tape newspaper over the door frame, leaving an opening at the top. Now fill the space with styrofoam peanuts, little balls of paper, popcorn, etc. and then finish closing off the opening. When the mark opens the door, a partial vacuum is created and the stuff will fly all over the room.
FAN-TASTIC
Fill some disposable cups about halfway with confetti (or paper, or whatever.) Turn off the ceiling fan. Gently lay the cups (on their sides) on top of each of the fan blades. Tape or rubber-band them in place. Wait for someone to turn on the fan!
FLOOR MONEY
This is an old trick, but it always works. Glue a quarter to the ground at the mall or on a busy sidewalk. Epoxy works the best, but takes some time to set up. Cover the coin with a traffic cone, plant, or other object while the glue cures. Once it's ready position yourself to enjoy the spectacle of suckers trying to pick up the money. You will notice different styles, i.e. the cool and casual pick-up, the frantic and deliberate attempt, the half-hearted try, etc.
FOOTING THE BILL
This trick was one of Bruce's regulars that he loved to torture people with when he went out to a nice restaurant. He would tape a one hundred dollar bill securely to the bottom of his shoe. Then he would walk all around the restaurant, into the rest room, all over until he finally picked up a mark. Then the conversation would inevitably go like this:
"Excuse me sir, but you have a hundred dollar bill on the bottom of your shoe."
"WHAT!?" Bruce would exclaim, picking up the "wrong" foot. "There's no money! What are you talking about!!"
At that he would quickly walk back to his table. The mark, thoroughly hooked by this point, would follow him and continue the plea. "But sir," the mark would usually go, "it's on the other shoe!"
"Waiter!" Bruce would call out at this point. "Waiter! I'm just trying to enjoy my dinner here and this man keeps following me around, bothering me. What kind of place is this?"
While the waiter was having words with the mark, Bruce would remove the hundred dollar bill and continue his protest: "I'm just trying to enjoy my dinner..."
The mark would then see that the bill was missing and usually st