A buddy of mine told me a story last night of one of the best pranks I've ever heard. What are some of the best you know about?
We're both in the military and he was taken on a trip to croatia for some support mission. It wasn't anything special, and they had some fun while they were there. Anyway, my buddy is deathly afraid of heights, but he's one of those guys who will do something even though it scares the hell out of him. I guess there is a company that has a bungee jumping business on a bridge right near where they were staying. The whole crew had gone, 1 by 1, and jumped off this bridge. Finally last up was Rich's turn. Absolutely terrified he is eventually coaxed in to doing it. He backs up to the edge, follows the guys instructions, and waits for the countdown. "one two three GO!" Rich puts his hands in the air and starts falling backwards off the platform. Just as he hits the point where he can't stop himself, the guy running the jump grabs the bungee cord, holds it up, and screams "noooo!". the bungee cord he is holding is frayed to the point its almost broken. 1 more jump and it will split. Rich sees this, but can't stop, he plummets down thinking "this is it. this is how I die. It'll snap and I will go splat on the rocks". At the bottom it catches, and whips him back up, bouncing him up and down. The rope was a fake everyone else had paid the guy to hold up at the last second. Rich's combination of fear and absolute joy at still being alive cause him to wet his pants dousing himself in pee. He gets pulled back up, and for an hour can't stop smiling, he can't believe he's alive. Then it hits him, and he starts punching the people who set him up, but they already have the photos of him covered in his own pee.
I'll see if I can get the pictures, but I guess his old crew has them from his last base. As he's telling me this, I was in tears laughing hysterically. He's got a good sense of humor about it. What awesome pranks have you seen pulled on people?
Posted Jun 24, 2012, 4:40 AM UTC