To have pretended we had won money?

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I scratched off a scratch card and pretended that I had won £100, just joking and obviously joking. DH took it to heart it wasn't that awful was it?

This is the sort of stunt my ex mil used to pull...sooo glad i dont have to put up with her hilarious 'jokes' any more.

Depends how long you kept it going for really. Momentarily pretending you won some cash, the natural cynic in me would presume someone was joking anyway if they told me they had won a 'large' amount of money, is okayish. Planning big a shopping trip, early retirement etc.. generally getting someone's hopes up for your own amusement, not on really.

I remember a post a while ago from CatThiefKeith. Her twat of a boss gave the lady who did the office cleaning a 'joke' scratch card.
The poor woman thought she'd won a fair amount and the slimy dickwad revelled in her reaction.

Agree, really not funny regardless of your financial situation

YABU. Whether you need the money or not it's a cruel thing to do.

I think it's mean.

There's a lot of really really strong responses here.

Personally, DH and I kid around with each other like this - "OMG you're not going to believe this! We've won! ......£2.20 ".

Only you can know if he would normally have a laugh with you or if he is generally highly strung.

I would never ever go so far as to buy a fake ticket or anything like that. That is cruel.

Whether you need the money or not, it's horrible. What's funny about making someone think a lovely thing has happened and then laughing at their disappointment when you reveal it hasn't? How can that ever be anything other than twattish & a bit cruel?

Totally not funny on any level

Omg Acorn your mil was utterly nasty to pull that stunt when she was aware of your circumstances and the stress you and her son were under. To top it off she then let you be utterly over the moon with relief for a good few minutes before she told you it was a joke. It seems she got a sick kick out of it, which is so hard to understand coming from a close relative especially. Hope things improved for you lots since then and that you don't have anymore passive aggressive spiteful tricks from mil xx

Are you an adult?

im another one who doesnt see the point of a joke when its not actually funny. What you said was a lie rather than a joke. I dont get it

Oh he needs to man up, its not like you pretended to win £10,000
Acorn on the other hand, your MIL is a bitch for doing that

xStefx - here, £100 would be the difference between being able to give the children an amazing Christmas treat they would be over the moon with...and not.

What a crap thing to do, OP. Even if you don't need the money it's pathetic.

*02/12/2016 18:19 acornsandnuts

Just before moving into our first home and unbelievably skint my MIL gave us a scratch card, we won £10000. After a few minutes of utter excitement, and relief, she told us it was s joke one.

Deep down I've never forgave her. Wasn't funny on any level*

I don't think I would either. In fact I would hold that grudge for a long long time!! What a horrid thing to do!

I was reading this thread and thinking the €100 wasn't too bad. I do hate that type of humor though I never find it funny am more of a gutter humor person myself but that €10,000 one by a MIL that was just pure cruel. Only a sadist would do something like that.

I remember in school one of the girls handing a male teacher, who was quite sensitive and not very good at managing a class, a wrapped gift and there was nothing inside it. You could tell by his face that he was so surprised and delighted that someone had brought him in a present and I nearly cried for him when he opened it and realised it was a prank.

Can someone explain how these pranks are funny? Is it because of the emotional reaction of the receiver and then the disappointment that they suffer? I can understand a child doing something like that and saying fooled you or maybe a group of lads but other than that...........

*FeliciaJollygoodfellow I think that's different TBH I would joke with my DP about that! He always asks if we can retire when I buy a scratch card and I say oh yes! That 3£ will go really really far! That isn't cruel IMO

MysweetAudrina I really want to hug your teacher, making people look like a fool only makes the person doing it look like a twat!

how horrible.

acorn how bloody nasty of her.

acorn and notso

couldn't you have stuck a pair of your pants on your head for a laugh instead? I wouldn't find it funny.

Bloody hell acorn that's awful.

It's not 'funny' to put someone in a situation where they cannot possibly know that they are being tricked and then trick them. It doesn't make you clever or amusing, it makes you an arsehole.

I bloody hate people who get a rise out of calling other people "gullible", which is basically what this is. Giving someone credit, believing their voice is an act of kindness and a gift. It's really a facet of trust. It's not clever to abuse that.

So it was just a lie then basically ?
I'm honestly not seeing the punchline

You really have to know your target to prank them. I'd have pulled the £100 one on the OH I think, but not at a time when money was a source of stress for us. I've often rushed in breathless saying I've checked his ticket and he's won ....£3.

I come from a family that love an elaborate, well thought out prank in our family. Never a public prank or one that would make them feel stupid. And I'd only ever prank family who know my humour and have a similar sense of humour.