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The meanest joke/trick anyone has ever played on you?

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StarShop · 15/12/2019 16:10

I randomly got thinking about this event which led to my second story below and I wondered if it would make a for a good thread.

My first cruel joke was when my husbands workmates arranged the Christmas night out in a nearby city. We were going out in fancy dress, to a comedy club and then staying over. They decided we would go in fancy dress, the theme being the 70s. DH and I bought our outfits and when we turned up to the meeting point we discovered it was a joke on my DH and noone was wearing fancy dress until later in the evening. I got change into my 'next day' clothes which being in my 20s and being someone who made an effort was smart but as a young Mum who didn't go out much or ever stay away, I was robbed of a change to get dressed up nice for the earlier drinks.

The second story was on my wedding day. Our two photographers were DHs friends. We went for a shoot away from the venue in the back of one of their cars and they gave us a scratchcard as a wedding present. I scratched it and we had won £10,000. Everything went in slow motion, we were 21 and this would allow us to put a deposit on a house and start our married life off really special. It felt really magical to win that on our wedding day. A minute later they started giggling and I realised it was a fake scratchcard.

I'm glad to say none of these pranksters are in our lives anymore!!!

OP posts:
spingly · 16/12/2019 20:03

World not works

AnFiadhRuaRua · 16/12/2019 20:06

@PeachyPeachTrees 😯

Id have killed him.

saltysally · 16/12/2019 20:11

I cant read more than the first page of this
I'm sorry to you all. You all deserve better people in your lives.

monstermissy · 16/12/2019 20:17

When I was about 14 a boy a really had a big crush on phones me up and asked me out... (early 90s) I was so happy! Then it came to light it was two of my supposed 'friends' getting their other male friend to pretend to be my crush. I'm in my 40s now but still remember the feeling of being so embarrassed!

FruitcakeOfHate · 16/12/2019 20:18

NONE of these is funny. No practical jokes or pranks are. They're all sadist crap perpetrated by cunts.

PotteryLottery · 16/12/2019 20:47

At school, 2 twin sisters from another year came up to me and asked me if I wanted to hear a joke. Ok, I said.

"When will there be a white Xmas?"
"I don't know" I said.
"When all you P*s get out of our country."

They also threw food at me in the dining room at a later date.

Nice.

ellesworth · 16/12/2019 20:53

Nothing as bad as some of these, but when I was in school I was short, chubby, specky and frizzy, so I had the whole "will you go out with my mate? Just kidding." Thing a few times.

AmIthechristmasfairy · 16/12/2019 20:56

Thanks to all of you

These aren't funny. They're evil

Dixiegirl77 · 16/12/2019 20:59

Not me but my fil,he was working in a school,and they were have xmas work drinks,told he time & where,he went,couple hours later he came home,no one turned up,he went passed the school and saw them all in there having a party.
Worst was hearing him crying in his room with my mil,asking her why they had done this and being so nasty.

ShamefulBlanket · 16/12/2019 21:05

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BloggersBlog · 16/12/2019 21:10

@Dixiegirl77 that is ruddy heartbreaking Sad did he even find out why they did that??

Butttons · 16/12/2019 21:16

Some of these stories are so sad. So sorry that you've been through such awful times.

Mine pales into comparison. We'd moved house when I was about 7 and on my first day at my new school I was really nervous about meeting everyone. A girl came up to me at break time and asked me if I collected stamps. I said no, so she stamped in my foot really hard and said "here's one to start you off". I cried and cried - it was an awful start to a hideous year at that school.

LittleSweet · 16/12/2019 21:18

DixieGirl77, that happened to me. It was a leaving do for two people I worked with before I had dcs. I turned up with my dcs. Waited, went for a walk with dcs, came back, still not there, so we left. I contacted one of them, someone I thought of as a friend, and she said it had been cancelled. No one told me, or they did something else.

SewingWarriorQueen76 · 16/12/2019 21:19

OK, to lighten the thread, not a prank per se but I did laugh my ass off.

DD off school sick today.
Dd: Mum can I have the jelly.
Me: Yeah it's on the fridge but be careful it might not be set.(I was in the other room)
Dd:OK
2 minute gap.
DD: Mum, (yelling) , the jelly.
I go in, jelly all over the floor, and I ask, it slid out of the bowl. Mmmm

Two hours later DD admits to DH that she was checking it was set, like a merangue.
Yes, over her headGrin

Dixiegirl77 · 16/12/2019 21:20

No,next work day he made it like he never went as he was unwell,he didn't stay there for much longer after that :(

YouRemindMeOfTheBabelfish · 16/12/2019 21:22

I was a Girl Guide in the nineties. We went on a big trip to Switzerland. I appreciate I was a hyper and irritating kid (not my fault that I'm autistic and have adhd) but after having to run for a train, my passport fell out of my pocket. I was seriously taunted over how I was going to have to go to the British embassy (I think) and everyone kept on and on at me about it - the guides and the adult leaders. It wouldn't have looked like it but it actually really upset me and I was super, super anxious. I had to get up crazy early and go with one of the trip supervisors we met out there, I was under the impression I was going to have to fill out forms and have a long day of stressful serious crap to sort out. Turned out I was only travelling back to the train station because they had my passport and needed me to be present to take it away. I wasn't allowed to forget it either. I left the Guides shortly after the trip because I couldn't take the way the entire pack used to treat me.

I've recently signed up to be a Brownie leader. It feels like my chance to make it right for myself.

MissLadyM · 16/12/2019 21:26

I had flatmates that were always cruel to a grlirl who was very shy and very naive. They were doing shots and gave her a shot of fairy liquid. I came home and was livid. I moved out shortly after. These were 22 year old law/medical students. It was a hugely cuntish thing to do. I'm still in touch with the girl but sadly she seems to attract people who want to hurt her.

mylaptopismylapdog · 16/12/2019 21:51

I made a stupid mistake and somebody broadcast it to all and sundry, obviously unlike the rest of us they are perfect.I was very tired at the time and have a condition that means I tire easily and get confused. Being outed like this just makes me more apprehensive and saps my confidence.

Hempleaves · 16/12/2019 22:45

A few years ago I took a pregnancy test and left it for the waiting time. My DH picked it up and told me it was positive. We weren't trying but I was so happy to hear it. He let it go on for a few minutes before showing me the negative stick saying he was joking. He then went on to call me a psycho because I cried Hmm

forceofhabitandnotneed · 16/12/2019 22:53

When I was about 12, we went on a school trip to Derbyshire and stayed at YHA hostel. One evening, I decided to go for a shower. The showers were a good way from the dorms (downstairs, IIRC) and I made the foolish mistake of going there clad in just a towel.

There had been no one around when I went down, but when I came back, for some reason, the landing outside the dorm was full of kids, both from my school and others. One of the older girls from my school though it would be hilarious to pull my towel away, leaving my fat, naked body exposed to all. Cue gales of laughter, and a few comments from girls about the pathetic size of my penis.

I was utterly mortified (being incredibly self-conscious about my weight even then), and whilst I mentioned it to a teacher, it was pretty much laughed off. I've brought it up in counselling/CBT sessions before now, and have been encouraged to see it a practical joke that went awry with no real malice intended. That's as maybe, but I do think it's partly at the root of some of my massive issues about self-esteem and dating.

Lovely13 · 16/12/2019 22:56

People who do these not at all funny pranks are insecure, sick in the head horrible individuals and need to be avoided at all costs. It’s just making you look stupid to make their inferior, pathetic selves feel better. I also hate the equivalent banter. Be kind and positive to all.

Hoolihan · 16/12/2019 23:36

These are just awful, I'm so sorry. I detest pranks/practical jokes/tricks. There is a video of one doing the rounds on Twitter etc that everyone seems to find hilarious, a whole family pretending that the youngest child is invisible. She's probably about 10 and towards the end is hysterical with terror. It's heartbreaking.

Recrim · 16/12/2019 23:44

I walked on from a long day shopping with the kids. Pram heavy with bags and struggling to get in with the kids messing around. I look up and DH is on the floor of the hallway with ketchup splattered all over the place, his clothes, the floor. He knew i was going to come in with shopping and bags. I was so pissed off.
I was shouting at him to help and he still wouldnt help.
HThise kust kept saying help me in this really fake voice. Went on for about 5 minutes before i could get into the door and lock it. I went over to him (still on the floor) giving him what for when i realised he really was bleeding and must have been unconscious when i first got in!

We spent the night in the hospital.
He had never pranked me before so i have no idea why i didnt believe him. I felt so bad, but we had a nice night in the hospital laughing about it.

MrsToothyBitch · 17/12/2019 00:00

I hate nearly all pranks. I used to be the favourite target for prank calls at school. I learnt to say fuck off & now scare cold /scam callers so I guess that's a silver lining.

My worst prank played on me- I was very ill for a term in VI form and kept up as best I could but obviously not being there wasn't ideal. So first day back to school, felt like a fish out of water anyway and overheard from someone that it was "Consultation Evening" the next day, I asked what it was & they explained that it was for people flunking subjects and sweetly told me i'd obviously have to go. Logical mind didn't kick in - no one had mentioned this, I had good grades- and I did at least wait until I was alone to cry & call my mum. Mum in turn called my house mistress who reassured me all was ok. I didn't grass up the guy who did it but I did take great delight in hacking down his leg with a stiletto when he tried to pull me into a slowy at the school leavers ball a year later.

FilthyBiscuit · 17/12/2019 00:30

I've only read a few posts but can't read any more. I'm so sorry for those of you that have been treated so badly. People can be so shitty.

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