A Short Guide to Halloween Pranks: The Do's and Don'ts

What would Halloween be like with Halloween pranks? The holiday is not just for the six year old superman with his trusty side kick, the five year old skeleton. Through the path ways of time Halloween has evolved into something greater. It has developed tradition of epic proportions that are near and dear to the hearts of the participants. Halloween and Halloween pranks go hand in hand, like bread and butter. As a result, many time-honored pranks have become clichéd. To help out those pranksters just starting their careers in the ever competitive industry of pranking, here are a few do's and don'ts for this Halloween.

What not to do.

One classic prank you probably want to avoid is the bag of burning feces. While watching someone stomp out the flames and getting fecal matter all over their shoes is funny it is rather over used. Originality is a key ingredient to a good Halloween prank and is absent from the majority of pranks these days. Not to mention the potential for sever fire damage. This holiday is about scaring your friends senseless, not destruction of property. Jail time puts a damper on the holiday spirit.

It would also be advisable to avoid scaring small children during the late night festivities. One of the more important reasons is that small children lack the maturity to properly appreciate being scared to the point of wetting their pants. The number one motivator to avoid scaring small children has to be their mothers. Believe me there is nothing more dangerous than an angry mother who thinks you have just scared her precious baby for life. Hell knows no fury like the wrath of a woman. That is something worth remembering.

No tradition is as time honored as wrapping your neighbor's house in toilet papers. The one thing you need to keep in mind if you are out wrapping with friends is to remember to only wrap the houses of people you know and can take the joke. Then again, if you like being scared senseless the sound of police sirens can really get the heart racing and the adrenalin flowing.

What to do.

A good Halloween prank needs originality, a great Halloween prank is an old standby with a new life injected into it. One of my personal favorite pranks is nailing unsuspecting victims with water balloons. This is typically done by hiding in the bushes and opening fire on passersby. I have found the best delivery system is to stake out on the roof of a house. You can drench your victims in waters and they won't be able to figure out where you are.

Another favorite of mine is the candy casket routine. First you take a full sized coffin and fill it with candy. Place the casket in the front yard by the door post a sign that says take one. Find a scary mask that could pass as a corpse. Get in the casket and pile the candy on top of yourself. Lay still until someone reaches in then jump out and shouting, the sign says just take one." Don't forget to be mindful of little kids.