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I've heard stories like these for over 20 years, and I laugh every time, even though it's probably not PC of me. Enjoy! -- Firefighters Bookstore

Description:

A collection of classic tales about America's greatest pranksters in action. This book details an aspect of the fire service that the public rarely sees. Teams of firefighters working 24 hour shifts on an organized fire department can often be a very stressful experience.

Traditionally, starting way back in the early days of the horse drawn apparatus, the fire guys have tried to wind down back at the firehouse by plotting some of the damnedest pranks on their fellow firemen. That's what this book is all about. A must read for every rookie firefighter and a sure giggle for any old timer.
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About the Author:

Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt is a Capstone Press author.

In it you'll discover the wild side of the green! Including a 96-page booklet filled with clubhouse high jinks and historical golf joke highlights, this kit also comes with an exploding golf ball, ball markers with hilarious inscriptions, and flat-top tees enough to keep any golfer laughing through all eighteen holes. A perfect gift for Father's Day!

Prank call much?

'Hi. This is Mike Loew - I'm calling from Los Angeles...' Mike Loew terrorises innocent phone victims in this hilarious collection of phone pranks. Outrageous but true, these transcripts of real phone conversations follow Mike taking on various verbal disguises to torment his befuddled victims.

Targets vary from the Council on Drug Abuse which he rings for advice on how to deal with his pot-smoking eight-year-old, to NASA, whom he rings up posing as a 900-pound man in need of a zero-gravity system for his home. Mike even did a few user request calls in England especially for this edition of the book.

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"Devilishly creative....Sir John Hargrave's exploits have given 'balls' a new meaning." -- Alan Abel (legendary prankster)

"John Hargrave has taken pranking to the next level....It's safe to say that I have become a blubbering fanboy." -- Maddox, author of The Alphabet of Manliness

"The CIA and FBI should get a hold of Hargrave, not to arrest him but to have him run things." -- Jonathan Ames, author of Wake Up, Sir!

"The ulitmate prankster." -- Ze Frank, creator of zefrank.com
Seriously,... No, Seriously... This shit is FUNNY!

The legendary internet Humorist Sir John Hargrave just wrote Prank The Monkey... A Unique and too-funny-to-be-legal prank book that will make you think about pranking on a whole new level.

Each month, over 1.5 million people tune into Sir John Hargrave's unique brand of comedy that chronicles his cleverly crafted pranks on such high-profile targets as Michael Jackson, Ashton Kutcher, and the entire U.S. Senate.

Born on April Fool's Day, Sir John secretly began his site on a company computer in 1995, making it the world's oldest comedy site. Co-workers loved reading about his hilarious, real-life stories such as subsisting on a diet of Olestra-laden potato chips for a solid week, or trying to kiss Microsoft CEO Bill Gates at a technology Industry party.

That kind of establishment-tweaking stunt became Sir John's specialty. But it was a 2001 piece called "The Credit Card Prank" that turned the Internet humorist into an Internet Celebrity. "I was tired of being asked to sign my name every time I used my credit card," he explains,"So I started signing every wacky name I could think of, just to see if anyone would notice."

No one did. But the photos of his credit card receipts--forged with names from "Mariah Carey" to "Zeus"--did get noticed by bloggers, who passed around the article nearly 20 million times.

In his new book, Prank The Monkey, Sir John goes after targets like Wal-Mart, Starbucks, e-mail spammers, Madonna, and even the British Royal Family, skewering each target with a cleverly orchestrated prank. He challenges the IRS by filling out his tax returns in Roman numerals; he tricks Elizabeth Hurley into signing a will the bequeaths all her assets to Hargrave estate.

Despite its bad-boy stylings, Prank The Monkey is a wickedly funny book, proving that one man armed with nothing but a cell phone and a computer can take on the world's most powerful institutions. And in the process, he might just become an Internet institution himself.

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"A fiendishly clever guide to harrassing unsuspecting co-workers." -- New York Post

This fun book offers office prank ideas galore... As you can see from the prank demonstrated on the cover, these pranks do not end with something as simple as glue in the seat or plastic wrap over the urinals...

No, some real thought went into these and the outcome is that you will simply laugh your butt off, wondering which one of these awesome pranks you'll want to employ first.

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"[Causing a Scene], like the group itself, is inventive, entertaining, and frequently surprising." (Booklist )

THIS is an original prank book!

A fake U2 concert. - A deranged hypnotist. - A book signing by a dead author.

Welcome to the wild world of Improv Everywhere.

From the infamous No Pants! Subway Ride to the legendary Grand Central Freeze, Improv Everywhere has been responsible for some of the most original and subversive pranks of the Internet age.

In Causing a Scene, the group's agents provide a hilarious firsthand account of their mischievous antics. Learn how they created a time loop in a Starbucks and gave Best Buy eighty extra employees. Join in on the fun with this irreverent, behind-the-scenes look at Improv Everywhere's world-famous missions, and get inspired to create your own memorable mayhem.

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Any guy who can get not just one but six books-selling well over a million copies, by the way-out of a topic like duct tape has to know how to make people laugh. Tim Nyberg, creator of the Duct Tape books, truly is such a funny person. . . . He brings his bizarre sense of humor to everything he does.Fun is certainly the operative word for Nyberg's latest book, The Practical Joker's Handbook, the only practical joke collection in print.

Using his Web site, the author spent six years collecting practical joke and prank ideas from around the world. This definitive handbook features the best and the funniest of these, all designed to remind readers to have fun, not to take life too seriously, and to catch people off-guard to make them laugh. (Potentially harmful jokes and pranks were purposefully omitted.)

The results are a hilarious collection of stories, tips, and tactics for bringing humor to the forefront. Nyberg first explains the "art of the joke" then goes on to outline where and how to pull off the best practical gags on friends and loved ones. From how to jury-rig a toilet tank to ways to temporarily hog-tie a coworker's computer mouse to using a kazoo to place an order in the fast-foot drive-through, Nyberg delivers the goods. This one will have readers in stitches!

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About the Author:

Tim Nyberg has been a self-employed graphic designer and illustrator since 1978. But after the release of his first publishing effort, The Duct Tape Book, in 1995, he's been better known as one of the "Duct Tape Guys." Today, this best-selling humor author regularly appears on radio and television shows with his full-time brother-in-law and sometimes coauthor Jim Berg. Tim's ongoing goal as a writer is to entertain through nonoffensive, creative, and offbeat humor, which he's accomplished many times over.

Awesome new Prank book:  BAD BEHAVIOR 101

Forget about Punk’d. Or any of those other stupid hidden camera shows. Executing the perfect prank is an art that demands deft craftsmanship and sly cunning. Whether you’re talking about a good-natured practical joke between roommates or an elaborate hit against a nosy neighbor, nothing sends a message with satisfying elegance like a well-designed prank. But how can you, just some regular schmo, become an ultimate prankster?

Welcome to Prank University! Here are 100 essential pranks—from classics such as Doorbell Drench and Silly-String Sleep to more modern operations like Quick Leg Shave, Wasabi Paste, and Plastic Forking (you’ll have to look inside for that one, but trust us, it’s good).

This book thoughtfully includes step-by-step instructions (!) and ingenious diagrams make these diabolical schemes all too easy. An icon system denotes prank difficulty as well as the number of accomplices needed, costs involved (if any), and whether to film the event for posterity. Just remember to use this information judiciously . . . you never know when some young jokester (also armed with this book) might be coming after you.

By: John Austin
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Product Description

Gotcha! With more than 350 pages filled with trickery, sucker bets, and mind-blowing stunts, young jokesters will find plenty to keep them busy. After all, with tricks such as the famous tablecloth pull, who knows what could be coming next? Wily youngsters can make tricky moves with funny money, do astonishing acts with strings and things, lead people astray with misleading riddles, and make magic with numbers.