The Most Epic Holiday Pranks
It's not every day that you get the whole family together—which means it's not every day that you get the chance to pull off an epic, well-executed prank on your family. What better time than the holidays, when everyone is under the same roof?
These real-life holiday pranks will have you either planning one of your own, or on guard at Thanksgiving dinner.
1. Looks Can Be Deceiving
For a long time, my sister was a big fan of Mini Coopers, so for Christmas, we told her she was getting a big surprise. We stacked about 100 boxes in the shape of a Mini, wrapped them, and left it outside after she had gone to bed on Christmas Eve.
The next morning, we woke up, headed downstairs, and my dad handed her his car keys, saying her present was outside.
She started screaming and crying. She went outside and, for reasons unknown, attempted to hug the car. It was so sad, and yet, so glorious at the same time. She went straight through the boxes and sat for about five minutes before looking at my parents as if they had ended her bunny. I myself didn't get much that Christmas, but that memory is pure gold.
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2. Turkey Turmoil
When I was 10, my mother's family decided to come up from Guatemala so they could experience American Thanksgiving for the first time. We had about 12 people to feed. I helped my mom prepare the turkey, then went out to play with my friends a bit later. When I came back, my mom burst through my door, screaming: "COME! COME TO THE KITCHEN QUICKLY! SOMETHING HAPPENED! SOMETHING BAD!"
I panicked. I knew something happened to the turkey. I yelled at her, "DID IT CATCH ON FIRE?! OH MY GOD!" We stopped right at the entrance to the kitchen and my mom dramatically turned to me, whispering: "I...I don't know what we're going to do.
We don't have a backup plan." I pushed through her and opened the oven. The foil covering the turkey was still over the dish, hiding my nightmare.
My mom stepped next to me and lifted it with a pair of tongs to unveil a baked cornish hen. I screamed bloody murder. "WHAT THE HECK, MOM?! IT WAS A 24-POUND TURKEY WHEN WE SHOVED IT IN THERE! WHAT HAPPENED?! OH MY GOD!
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER FOOD TO OFFER! THEY FLEW UP JUST FOR THIS! OH MY GOD, THANKSGIVING IS CANCELLED! WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ORDER PIZZA OR SOMETHING! WHY DID YOU LET THE TURKEY SHRINK?!"
I started bawling at that point, freaked out beyond belief that my "perfect" family Thanksgiving had just been ruined.
I turned away and started heading toward the balcony to tell our family the bad news when suddenly, my mom grabbed my arm and sank to the floor in a fit of laughter.
I looked at her puzzled and followed her into the kitchen where she opened a bottom cupboard revealing the 24-pound turkey cooked to perfection.
She continued laughing for another 20 minutes while I just sat on the floor questioning my family's sanity. To this day, I still don't know how she didn't break character and crack up.
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3. Apocalypse Now
Back in 1993, when I was 13 years old, I was sitting in my parents' 23rd-floor apartment when I came out from my room and saw them both watching a news broadcast. They both looked very serious watching this news story, so I sat down and asked them, " What's going on? " My mom calmly replied, "Asteroids...they found a big asteroid approaching Earth." I became immediately interested.
I sat down and watched as the story unfolded into a live TV news broadcast. At one point, the newscaster confirmed that the asteroid was going to hit earth and that no one was sure if something could be done in time.
I should note, every 10 minutes or so, my dad would flip through the channels, saying, "I wonder if anyone else has better coverage."
I was just focused on the story. Eventually, the newscaster said that the asteroid was now visible to the naked eye, so I RAN out to the balcony as fast as I could to look for it...when I didn't see it, I ran back and kept watching.
The next update was that the government had decided to shoot the asteroid, break it up, and send the bits to bounce harmlessly off the Earth's atmosphere.
My mom and dad were calmly sitting on the couch, while I on the other hand was freaking the heck out. The plan to destroy the asteroid succeeded and the TV showed bits of it blasting apart in the skies above. I was so happy that I started crying...but then, about two minutes later, another BIG news alert update flashed on the screen and they cut over to some space monitoring center...
Then it happened. About 100 asteroids showed up on the screen, each one larger than the one they just blew up... People were freaking out, and there seemed to be no hope left. I broke down in tears, completely oblivious to the fact that my parents were still sitting calmly sipping their coffee...It was only at that point that my mom decided to tell me the truth.
It was all made up, the entire news broadcast. It was actually just some fictional TV show, and it ruined me. I was absolutely furious!
My dad later told me that the reason he flipped through the channels looking for other news broadcasts was so I wouldn't notice when the TV show cut to commercials!
4. Of The Same Name
When I was little, I told my parents that all I wanted was the new Kirby's Dream Land game for GameBoy. When it came time to give me presents, there was this huge one wrapped for me, and after pulling the wrapping off, I discovered that it was a Kirby vacuum cleaner box. I started freaking out, as my tiny mind began putting pieces together; meanwhile, they were acting all concerned.
They told me. "I thought you wanted a Kirby?" Of course, after a while of dying inside, they begin to laugh and tell me to open the box. Inside, after enough digging, I found the cartridge waiting at the bottom.
