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Pranks Gone Wrong
I am a big wuss when it comes to scary movies. I don’t enjoy them. I have never understood how scaring the hell out oneself can be considered pleasurable? I tense up. My heart beats fast. I feel like I can’t breathe. My neck hurts, and I get a headache from being so tense. How is that fun? But my husband LOVES them. So one date night, a long, looong time ago… we compromised. I would watch a scary movie with him, only if he watched a chick flick with me.
Well, I couldn’t get through it. I freaked out and decided, “you go ahead and finished the movie, and I’ll go take a long hot shower to calm my nerves.”
I was afraid to be upstairs by myself but I didn't want to admit it to him. I took a deep breath and started walking slowly. I could feel someone’s presence lurking in the shadows. I started imagining somebody following me. My mind started playing tricks on me. I could feel evil breathing over me. Every corner in the house was an opportunity for someone to attack. I kept telling myself it was all in my mind. And my husband was there to protect me. I had nothing to worry about, right? And still, I couldn’t shake the feeling.
Once I was in the shower, that eerie feeling did NOT go away. In fact, it got worse. I felt someone staring at me, so I freaked out.
"Dammit, Norma, it's all in your head. Stop it," I thought to myself.
I had shampoo in my eyes, so I couldn't open them for a bit to verify. Of course, that freaked me out even more. When I finally washed the shampoo out I opened my eyes, and there was my husband... staring at me in this evil looking stare. I screamed!
Then I started crying and crying and crying and I couldn't stop. He felt so bad. Sorta... in between his laughter he felt bad. He couldn't stop laughing. The more he laughed the more I cried. The more I cried, the more he laughed. I finished my shower and got dressed. All the while I’m still bawling. Or like Oprah Winfrey calls it, I was “crying ugly”.
He’s only made me cry like that one other time which I will be writing about soon. But for now, have you ever played a prank on someone and it went horribly wrong? Or has someone played a joke on you and you didn’t take it very well? Please share your experiences here.
33 comments from 14 users
posted by
BigRay101
on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:50 AM
you are crazy woman... you havent sent me a message in ages man.... you suck... any way...I am turning 21 this Sunday and I am a little intimidated.... I am moving out to an aprtment of my own. Its gonna be an experience to be appreciated and feared.... ahhhh.... goring up.... have any advice for me? Ray posted by
twinkie
on Jan 30, 2007 at 10:53 AM
Advice? hmm... Bananas are good for hangovers. :) (or potassium pills) How is my favorite aquaintance doing these days? posted by
tragedy
on Jan 30, 2007 at 11:36 AM
Oh man!!! Thats terrible of him! but i must admit i was laughing... sorry... That's how i also get with them damn scary movies, but unlike you.... i never have the courage to leave, because i'm too scared. What i tend to do is wrap myself in a blanket, even my head, so when the scary parts come, i can cover eyes with the blanket and no one notice the difference...hahaha... i know i'm such a wuzz.... I've pulled a prank on my sister once, and it went terribly wrong.... it was around 9 at night, and i had been gone out to the garage to put somethings away. i was walking past the livingroom window, when saw that it was open, and my sister was sitting there with her back against the window. I thought man, it would be funny if i reached in touched her! i was laughing even before i got to the window, i controlled myself, and i reached my arm in slowly and as i touched her shoulder, i said hey! She jumped up and just crouched on the floor, i couldn't stop laughing, and niether could my parents. She wasn't doing anything she was just still, oh crap what happened was what i was thinking when she didn't move, so i went inside the house (still everyone laughing) and thats when she started crying O_O and she wouldn't stop, but that only made us laugh more... after crying for a while, she stopped, and my mom gave her some tea. Of course i felt bad afterwards, and i got a good beating from her, but i couldn't help myself, i didnt realize something so small would cause her to react like that. posted by
likhy2
on Jan 30, 2007 at 12:09 PM
Such vivid writing. I felt like I was there...in the room...joining in with your husband in the uncontrollable laughter. Sorry sister, but that is some funny shiz-nit! The look on your face: "priceless".
Thanks for sharing this story. You have made a Twinkie fan outta me. Can't wait to read the next adventures in the life of a delicious pastry (Twinkies).
C-Ya!
Sal p. posted by
twinkie
on Jan 30, 2007 at 12:10 PM
posted by
anonymous
on Jan 30, 2007 at 01:16 PM
Oh man, that would have freaked me out too! (But you have to admit, that is sorta funny...) SORRY! Worst prank, 5-man pyramid. Classic College crap. Needless to say I got toothpaste down my pants. LMAO Still cracking my shit up girlie. ((((hugs)))) Skank xoxoxoxox posted by
twinkie
on Jan 30, 2007 at 01:50 PM
5 Man Pyramid? What's that? And why did you end up with toothpaste down your pants? *scratches head in confusion posted by
Kindra79
on Jan 30, 2007 at 02:13 PM
That was SO messed up!!! OMG I am exactly like you. I wrote a blog about how scary movies and I don't mix once. Anyway. AUGH! Once a previous boyfriend who also liked scary movies took me to see Jeepers Creepers. I was freaked out before going in, just because I knew I wouldn't have a blanket or pillow to hide my face in at the scary parts. Instead I look like an ass plugging my ears to block out the "suspense" sounds and putting my hand over my face. I made it through the entire film, including yelling at the characters for going back and forth over the dude, duh, just DRIVE! So we are driving away, windows down, I had actually lit up a cig just because I was that tense. I'm trying to relax, he's going the back way out past JC Penny's and all those bushes along that back fence when CLANG BAM! We hit one of those metal hole covers and it made such a horrific noise. I just burst into tears. Another time I was watching Aracnophobia, it was broad daylight mind you, and I wasn't too creeped out, but I was much younger. Just at a tense moment my mom creeps up behind me and sharply grabs my shoulder and goes "Augh!" I jerked my body so hard when I jumped that I ached for weeks. Not cool! My little brother's best friend once crept up behind me in what I thought was an empty house. It scared me so much my heart hurt. I beat the crap out of him. He knew never to scare me again. posted by
twinkie
on Jan 30, 2007 at 02:40 PM
posted by
JulieJordanScott
on Jan 30, 2007 at 03:33 PM
I despise pranks. I don't play them, I don't like them, I will not support people in creating them. I could tell a story, but I won't. Let my passionate distaste of them speak loud enough. posted by
thenovelist
on Jan 30, 2007 at 05:58 PM
posted by
anonymous
on Jan 30, 2007 at 05:59 PM
Hey there, I love scarring Darlene too. I don't think I've ever made her cry, though. You guys must be related, she doesn't like horror movies either. rich posted by
anonymous
on Jan 30, 2007 at 06:29 PM
You must have been one scared, wet rat in that shower. HA! I can sort of see why he thought it was funny, but I'd still call him a butthead! One thing I detest is being scared. I don't go to scary movies. I hate having my heart race and that awful scared feeling. And then peeing your pants... (well, I try NOT to pee my pants that is) But I find lots of reasons NOT to be scared. Peeing pants is just one of them. (wink) I can't think of a prank gone wrong. I will have to ponder on that one. Most of my pranks went pretty well, I think. RedAspen posted by
twinkie
on Jan 30, 2007 at 07:58 PM
Redaspen.. I think it's funny now. At the time I was a little *ummmm peeved to say the least. He knows better now! Oh... I got him back one day soon after that. He was taking a hot shower and I got a glass of iced water and opened the shower door and poured it on him. He was pissed. and we were even. Rich... that's funny that Darlene doesn't like scary movies either. It MUST run in the family! hehehe NL you can't leave a comment like that then not leave a link for us to read! Come on now! You're killin' me Smalls! posted by
anonymous
on Jan 31, 2007 at 11:02 AM
Your story is peanuts compared to the nightmare prank gone bad I'm going to tell you about! First of all, I'm a prankster at heart! I love playing jokes on people...and my two best buddies - Twinkie and Goocher can verify that! One day, my boss was in a good mood, so she told me that I could go home early! I was estatic since we had been working some crazy hours! Since I didn't have a car, I bummed a ride home with a co-worker. So, there I am...home early...no car, so no evidence that I'm even home. Bam! The light bulb in my head turns on! I get this great idea to play a prank on my boyfriend. I was trying so hard not to make any noise and NOT to laugh! I could see it now...he's walking to the bedroom, down the dark hall and Boo! I scare him. "I'm gonna get him sooooo good...this will be one for the record book," I thought. I hear the keys at the door. The door opens...it closes. Wait...he's not walking down the hall. What is he doing? It sounds like he's taking off his shoes. What? He's taking off his clothes. I hear them drop on the dining room floor. What is he doing? I normally don't get home until he picks me up...so he's not expecting me! What the f*&^ is going on? I stay quiet...then I hear him dialing the phone and he suddenly runs down the hall - not giving me any time to rush him from the cabinet. On the other hand, he's grasped my curiosity. At this point, I'm in stealth mode waiting to attack - it no longer feels like I'm playing a funny joke on him. He jumps in bed and asks, "Are you alone?" Who the f*&^ is he talking to? I'm going to cut his d*&^ off," I thought to myself. I was pissed! "Is he going to be gone tonight," he asked the unidentified person on the other end of the damned phone! Then my boyfriend starting giggling and being silly. There he was...my boyfriend, lying naked in bed, talking on the phone with some hooch while I'm hiding in the freakin' hall cabinet to scare him! I couldn't take it anymore...I jumped out and shouted, "Who the hell are you talking to on the phone?" "Yeah, right" I thought to myself. I grabbed the phone and pressed redial. It rang and "she" instantly picked up the phone and asked, "What happened? Why did you hang up?" What!!!! "Tara, is that you," I asked her. I did what any respectable, classy woman would do...I told her I was gonna kick her skinny, little, *&^^%^% **&^, and that I was going to *^#^%^ her!! I was royally fuming and ready to slap some people around. This wasn't just any chick...this was someone I considered a good friend. This was also his ex-wife's maid of freakin' honor when they were married!! What a jerk! So, to make a long story short...the stupid joke was on me! But I am happy to report that he is now in the "X" category! Happy Days! |