Sometimes everything just falls exactly into place.
This doesn't happen very often, but when it does, there's massive comedic payoff.
These folks didn't just tell a run-of-the-mill joke —they put in the work and executed their pranks to absolute perfection.
I don't think that this girl has ever been that excited, then that disappointed, in her entire life.
At least she can buy a sub to drown her sorrows? Or part of a sub?
These boys decided to play a prank on a fellow student who had fallen asleep in class by convincing him that he had slept through an entire time period.
Trust. No one.
Switching family photos pranks are my favorite. Harmless, barley noticeable, yet extremely annoying when you finally find them.
Slow clap.
Not an apology with much merit on earth, but it may do some good in the senate. Palpatine would be proud.
Fool a mom once, shame on you. Fool a mom twice, eat off paper plates for the rest of your damn existence.
Mrs. Pots? Cancelled.
Anything can be art these days, and unsuspecting hipsters are easily convinced of something's "rarity".
Serious question though—why is the only hashtag in this entire tweet #an? I feel like that might be the real prank.
Pranks that take time and effort to execute are the best of the best. This girl had to find tiny versions of every old outfit she's ever worn. She made little wigs.
Bravo.
If I arrived home to find a Princess Diana shrine in my room, I would be confused, but not angry.
My first thought? Aliens. Definitely aliens.
This woman asked her friend for a "normal, generic birthday party, nothing special" and boy did this friend deliver.
She should be hired into witness protection.
You know what takes way longer than just washing a few dishes? Finding and printing out a picture of the inside of your sink so that for a brief moment, it looks as though you've done your dishes.
THAT'S dedication.
With a joke like this, you can't just put eyes on one or two food items. Oh no. You've gotta go all out.
When you tell your husband that you're bringing home Fifty Shades Of Grey, he likely thinks that you're talking about the novel, not literally fifty different shades of the color grey.
For her birthday, this woman asked her boyfriend for a golden retriever.
Well...she got one. Kind of.
Show me that effort. Show me that inconvenient yet harmless pranking. If it's not next level it doesn't matter.
This man's wife complained that the wall was "too bare", so he fixed it by making it "too bear". Money invested in the success of a mindless pun is money well spent.
If you'd like to annoy the heck out of your girlfriend, simply figure out every outfit she's going to wear for the next week, and copy it in extreme detail. That should go over well.
I love the jokes that obviously took hours to execute for one quick second of payoff. This person has their priorities straight.
After I was done being incredibly scared, I might think it was funny. But I would never ever admit that.
That's the perfect combination. This kind of prank is bittersweet because you can't really hang around the bathroom and hear it working for yourself.
Imagine waking up to your voicemail inbox being full, and message after message is just different but fantastic Chewbacca impressions.
Comedian Kurt Braunohler hired a skywriter to write a particularly worrying message in the skies of LA. I hope the skywriter thought it was funny.
Every copy you make would have a little smiling Nic Cage looking over it approvingly. I think that's a win on its own.
This is the best kind of prank, because when they realize you didn't actually stuff their cubicle full of packing peanuts, they'll actually be grateful to you. Perfect execution.
Someone stuck this sticker up in a busy airport terminal, and watched at least five people try to use it. Satisfying, but very cruel. People need a charge!
Those are some high quality looking decals this woman put all over her son's car. If you're going to embarrass your kids, you shouldn't spare any expense to do it.
A lot of planning had to go into the baking of this cake to pull off this amazing switcheroo and I'm sure it was worth it.
Move over, Wile E. Coyote — the graduating class of this high school painted a fake break through in the wall, scattered bricks, and somehow managed to place half a car in front of it. Genius.
When one of their coworkers went away for three weeks, these geniuses managed to grown an entire lawn on his desk and then put everything back where it was.
This vet employee left a little Easter surprise for their coworkers, AND once the prank is over, everyone gets some marshmallow bunnies. That's a win-win to me.
This guy puts up billboards for a living, and all his friends pooled together some money to buy a billboard with a particularly unflattering image of himself on it. He didn't realize until he'd already put it up. I don't know about you, but he doesn't look super amused to me.
This Reddit user's friends snuck this... not particularly flattering portrait of him into a charity auction he was attending. The painting sold for $200, but the look on his face when he saw it must have been priceless.
This person knew their uncle going out of town meant it was time to play a little prank on him using his brand new flat-screen TV. With just a little Photoshop magic, they managed to probably give their uncle the best and worst surprise of his life.
Ah, family!
Well, why not spray them away by replacing air freshener with something called "shrimp spray"? Because nothing says "I want to be alone forever" like this smelly prank!
Honestly, I'm just impressed at this grandpa's outstanding sense of humor. That smile at the end says it all. He knows he pulled off the most amazing prank ever.
This is the kind of joke that is only funny if you're not the person behind the wheel. Otherwise it's pretty much just confusing and terrifying all at once.
You don't know frustration until your mouse inexplicably won't move on your screen anymore. This is the evilest thing I ever did see.
How else are you supposed to get your kid's attention nowadays? Honestly, she's just keeping up with the times. Good for her.
I'll just let this Reddit user explain his prank:
"I put vanilla pudding in a mayonnaise jar. My kids were horrified as I ate it while watching them open their Easter presents."
This is not what Halloween is all about. You, sir, have taken things way too far.
This person decided to prank their sister on her birthday by using a bunch of sticky notes to give her a little blast from the past. Truly iconic.
This person's roommates decided to use his absence as their chance to turn his bedroom into a utility closet. How far is too far when it comes to roommate pranks?
The limit doesn't exist.
A woman came home to find this note written by her roommate. After her search came up empty handed, she realized that there were tiny pictures of none other than actor Nick Cage everywhere in the apartment. Twenty-nine of them to be exact.
Go big or go home, I guess.
Perfect, now stand still. I promise it's a super good picture. You look great!
