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Hula Hoop prank
Back in the early 90s Hula Hoops had a promotion where you could win prizes, if you found the special twisted hula hoop.
I prized open the bottom of a bag of hula hoops and put a pasta twist inside it. The intention being that my eldest son, who was about 9 or 10 would find it when he next had a bag.
He wasn't supposed to take it in his packed lunch when he went to school though! Apparently he opened it at morning break and spent the rest of the day bragging about his winnings to the teachers and also to the other kids. He also became the most popular boy in the school with lots of new friends who wanted to share his new found wealth.

He wasn't best pleased when he found out, as you can imagine. I think my wife should take a share of the blame though as she packed his lunch. I only intended this to be a short lived minor prank.

He didn't have a very happy time in school and was always getting bullied and I sometimes wonder if it was all my fault.....
(Fri 14th Dec 2007, 16:01, More)