Friday, 03 July 2009
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Ding Dong Ditch
We had a Hitchcock night at the Dub house last night. Some of our closest friends came over, and we watched Rear Window. The movie ended at eleven, and--having to work tomorrow--our friends made a swift exit.
About five minutes after they left, our doorbell rang. I went to look out the peephole and saw nothing. Part of me was afraid someone was crouching down where I couldn't see them and waiting on me to answer the door, so they could beat me to a pulp and steal my valuables--or lack thereof. Part of me was afraid that when I peeped out Javier Bardem was going to kill me No Country for Old Men style. Part of me decided to wake up Hubby who had fallen asleep during the movie. (Man, we are getting old.)
I listened to the last part of me, and while he was checking the door, I was calling my friends to see if they saw anyone outside when they left. They had, of course, seen a crew of teenage boys on their skateboards.
Oh, how that explained it all. Sweet, sweet summertime.
Poor Hubby. I woke him up because some silly teenagers decided last night would be a good night to play "ding dong ditch."
At least we didn't have a pile of flaming dog poo on our front doorstep.
After some lively conversation about this last night, CountrySprite and I decided that we have to know:
What is the silliest teenage prank you have pulled? Or seen pulled?
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p.s. The pop culture reference in my last post was to the television show "Coupling." It's very first episode had a character trying to break up with his girlfriend, and every time he tried she told him she was wearing stockings which would, of course, turn him on and lure him to bed. His friend called her the unflushable because she couldn't be dumped.
If you have never seen Coupling, I highly recommend it. Very funny!
Sounds good,I will check it out.so what conversation did you think of today?
Not to condone what they did, but at least it's just "ding dong ditch", they could have been doing much worse to someone else, or even you for that matter.
Now if they make it a habit ... maybe we should consider a Xanga retaliation? lol
@seedsower - Beware: It's British, and pretty much every episode is about sex--very, very funny though. My husband text messages me with quotes from that show all of the time.
@CountrySprite - lol. No retaliation. I actually thought it was funny. It made me think of my daughter (who is just fixing to begin kindergarten) and her friend who like to play it in broad daylight with me! Goofy kids.
Dog poo would stink to the high heavens. Ugh.
@Krissy_Cole - Well some vaseline on the bottom step COULD be funny ... right? I'm sure we ALL did at least one something stupid when we were younger.
@CountrySprite - I almost ended this post by asking about the silliest teenage prank my readers have pulled. Think I should add it? We could get some pretty good ideas!! lol
@Krissy_Cole - Ohh add it! I'll start off. And will probably come back a few times. LOL
A male friend had pulled numerous pranks of all sorts on me, sooo in retaliation ... (we were all 16ish) ... I asked my older sister if she'd go to the "adult novelty store", and pick up a bottle of lubricant that was labeled very obvious what it was for.
I then went to said male friends house, and slipped into the bathroom, and left it on the counter. Of COURSE I had to dump half the bottle out first.
I wonder now who found it, and who was accused. lol
Now that I think of it, I hope none of my kids' friends read this and pull the same onry prank back ....
@Jaynebug - My step son and nephew were doing this to nephew's parents, we live in a very rural area, so when husband and I knew what they were up to, we called to let them know that the boys were on their way to ding dong ditch them.
Brother in law got a muzzle loader (can make a big boom with only gun powder.) Knowing they were under the porch when he walked out, he lets the muzzle loader make a big boom, and acted like a huge unsocialized hick.
I think both boys threw their underwear away that night.
The boys didn't ding dong ditch them anymore. I wonder why.
@CountrySprite -
Oddly, I have never known anyone to have flaming dog poo happen to them.
*goes outside to gather poo*
At what point in the movie did your husband fall asleep? (I miss Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. Oh, heck, I also miss Wendell Corey and James Stewart and Grace Kelly.)
@twoberry - He fell asleep just after the dog died. We've all seen the movie before, so it's okay. We're big Hitch fans in this house! And I miss all those actors as well--especially Jimmy Stewart. Heck, I was watching Spellbound the other day thinking about how amazing Gregory Peck was. What happened to actors like that?
This wasn't MY prank, but a distant cousin's. He had a dozen roses, with a dildo nestled in the middle, delivered to his girlfriend's house. Unfortunately, her mother took delivery! lmbo
LOL! I would have been mortified, especially after any Hitchcock movie. I actually wish they would turn Edgar Allen Poe's stories into movies, or short movies. If they got it right, they would be so chilling, though sometimes, they are better read, and described to you than trying to notice it all.
I'd also cry if there were ever flaming dog poo on my doorstep. D:!
I was one of three girls, the oldest. When my sisters and I were in our teens we weren't allowed to have guys over very late. One New Years Eve, (one that I didn't stay up for) I awoke around 1:00 am to find my middle sister and her boyfriend lying on the living room floor really close together, watching TV. I woke up my younger sister (who we always called Little Miss Perfect because she was so good) who took a look and said, "Shame on her, she knows better than that; mom's going to be so mad!" We went back to the bedroom (which was on the same floor right next to the living room and also next to our mom's room) turned up the stereo to full blast and played the section of the 1812 Overture where the cannons were blasting. You should have seen the two of them jump up; it was hilarious! Our sister came running over, crying out, "What are you guys doing!" Needless to say, our mom came out too, asking what was going on, and you can be sure the boyfriend was sent on his way home! Our sister was SOOO mad at us! But my younger sister and I laughed about it for days! I know, it was a pretty mean thing to do, but hey, kids will be kids!
@haloed - ha, ha; whether it's on the doorstep, in the yard, or in the house, dog owners are used to it. Just another pile of poop to scoop, LOL!
Interesting question and I have several interesting answers.
However
I feel the need to check the statute of limitations and perhaps speak with my lawyer before answering. =D
You are a good sport, friend.
Old Hat
@homemadehappiness - Tell me about it, my dog feels like she's just a big ol' poop machine.
Let's just say it had to do with a new car, an unlocked gas tank, and a box of tampons. Let your imagination do the work.
I wasn't much of a pranskster in my teen years...too busy wierding people out in public to do much sneakitude.... and I suppose that means you have reached the old threshold...you're getting pranked instead of vise versa.
Rear Window is such a great movie! It's one of my favorites!
I do not recall teenagers pulling pranks on me, but I sure drove my 12 year older brother crazy with my pranks.
I love Rear Window. The first time I watched it, I was so terrified my teeth were literally chattering in terror.