Here’s a case for the harmless, well-timed practical joke as a tiny intervention for social and emotional health—good for the target, good for the team, and (quietly) great for the joker. Why jokes ...

Click here to see the best practical jokes of all time There is no doubt that the perpetrators of practical jokes enjoy pulling them off. As to the victims of the prank, well, not everyone is happy at ...

My father had only one major character flaw: He was an incorrigible practical joker. One of Dad’s favorite party gags was to soak his right hand under the faucet, then approach a newly arrived guest, ...

WORCESTER ― Traditionally, April Fools' Day ushers in practical jokes, pranks and gags galore. Several local businesses and organizations are "celebrating" the occasion with jokes of their own. The ...

],' and hang up the phone.” Steinhardt said that while the broker couldn't have understood him, he probably assumed that the mumble involved three symbols. “And he would [call back], and I'd have ...

Some of the practical jokes on the list date from ancient Roman times or the medieval period, and of course have continued to the present day. (No pranks were involved in the development of these ...