My mother-in-law and I have been playing pranks on each other for almost 12 years. I've got a good one in mind, but I need your help do decide something: The prank: A few months ago, she bought a new Toyota Avalon. It has a cd player in it, but of course, being a senior, she never puts cd's in it (I don't think she even listens to the radio). I intend to make my own audio cd and secretly put it into her car's cd player. It will begin with about 2 minutes of silence, followed by a recording that will hopefully play in her car after she has driven a very short distance. Which recording do you think I should use?
cops sirens, with them yelling at her to pull over... or just a loud ass bang or a recording saying, this is the FBI, your car is tapped, please repeat after me... and then just get her to say stupid **** (well make her call your cellphone first ) or just play the damn badger song.
Record a fake news report stating that Medicare is increasing rates for prescription drugs again and listen to her cuss out Bush for five minutes...
Don't record anything loud or unexpected. She could get startled and go off the road! I voted for the quiet voice. That would be funny.
Yeah - after about 120 seconds, she'd still be weaving her way out of her subdivision. But, you're right, I don't want her to slam on her brakes and cause an accident or something.
Just make a cd starting with a couple of minutes of silence, then have "Sweat Loaf" by the Butthole Surfers start to play. "Daddy, what does regret mean? Well son, the funny thing about regret is, It's better to regret something you have done, Than to regret something you haven't done. And by the way, if you see your mom this weekend, Be sure and tell her, SATAN, SATAN, SATAN!!!"
You could also mix in a weather report stating that Hurricane Delta has just moved into the Gulf of Mexico as a category 5 with sustained winds of 195 mph with landfall expected just south of Galveston bay in the next 48 hours. If you want a REALLY good laugh, mix in a sports report stating that the Texans just won their latest game 55-10... The possibilities are endless, really...
Don't underestimate the importance of fiddling with the speaker settings to make this gag work better. Adjusting the balance as well as turning off the front speakers and only having the noise coming from the back speakers would make the bit much much better. Especially if you're doing the muffled voice in the trunk or the low voice calling out her name. If it's just coming from behind her, that will really freak her out.
I don't want to be a party pooper, as I'm sure it will be funny, but will it be safe? A senior hear that kind of noise while she is driving could very well cause a accident.
The old Penn and Teller "Is this your card" gig. They had a bit where you try the old " is this your card" magic trick but you get it wrong like 3 times before finally giving up. She will think to herself what a loser you are and be so caught up in how smart she is. Then on her way home, the cd starts to play a fake newscast, then about a minute into it stops gets a little louder and says something to the effect of: "We interupt this broadcast for a special report. Attention! This is a special urgent message for (Your mom in laws name). Your card was a 7 of clubs. Repeat 7 of clubs. Now back to our local news..."
The problem with the news broadcast is that if she doesn't normally listen to the radio she'll probably just turn it off as soon as something comes on. I think the voice or something else random which she won't automatically attribute to the radio/speakers is a better choice.
Tape down the nozzle on her sink spray gun. Aim it. Then when she turns on the water it will go all over her.
Well, if he begins the recording with something like "Breaking News!", then that will catch her attention, and she'll keep it on. I just thought of another one! Next time you're in her car, quickly jot down how many miles are on it, then record a fake report about how Toyota Corporation has just announced a massive recall of all (insert model year) Avalons due to an explosion hazard, and that the hazard is especially imminent if the car has more than (insert number of miles on her car) miles on it. Make sure you explain to her that any Avalon could explode at any time, and anybody driving an Avalon is urged to get out their car as soon as possible...then, just make sure you're with your wife when your mother in law calls from the side of the road...
