Person Prank Refrigerator Pranksters Toilet Neighborhood Playing Common

For some young people, playing "pranks" (annoying jokes) is a common form of entertainment and a way to "get attention" (force others to pay attention to oneself). They might make "prank calls" (pranks that occur over the telephone, asking the "recipient" (the person who receives the call). A classic or traditional prank is to call someone and them: "Is your refrigerator running?" Then, when the person says "yes" (meaning that the refrigerator is working), the "prankster" (the person who enjoys playing pranks), says, "Then you'd better go catch it!" (meaning that the refrigerator is leaving the house, so someone needs to run to bring it back).

One common neighborhood prank is "egging," where the pranksters throw "raw" (uncooked) eggs at homes, cars, or even people. The egg "explodes" (opens quickly, sending liquid in all directions), makes a big, "smelly" (with a bad odor) "mess" (something that needs to be cleaned), and is very difficult to clean up.

A less "noxious" (unpleasant; harmful; damaging) prank is "TP-ing," also known as "toilet-papering," "house wrapping" or "yard rolling." The pranksters cover a house, car, tree, or yard with toilet paper, wrapping the toilet paper around objects or throwing "rolls" (one unit of toilet paper, where the "sheets" (pieces of paper) are still connected and are wrapped round a cardboard tube) up into trees and over roofs, leaving long "trails" (long pieces) hanging down.

Finally, some pranksters prefer "mooning," which is the act of partially pulling down one's pants and underwear to "expose" (show to other people) one's "buttocks" (bottom; rear end; the part of the body that one sits on). This is considered rude and disrespectful, but teenagers, especially boys, think that it is funny. They might moon people who are walking by, or the might moon from a "passing car" (a car that is driving by) so that they can "escape" (leave the area) quickly.