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Coughing & Screaming Ashtray: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: Numerous studies show that most people don’t want their houses stinking of tobacco but are too tender to ban the smokers in their lives to the back porch. We thought a Couching and Screaming Ashtray was the perfect … Continue reading
Snapping Matches: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab notes: We thought Snapping Matches had all the elements for a good prank: Most smokers are looking furtively around for the tobacco police and not at their matches, the pack could be reused and the gag, though decades old, … Continue reading
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Dead Fly in a Plastic Ice Cube: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: The invention of plastic opened up endless possibilities in the pranking world. One of the first gags was the dead-fly-in-an-ice-cube. The Mirth in a Box testing facility wanted to experiment with the quality of this popular party trick. … Continue reading
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Burp Machines: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: Fred and Ginger, Angelina & Billy Bob, Ren and Stimpy. In a perfect world, Mirth in a Box would be able to offer a remote controlled burp machine as the perfect companion to our remote controlled fart … Continue reading
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Fake Mustaches: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: Who doesn’t love a fake mustache? That’s why so many companies offer these disguise kit staples. Our lab discovered theater-grade facial hair and stiff plastic whiskers, clown-sized staches and pencil thin lip fur, real & synthetic mustaches offered … Continue reading
Snake in a Mint Can: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: Originally tested on Mr. Adams’ wife, this domesticated bit of hijinx was first called “Snake in a Jam Jar”. This heart-stopping joke then morphed into myriad permutations, the most popular being “Snake in a Nut Can” and “Snake … Continue reading
Fake Dog Poop: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: Typically, any sort of fake dog poop product produces countless hours of hilarity. One can expect to see the real thing at least once every 24 hours, so this joke has true staying power. Most novelty companies have … Continue reading
Remote Controlled Fart Machines: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: Our researches tell us that though whoopie cushions have been around for over a century, no one had ventured in to the realm of reproducing flatulence electronically until the late 1980′s. Several disappointing versions of this well-loved gag … Continue reading
Joy Buzzers: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: A joy buzzer is a device that is worn on the inside of one’s palm and shocks or “buzzes” an unsuspecting glad hander. First patented in the early 1930′s by Soren Soren Adams, many people have tried to … Continue reading
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Whoopee Cushions: In Search of the Perfect Prank
Lab Notes: For this series of tests we limited our scope to non-electronic methods of recreating the sounds of flatulence. Our test items included the traditional “whoopee” cushion, a self-inflating whoopee cushion, and Bronx Cheer device intended to be blown in … Continue reading
