NOTE: Again, we cannot actually condone doing any of these things, as they could cause you to get in trouble, and let’s face it – we can’t be held responsible. So, enjoy the read, but never, ever, ever think of doing these things while you’re in school

5. Free Samples
Have you ever sat around watching ESPN past midnight? Next time you do, get a pen and piece of paper and get ready to write down a phone number for a great prank to play on one of your (male) friends. During almost every commercial break, there’ll be a commercial on for Enzyte, a “male enhancement” pill, offering free samples to anyone with a credit card and mailing address. If you’re willing to pay $2 or so for shipping, they’ll send a pack of the pills to you…or to your friend. The trick is to find someone else from your circle of friends – preferably a female – with a campus mailbox number close to that of the friend who you want to prank. I think you get the idea…the package gets sent “accidentally” to her mailbox, but with his name on it. If you want to take it to the next level, mail it to his house instead, and try to keep a straight face when he gets an awkward phone call from his parents.

4. Late-Night Snack
For a perfect explanation of this prank, look no further than Season 2 of The Office, where Jim puts all of Dwight’s personal effects (stapler, wallet, pen cup, etc.) into the vending machine and Dwight has to buy them all back, using a bag of nickels that Jim gives him. This one could be tricky – you’d probably have to talk to the vending machine operator and ask him to help you play the prank, and you also need a creative way to get your roommate to go to the vending machine. The look on your roommate’s face when she realizes her Calculus isn’t getting done until she retrieves her calculator from D-7 will be priceless…but at 15+ nickels per item, make sure your roommate doesn’t have a big test or paper the next day, because she’ll be there for a while.

3. You Said You Wanted a New Look…
…is one way to avoid responsibility after your roommate’s morning shower mysteriously turns his hair pink. Pour enough hair dye into the victim’s shampoo bottle and let him do the rest. This prank can be really funny if done to the right person: i.e. light blond hair dye for the counterculture, death-metal fan (it’ll match nice with his all-black wardrobe of Metallica and Slayer t-shirts), or jet black for someone who works at Abercrombie. Just don’t cross the line – making your roommate dye his hair green the day before a big job interview is a bit different than doing it the day before his presentation in Public Speaking class.

2. Pennying a Door
This is going to be one of the simplest tricks you’ll ever pull on somebody, but definitely one of the most fun. My dad actually told me about this when I asked him what they used to do for pranks in college; I can’t even begin to tell you how many times we did this to unsuspecting friends. To do the trick, get a buddy to sit with his back to you in the middle of a hallway, with your feet at the bottom of someone’s door. Push against each other so you have enough leverage to create a gap between the door and the metal frame. Once there is a gap, start sliding pennies into the space (either several with the face towards you or one with the edge towards you) and then let go. There should be enough stress on the door so that the person inside can’t open it to get out. To let them out, just push the door again and pull the pennies out.

1. Clock Shift
This is by far my favorite prank to pull on someone because not only is it incredibly simple, but it is very innocent, and the same person will likely fall for this more than once. The only thing you really need to do is locate a victim (preferably someone who never misses class with an early morning schedule) and wait until they fall asleep before you and your roommates. Then, set all of the clocks ahead by an hour or two (depending on the time of year and time of day because some switches are too noticeable) and let them get up and go to class hours before they need to be there. Once they have left the room, make sure to switch all of the clocks back to the correct time, so when they return home to yell at everyone, they won’t have an argument to make!

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As excited as everyone will be to go off to school and get to know new people, college will leave you with lots of down time, and that’s where dorm pranks come into play. Being mischievous is part of college life, so we’ve compiled a list of the best pranks we’ve pulled throughout our years at college. Writing this article was lots of fun, going back and looking at old videos (which you need to make if you ever do something like this) and we hope you enjoy this as much as we do!

NOTE: We cannot actually condone doing any of these things, as they could cause you to get in trouble, and let’s face it – we can’t be held responsible. So, enjoy the read, but never, ever, ever think of doing these things while you’re in school

10. The Secret Admirer
The secret admirer prank is fun to pull on one of your better friends, because you can really mess with them on a more personal level; be warned though, this is a difficult prank to pull off well. The secret admirer requires that you spend some time making notes, letters, cards, pictures, drawings, poems, etc. and leaving them to your friend, from a secret admirer. Say that you found one outside the door addressed to them, or actually send it to their school mailbox (spread this out over several weeks). Make it seem as if the admirer really likes them, and then get your friend to boast about it. Get them to tell your other friends about it, and make it seem really cool that a guy or girl is after them, and you only wish that someone would do that to you. Then through some prodding of your friend and some sincere writing from the admirer, arrange for them to meet, only for your friend to find you and your other buddies waiting at the meeting spot. They will be absolutely humiliated, guaranteed.

9. Study Lounges
Every college I’ve ever been to has had several study lounges, usually located in dormitories, where students can go to study during exams. These are prime places to prank people, so long as you stay incognito, because you can mess with literally up to a hundred kids at once. There are really no specifics to this “prank” but I will give you an example of something we did. During finals of my first semester of freshman year we had my friend Stewart strip down to his tighty-whities, put a towel-gag in his mouth, tied his hands together and his feet together, and packaged him inside of a relatively small box (small enough that you would never suspect a person could fit inside of it). Then, we wrapped the box like a present, put a note on top that said “Happy Chanukah” (as it was actually the first night of the holiday) and delivered it to the middle of the study lounge clothed in black sweats, hoodies, and aviator sunglasses. Inside the lounge we had someone filming, while nearly 100 students stared at this box. After about 10 minutes, someone finally stood up, read the note, and started to open the package. While he was opening the box, Stewart started to scream and squirm which frightened everyone, until he finally burst out of the box, stood up, and hopped out of the room and out of sight, leaving everyone either in complete shock or doubled over with laughter.

8. Don’t Let Friends Ride Dirty
A lot of colleges don’t let students have cars on campus. If yours does, you’ll have the opportunity to pull one of my favorite pranks. It’s cheap, it’s quick (if you have a helper), it’s hilarious, and it’s non-destructive. You’ll need 2 or 3 saran wrap packages – you know, the sterile plastic wrap that your mom uses to keep food “fresh” in the fridge for months - from the local supermarket or pharmacy and, for better results, a battery-operated or cordless hair dryer, which you can probably borrow. You’re essentially going to shrink-wrap the doors to your friend’s car closed. First, take the rolls of saran wrap and literally wrap them around the car until you run out. Having a partner makes it much faster because you can toss the roll over the top of the car and roll it underneath. Make sure you pull it tight each time around, and don’t forget the backseat doors. When you run out of saran wrap, use the blow dryer to make the saran wrap stick to the car, making it virtually impossible to tear off. For added fun, do it to someone who drives an SUV: they’ll most likely get frustrated trying to tear off the plastic, give up, and climb in through the back hatch…not realizing they’re going to look like total idiots crawling out the same way when they get where they’re going!

7. Speaker Blast
Probably about half the students at college bring a pretty serious set of speakers with them so that they can blast their tunes louder than their roommates. For a fun and simple prank, just grab the most heavy-hitting speaker system you can find, and surround the victim with them while they’re asleep (be careful, because this is difficult to do without waking them up!). Prior to turning them on, get a really obnoxious song ready in iTunes at the loudest possible part of the song, and pause it. Now, crank the speakers up as loud as they go, hit play, and run! Suggested songs: Since You’ve Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson, Over My Head by The Fray, or Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger.

5. Sugar Shower
This is another fairly simple and innocent trick that is best pulled in shower rooms that are shared by a large group that includes the person (or people) you want to prank. All you need is a bag of hard candies that are clear. Then, you go into the shower and remove the showerhead, fill it with the candies, and replace the showerhead. The next time someone goes to take a nice, hot shower, they will leave coated in a sticky residue, which will only be discovered when they dry themselves. They will usually, unsuspecting of a prank, jump back in the shower to rinse off this residue, only to have it happen again. Filling a showerhead should last at least 3-4 times, making for a very frustrating shower for the victim.

Stay tuned for Part II, coming tomorrow!

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