wind ups

[Corky]

After a night on the beer my mate and I decided to go to the Chicago Pizza Pie Factory for some nosh. Being in the West End it was busy so we had to share a table with a middle aged American couple. When my mate went to the loo I told them he had been having some mental problems and if he starts playing up just to ignore him. When he came back I kept asking him if he was ok, about every two minutes. This obviously started to irritate him and he said "of course I am F*ckin ok now stop asking". This was said in a raised and slightly angry voice. The American couple exchanged a look and devoured their pizzas in record time. I told my mate later who did not find it quite as funny as I did.

[ScubaNat]

I managed to convince, quite easily, a very blonde friend of mine (who actually isn't blonde) that Buffalo shoes were made from real buffaloes, and that the pop group Cleopatra had died in a freak car accident

[edward]

I once told PeeBee there was a boat going out from Portland, and when we got there it wasn't.

In fairness, that was more of a cock-up than a wind-up Bit of a mis-understanding with the booking lady.

Some good did come out of it - i got to meet the lovely Vonny!

Sorry Pete. I really thought we were booked on.....

[PeeSea]

I managed to convince my sister, that it was part of building regs that the only furniture you were allowed to have in a conservatory had to be made from bamboo......

[Tunicates]

When I was young and foolish, I once sent 14 valentines cards.

I chose my recipients well mind......the wife of the leader of the council, the chairman of the conservative party, the wife of the then Archbishop of Canterbury etc.

Its fair to say that it caused a little bit of trouble......

.....about which I am now a little ashamed. I thought It was a nice thing to do - but apparently some people have suspicious minds.

[DannyB]

Two that spring to mind are when ex gf and me were living in a spare room at my dad's and he started getting nosier than we were comfy with she got a load of pregnancy books out and "Accidentally" left them on the coffee table (I was 16, she 19).

Second was coming back from Stoney with two mates all three of us male, stopped in the services and two of us decided to go into knickerbox. The third wouldn't come in (to embarrassed) so the two of us were chatting to the girl at the counter for about 5 minutes with lots of pointing at the third person and general laughter. We eventually came out after being shown several items, he asked what had taken so long, we explained that it took her a while to work out his size as we had told her he wanted to try cross dressing but had no idea as to the best styles and what sizes to buy and had asked us to go in and get advice for him as he was too shy...

Still not convinced he's forgiven us, I know we both nearly walked home from the services...

Danny

[CotoChris]

Many years ago when I was a little brat had some friends coming over staying at home. Our house is in the mountains and this was a particulary wet stormy night, heavy wind and lightning. There was me, 2 girls and a friend.
At 8pm the storm was worsening and the electricity cut out. The girls were getting scared, candles lit listening to the storm the phone buzzed. I answered it and was a fiend, as a joke I got the friend to speak to one of the girls. He said he was the local police officer and to beware that a well know criminal has excpaed believed to be in the area. After that the girls were petrified. They insisted on locking all the doors, so I sneaked and and knoked on the window. I still have ear damage from their screams.
By pure coincindence a police car drove past with its lights flashing. The girls wanted to leave but as we had an electric gate and no electricity no chance of that. Eventually I admited that the escapee criminal was ajoke but they wouldn't believe me. By the time they did that were mad as cut adders. That night they slept in one room with doors and window locked.
Took many months before they spoke to me again!

[CotoChris]

Once when my sister was at home alone and I went out for the weekend,before I left I fed my dogs cabbage, beans, carroway seeds. Apparently the smell was revolting as well as the splats they had in the house!
She was mighty pissed off with me. She was hoping to have a 'romantic' weekend with her boyfriend.

[RobA]

Some years ago, a young lady I was dating, brought her car round as the alternator belt was slipping and making quite a noise. I duly tightened up the offending belt, and was complimented on my great mechanical skills.

She then pointed to the alternator, and asked what it was for. I replied that it was a "noise generator" and made the "brmmm " noise while the engine was running. This I explained, was a legal requirement for all vehicles, so that pedestrians would hear it coming, and not get run over!

Her eyes lit up, and I could almost hear the cogs of her mind mulling over the possibility of having a perfectly quiet car!

She believed me for a few minutes, until I could no longer keep a straight face. I was beaten repeatedly, but it was worth it.

Rob

[tom]

My 3 year old daughter believes that I can make thunder - during a recent storm, I clapped my hands at the lightning flash, and said I was going to make it thunder. You should have seen her face when the thunder came.

Next thunderstorm we had, apparently she was telling people 'daddy is clapping his hands' :oops: