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nuxvomica

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23. The invisible wire trick

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:39 PM

Jan 1

At twilight, we would have two kids standing on one side of the road in our sleepy neighborhood. When we saw a car coming, just as the car approached, one kid would cross the road then both kids mimed pulling on an invisible wire, standing with one leg forward and the other back, as though it took some effort to keep the wire taut. Most cars would stop abruptly just short of the "wire" and then we'd run.

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What is your most memorable childhood prank [View all] malaise Jan 1 OP

I have a couple, in middle school a friend and I found an old hubcap (cars had them in those days) and we would wait wcmagumba Jan 1 #1

Love it malaise Jan 1 #2

We did something similar berniesandersmittens Jan 1 #3

ROFL malaise Jan 1 #7

Throwing water balloons at passing cars Beatlelvr Jan 1 #4

They'd shoot you today malaise Jan 1 #10

Dead Patty Play Pal PikaBlue Jan 1 #5

Love it malaise Jan 1 #8

I just wanted to laugh at him kissing my doll goodnight PikaBlue Jan 1 #17

Visiting my grandparents, my dad's folks True Dough Jan 1 #6

Bwaaaah malaise Jan 1 #9

I hid in my sister's closet at bedtime... MiHale Jan 1 #11

ROFL malaise Jan 1 #13

When I was at summer camp me and a friend Phoenix61 Jan 1 #12

Hahaha malaise Jan 1 #14

It was when I was in 4th grade Hey Joe Jan 1 #15

Ouch! malaise Jan 1 #18

Oh Lordy! My friend, a tarantula, and me! Dorothy V Jan 1 #16

You win the thread 😀 malaise Jan 1 #19

Really bizarre Grim Chieftain Jan 1 #20

You folks have me howling with laughter malaise Jan 1 #21

One I pulled on my best friend bif Jan 1 #22

Too wicked malaise Jan 1 #24

The invisible wire trick nuxvomica Jan 1 #23

LOL malaise Jan 1 #25

I placed a Garter snake, small one.... FarPoint Jan 1 #26

I'm guessing surprised is an under statement malaise Jan 1 #27

He figured it out rather quickly... FarPoint Jan 1 #32

Not a prank, exactly, but a "gotcha" moment that I still relish 60+ years later. 3catwoman3 Jan 1 #28

Love it malaise Jan 1 #30

This prank was at a little older age. Involved a '57 Chevy. marked50 Jan 1 #29

Good one malaise Jan 1 #31