Wednesday August 16th, 2006

TOP 5 PRANKS TO PLAY ON AN AIRPLANE

Overview: With the release this week of the movie "snakes on a Plane," along with the heightened tensions surrounding flying after the break-up of an alleged terrorist plot to blow up planes, it seems like the perfect time discuss ways to have fun whilst on a commercial airliner.

Criteria: The only real rule is that the pranks cannot directly cause the plane to crash…that would be mean and wrong. Scaring people, doing illegal things in the name of good-natured fun, etc is all ok.

Rob's Notes: The great things about plane pranks are that you are dealing with people you will never see again and in some cases, will never see, period. I find the funniest pranks to be the ones in which you can envision in your mind the person's reaction and know that it is priceless, a la my #1 favorite prank.

Arnie's Notes: I am talking about doing my business in the sink if you haven't figured that out yet. As far as making up stories about being someone else try to scare the living hell out of the person next to you, and then at the end of the flight wish them a nice day and hope you don't meet again.

Rob's Top 5

5. Loosen the pull down tray on the seat in front of you so that when the next passenger places anything on it, it collapses into their lap.

4 Leave a pornographic picture taped to the window shade so when the next passenger pulls it down, he or she gets a XXX surprise.

3. Fill up the barf bag, with barf, and leave it smushed in the seat pocket in front of you

2. Switch the location of luggage of 2 sleeping passengers in separate sections of the plane

1. Fill out the in-flight magazine's crossword puzzle using all racial slurs.

Arnie's Top 5

5. Send back the meal because it isn't prepared right, even though it's just a sandwich.

4. Make the stranger next to you believe that you are something else, like a convict.

3. Act like a burn victim with bandages on your hands to see if the flight attendant will help you use the restroom.

2. Put HARDCORE pornography on the tray.

1. Leave something that should be in the commode in the sink