DEALING WITH TELEMARKETERS:
[Fake Robbery/Shooting Prank]
When a campaigner or telemarketer calls you, listen to what they have to say then stop them midsentence. Tell them, "Could you hang on a second, I think there's somebody at my door." Set the phone down and pretend to answer the door. Then yell in the background, "Who are you?! Get outta my house!!" Try to make it sound like a struggle is taking place and then pop a paper bag next to the phone. Start to scream and fall, then pop a second paper bag and go silent. You will hear them saying. "Oh my God!! Sir?! Are you alright?! Oh my God!!" At this point, either hang up or pick up the phone and say, "So what are you doin' tonight?"
Another idea is, you could call a place like Nintendo (I've included the number below) and ask them how to fix a problem with your Wii, then stop the representative midsentence and start the prank.
[Prank inspired by Seinfeld]
When a telemarketer calls you, act really interested in what they have to say, but stop them midsentence and say "Well look, I'm really interested in what you have to say, but I'm kind of busy right now so could I have your home number and give you a call later?" They will explain to you that they cannot give out their personal information. Say to them "Oh, I understand, because you don't want to have people bothering you at home right?" When they tell you that that is the reason say "Good, well now you know how I feel." And hang up.
PRANKING NEIGHBORS/FRIENDS:
[Return of an old friend]
This prank works especially well if you have a phonebook or neighborhood directory. Pick out a target and have their address ready. Call them and pretend to be a long lost high school friend. For example, if their name is Debby say, "Hi Debby! It's Lisa Meyers from high school!" Act nice to them and ask them how life is going and where life took them after high school. If they don't sound convinced, then say something like, "So are you still over there on Coldspring Lane?" Or whatever street they live on. Then, try to arrange a place to have lunch to catch up on old times. Me and a friend did this prank once and it turned out that the lady we picked actually knew a lady named Lisa Meyers. We got to the point where we were arranging a place to eat lunch when she realized that she had the wrong Lisa Meyers.
[Pranking a friend or enemy's cell phone]
This is not exactly a prank call but it is still hilarious. Type up a convincing text message that reads something along the lines of "We are sorry to inform you that your wireless account has incurred overage charges of $159.99 USD ($175.43 CAN)." Then type up something like "Thank you for using Verizon Wireless!"
USING PEOPLE'S NAMES TO MESS WITH THEM
[The Poor Residence]
Me: Hi is Mr. Poor there?
Mrs. Poor: No he's not, could I take a message?
Me: Nah, I was just wondering if he was poor like his name said.
Mrs. Poor: ... You know what buddy, you can kiss my @$$!
(The Next Day)
Me: Hi is Mr. Poor available?
Mrs. Poor: No, can I take a message?\
Me: No, I was just wondering if he was poor like his name says.
Mrs. Poor: Alright you little motherf#cker, you look up this address and come see this house and you'll find out how poor we are!
(The day after that)
Me: Hi is Mr. Poor available?
Mr. Poor: Speaking.
Me: Hi, I was just wondering if you were poor like your name said.
Mr. Poor: No... You need to stop callin' here, okay?
Me: No.
[The Cook Residence]
Me: Hi is there a Cook available?
Miss Cook: Speaking.
Me: Good cus I'm starving!
[The Culpepper Residence]
Me: Hi is this the Culpepper residence?
Mrs. Culpepper: Yes.
Me: Well then can I talk to Dante?
Mrs. Culpepper: F#ck you.
SOUNDBOARDS:
[Soundboard Tips]
Soundboards are fun, but you have to practice using them quickly and anticipate people's repsonses. In the sources box, I have posted a few links to some good sites where good soundboards can be found.
SOME OTHER IDEAS:
[Hi, can I talk to Jeremy?]
This prank works best if you cna disguise your voice or you have a lot of people with you. Call a random number and ask for Jeremy. The person there will tell you that you have the wrong number. Wait a few minutes and have a different person call back and ask for Jeremy. Repeat this process until they get really pissed off. Finally, have somebody call them and say "Hi, this is Jeremy. I was expecting to get a lot of calls today but I realized that I accidently gave my friends this number." Their reaction will be hilarious.
[Information]
This is a pretty simple prank. But anyway, call 411 and ask how to get to Sesame street. I think calling information is free if you call from a landline but when I dial 411 on my cell phone I get charged $1.49 every time, so be careful!
[Bob from the Bubble factory]
This is a good prank if you want to annoy somebody. call them up and say "Hi! I'm Bob from the Bubble Factory, and I saw bubbles and bubbles and bubbles and bubbles an