What is your crazy "get in trouble as a kid" story?

[Fire_on_High]

It’s not often I find myself wishing FR had a like option like FB, but this definitely is one of those times.

[redleghunter]

Great stories. Especially the part you paid the wood man back. That is very good.

Me? I was a “good kid” too according to my mother and father since my older brother (later born again after coming to church with me) had a history of being the ‘bad boy.’ So even for this ‘good kid’ I had a penchant for the practical joke on my older sisters, much to their chagrin.

One such time was when one of my sisters had her senior prom. She and her best friend left from our house where the ‘dates’ picked them up. The dates were a bit light on the currency so picked them up in an old ‘beater’ car instead of the parents car or a limo. So while they were all inside taking pictures me and the kid across the street “Jimmy B” were busy making modifications to the “beater” car. Back then (early 80s) the 3 liter bottle of soda was the “big thing” so we took three 3 liter empty bottles, some twine and hooked them to the the back bumper of the car along with a hastily (and with poor penmanship) made sign that said “Just Married.” Then we climbed the tree out front and had a box of homemade “confetti” and dropped it on them as they came out of the house. The “confetti” was a ruse to make sure they did not see the modifications we made to the car.

They pulled away without noticing the modifications to laughs and pointing by the other kids on the street. Of course my sis, friend and dates thought nothing of it as kids do that sort of thing when they see teens go on dates.

My sister reported later to my father and mother (this to ensure I was properly punished:)) that they stopped for gas (boy that date really did not think this prom date thing out well), drove 30 mins to honks and people pointing at the car etc. Finally a police officer pulled them over to inform them of the dragging 3 liter bottles that unbeknownst to them were dragging. Assisted by the officer they removed the “Just Married” sign and offending bottles and went on their merry way. With the Police Officer laughing heartily back to his patrol car.

Gladly I must report this defective “practical joke gene” was not passed on to my sons:) Either that or having no sisters they have no need to act out.