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  2. Fool's errand - Wikipedia

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    Hammer and Nails (1977) by Hans Godo Frabel.A "glass hammer" is a highly impractical object which an apprentice might be sent to fetch as part of a fool's errand. A fool's errand prank is a type of practical joke where a newcomer to a group, typically in a workplace context, is given an impossible or nonsensical task by older or more experienced members of the group.

  3. List of practical joke topics - Wikipedia

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    A toilet papered residence in Deerfield, Michigan. This is a list of practical joke topics (also known as a prank, gag, jape, or shenanigan) which are mischievous tricks or jokes played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.

  4. Crank Yankers - Wikipedia

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    Crank Yankers is an American television show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison. It features actual crank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, with on-screen re-enactments by puppets. The show premiered on June 2, 2002, on Comedy Central. It returned to MTV2 on February 9, 2007, running again until March 30 ...

  5. Practical joke - Wikipedia

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    Practical joke. A practical joke or prank is a trick played on people, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort. [1][2] The perpetrator of a practical joke is called a "practical joker" or "prankster". [1] Other terms for practical jokes include gag, rib, jape, or shenanigan.

  6. Jim Florentine - Wikipedia

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    Website. jimflorentine.com. James Bernard Florentine (born August 18, 1964) is an American comedian, actor, author, and television personality. He is best known for co-hosting That Metal Show on VH1 Classic and voicing several characters on Crank Yankers, including Special Ed and Bobby Fletcher. He hosts The Jim Florentine Show on Sirius XM ...

  7. The Jerky Boys - Wikipedia

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    The Jerky Boys were an American comedy act from Queens, New York City, New York, whose routine consisted of prank telephone calls and other related skits. The duo was founded in 1989 by childhood friends Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed. [1] After Ahmed left the act in 2000, the Jerky Boys continued on as a solo act featuring only Brennan, before ...

  8. Prank call - Wikipedia

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    A prank call (also known as a crank call, a hoax call, or a goof call) is a telephone call intended by the caller as a practical joke played on the person answering. It is often a type of nuisance call. It can be illegal under certain circumstances. Recordings of prank phone calls became a staple of the obscure and amusing cassette tapes traded ...

  9. Employee Transfer - Wikipedia

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    List of episodes. " Employee Transfer " is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the American version of the television series The Office and the show's seventy-eighth episode overall. It was broadcast in the United States on October 30, 2008, on NBC. In this episode, Michael struggles with the fact that his girlfriend Holly is being ...