I've never understood the mentality, muchless humor, of setting someone up to be humiliated. Life offers plenty of opportunities for us to make fools of ourselves... why would a 'friend' want to do add to that??
I can't stand TV shows like Punk'd or Fired etc. that play jokes on folks. Why is deception supposed to be funny??
Oh well...guess Candid Camera is enough for this old timer.
OK, here's the best practical joke that was ever played on me. Funny? You be the judge.
I was installing a countertop in my basement. Nothing is quite square down there, so things had to be torqued down pretty hard. I was behind a wall, putting the final turn on the last bolt, when I heard a sickening, splintering crack from the countertop.
I went tearing around the corner. There was my brother, looking concerned. I checked the counter thoroughly, swearing like a sailor, but could find nothing wrong. Then I turned around and there was my brother, smirking, each hand holding half of the piece of scrap wood that he broke at a very precise moment.
It was years ago, but I still laugh really hard when I think of it.