Brenton
Pranks
March 14th 2007 12:01
I went to Brisbane the other day and saw the following sight - someone had filled the fountain with shampoo.
This got me thinking about pranks and pranking. They can go from the base and unsophisticated nature of the whoopee cushion or custard pie in the face, to the intellegent work of other famous pranksters such as Banksy and Ron English.
A good or a bad thing in our society? Essentially pranks work by putting things in a state that they were not intended. Naturally this will effect people in certain situations in a negative way.
However, I would have to ultimately submit my support for the process of pranking. The joy they bring to observers, the break in the everyday and the mediocre they provide and the potential to create personal change, through challenging views, or at least routines, would well outweigh the inconvenience they may cause, in a majority of cases.
This got me thinking about pranks and pranking. They can go from the base and unsophisticated nature of the whoopee cushion or custard pie in the face, to the intellegent work of other famous pranksters such as Banksy and Ron English.
A good or a bad thing in our society? Essentially pranks work by putting things in a state that they were not intended. Naturally this will effect people in certain situations in a negative way.
However, I would have to ultimately submit my support for the process of pranking. The joy they bring to observers, the break in the everyday and the mediocre they provide and the potential to create personal change, through challenging views, or at least routines, would well outweigh the inconvenience they may cause, in a majority of cases.
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