AUTHOR: Dave Sypniewski DATE: Saturday, November 26, 2005 ----- BODY: Boy, was I happy to see an old childhood friend return on the scene last year! I'm talking about none other than "Shrinky Dinks" which first appeared back in the late 1970's and early 80's. These things were really nifty. There were about 15 or 20 pieces in the box in the shape of Christmas ornaments, cartoon characters, and just about anything else you can think of. The fun started right away when you did sort of a paint by numbers approach to the thing and then you'd pop these critters in the oven and they would reduce to about half the size. This was an item that used to be available at the old Lee Ward's craft store for years, and with the end of Lee Ward's came the end of "Shrinky Dinks" ...and that was that, until now. Now, I remember working on these projects mostly around Christmas and making ornaments for the tree, but since you can find these pretty much anywhere, here's a real fun prank to pull with the kids on whoever is doing the holiday cookies. There are a number of kits available, but I suggest you find the Christmas one. It has a variety of shapes and patterns such as Christmas trees, wreaths, and gingerbread men. The first step is really easy but requires you, the jokester, to get things started ahead of time...maybe a day or two in advance. Stay as close to the patterns that the cookie cutters made for the real cookies. Four or five little bottles of paint will be in the box. Except for brown, throw the rest of the colors away or use them on one of your hobbies like model trains. Next, paint everything brown. It may appear as if it's too dark...not to worry, it'll get lighter in the oven. Now, whenever your "pigeon" starts baking, mix some of these in with the batch and wait for them to do their thing. Now, the hard part is over. All you have to do is wait for these cookies to get served up and by then, they'll probably be full of powdered sugar, nuts, or sprinkles. You can either take a plastic one and go on a tyrade and yell at the baker, or for an added treat, wait for some holiday visitors to drop by for coffee as you sit back and watch as the guests spit the cookies out and hopefully get offended, swear at the host, and leave. Now that this is made public on the Internet for all to see, I will most certainly be avoiding all types of baked treats until after New Year's. Remember, the most important part of carrying out a good gag, is not getting caught! -------- Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!: 'Tis the season for baking and pranking: Part 2

Squealing Pig WORLDWIDE!

Saturday, November 26, 2005

'Tis the season for baking and pranking: Part 2

Boy, was I happy to see an old childhood friend return on the scene last year! I'm talking about none other than "Shrinky Dinks" which first appeared back in the late 1970's and early 80's. These things were really nifty. There were about 15 or 20 pieces in the box in the shape of Christmas ornaments, cartoon characters, and just about anything else you can think of. The fun started right away when you did sort of a paint by numbers approach to the thing and then you'd pop these critters in the oven and they would reduce to about half the size. This was an item that used to be available at the old Lee Ward's craft store for years, and with the end of Lee Ward's came the end of "Shrinky Dinks" ...and that was that, until now. Now, I remember working on these projects mostly around Christmas and making ornaments for the tree, but since you can find these pretty much anywhere, here's a real fun prank to pull with the kids on whoever is doing the holiday cookies. There are a number of kits available, but I suggest you find the Christmas one. It has a variety of shapes and patterns such as Christmas trees, wreaths, and gingerbread men. The first step is really easy but requires you, the jokester, to get things started ahead of time...maybe a day or two in advance. Stay as close to the patterns that the cookie cutters made for the real cookies. Four or five little bottles of paint will be in the box. Except for brown, throw the rest of the colors away or use them on one of your hobbies like model trains. Next, paint everything brown. It may appear as if it's too dark...not to worry, it'll get lighter in the oven. Now, whenever your "pigeon" starts baking, mix some of these in with the batch and wait for them to do their thing. Now, the hard part is over. All you have to do is wait for these cookies to get served up and by then, they'll probably be full of powdered sugar, nuts, or sprinkles. You can either take a plastic one and go on a tyrade and yell at the baker, or for an added treat, wait for some holiday visitors to drop by for coffee as you sit back and watch as the guests spit the cookies out and hopefully get offended, swear at the host, and leave. Now that this is made public on the Internet for all to see, I will most certainly be avoiding all types of baked treats until after New Year's. Remember, the most important part of carrying out a good gag, is not getting caught!

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