What is a Prankster?
A prankster is someone who takes pleasure in playing tricks or pranks. Pranksters can range from the benign to the threatening, and they often get their start early in life. In addition to being fond of pranks, a prankster may also enjoy jokes, and he or she often has a very well-developed sense of humor. Pranksters can be found in school, where they are known as class clowns, as well as in offices, the military, and essentially any other venue where large groups of people gather. Pranks are practical jokes undertaken with the goal of amusement, and they often involve a physical component, such as lifting a car on top of an administrative building, or covering an office in plastic wrap. Sometimes, the victim of the prank enjoys the prank as much as the prankster who perpetrates it, and this is part of the point of the prank. In other cases, the victim may be less pleased about being pranked, and pranks may result in hurt feelings, feuds, or sometimes even physical injury. People have p
