My roommate is super jumpy. Like, she’ll yelp if you walk into the room quietly. I thought it’d be hilarious to prank her, you know, harmless fun. So I bought this awful clown mask and planned to surprise her after work.
I heard her come in. Perfect timing. I hide behind the hallway corner, pop out with the mask, and yell “BOO!”
She screamed, like, bloodcurdling horror movie scream, dropped her bag, and bolted straight out the door. Didn’t even grab her keys.
I take off the mask and chase after her shouting “It’s me! It’s me!”
She turns, sees me holding the mask, and SCREAMS AGAIN.
Turns out, she’s had an actual break-in before, and clowns were used as a distraction. I had no idea. She didn’t talk to me for two days. I felt awful. Bought her favorite snacks and left her a long apology letter.
We’re okay now, but… I’ll stick to knock-knock jokes next time.
TL;DR: Tried to scare my roommate with a clown mask, forgot she has trauma involving clowns. She nearly called the police. Oops.
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Actual genuine fuck up. Congrats!
😂
“So here’s the plan: the two of us will sneak around back while Bobo distracts her with his juggling and that little flower on his chest that shoots water. You good with that, Bobo?”
honk honk
“Okay, I think that means he’s good. Let’s do this!”
You got off light. “My roommate clearly has issues, so I decided to hurt her for my own entertainment”. She should’ve slammed you in the face with a sledgehammer.
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