John Muldoon

My Dad is an awesome guy, a really good sport. And, to help him demonstrate what a good sport he is, I’ve decided to play a little prank on him. The prank is pretty simple.

1. Get an Annoy-a-Tron from ThinkGeek.com.
2. Hide it in his office.

That’s it. Pretty simple.

What is an Annoy-a-Tron?

The Annoy-a-Tron is a cheap little device with one simple purpose: to annoy people. It does this by emitting a short (but very annoying, hence the name) beep every few minutes. Your unsuspecting target will have a hard time ‘timing’ the location of the sound because the beeps will vary in intervals ranging from 2 to 8 minutes. So, basically, you just hide the thing (it’s very small and has a magnet on it for extra easy hiding), it beeps at random intervals and your victim will have a hard time figuring out where the sound is coming from. Simple, harmless, and evil.

How I Pranked my Dad (sorry Dad)

I think that the second best part of any prank (the best part is obviously the look on your victim’s face) is seeing how it was pulled off. So, I’ll show you what I did.

1. A Message to Dad

2. Calling Dad to Get His Schedule

Obviously, it’s easier to hide something in someone’s office if that person isn’t going to be there. In the end, I planted the device while Dad was at his office, when he left the room for a minute. But I didn’t plan it that way when I shot the video…

3. Prepping the Device

I decided it would be fun for Dad to see how he got pranked, once he found the device. So, I decided to write up this blog post, and I printed a label with the message “Check out www.JohnLikes.com to see how you got pranked.” (Thoughtful, I know.)

4. A Tour of the Device

5. Planting the Device

I stopped by my Dad’s place to say hello and to plant the Annoy-a-Tron in his office. My good buddy Whit distracted my Dad for a minute while I slipped into his office and stuck the Annoy-a-Tron to the bottom side of a table. It’s going to be pretty damn hard to see up there because it’s tucked into a little crack. But it’s only about 6 feet from his desk, so he’s probably looking around by now. (Sorry again Dad.)

6. Telling Dad I’d Given Him a “Present”

Obviously it’s nice for people to know when they’ve received a gift. When I told Dad, he seemed a little confused.

That’s a Wrap

So, there it is. That’s what I did to get a laugh out of my Dad. I’ll update this post when he finds the device and let’s me know how much he liked it.