#305 – Sprung
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comic
I remember having lots of little tricks like the spring loaded snakes in a can of peanut brittle. I liked to prank my parents with them when I was a kid and I always got them good. Now that I’m an adult and have a child of my own I realize that they were acting. My son thinks I’m an idiot as well.
Tags: parenting, peanut brittle, snake, surprise
What kind of snakes are they?
Bitus springloadicus.
I had that in the Navy.
The only difference with the gag nowadays, is instead of a peanut brittle tube (I’ve never seen brittle in a tube in my life, and I’m 42), it’s now a Pringles-type can. Or occasionaly, tennis balls.
I know I’d be pissed if you crammed me into a can full of springs and other snakes. And I’d be freaked out if I was suddenly launched through the air while simultaneously blinded by light.
The idea is just that much more terrifying and hilarious now.
It just seems like such an obvious thing, that it’s hardly even a gag anymore. The “fake snakes” version, I mean. Sure, this is a nice twist, but what would be even more fun is something like a peanut brittle can that actually has peanut brittle. Only after they eat it do you reveal that you’ve injected them with something to give them a deadly peanut allergy while they were asleep. Hilarious!
I’ve always wanted to do this, but have actual peanut brittle inside, and when the person eats it and says “so where’s the snakes?” I lean real close and say…”they’re in the brittle”
I have had it with these mother-loving snakes in this mother-loving brittle!
Sorry, channeling Samuel L. Jackson again. Funny, usually involves more f-bombs…
i do the EXACT SAME THING, I SWEAR. just replace the word “daughter” with “Xbox 360”