When the practical joker of our dance side married he somewhat foolishly left his housekeys with another dancer. One night while the couple were away the side descended on the house, bent on revenge, and the following were perpetrated. All were relatively simple to reverse, but it took time. The bride was more amused than the joker.

Several door handle connecting rods removed so handle didn't function.

Coat hooks unscrewed & replaced inverted so garments fell off.

Bath plug chain shortened so it didn't quite reach.

Curtains stitched so they couldn't be drawn.

Clothes stitched together in wardrobes.

Toilet roll holder screws replaced with spent matches.

Morris bells dismantled & attached individually under bed-springs.

All available alarm clocks hidden in different parts of bedroom, set to ring at various times.

Fuses removed from the plugs of all electrical equipment. The fuses were put in a teacup so that once found they could be replaced easily enough, but a nameless someone added one extra, so that 3 months later they were still wondering which appliance they had forgotten to put the fuse back in.


These are the tricks I remember, there may have been others but it was about 25 years ago. The groom was a bit less prone to tricks thereafter.