Prank Wars!

“No fair, you can’t do that,” Ernie said, rubbing his bald head.

Bert puffed on his cigarette. “Anything goes in prank wars.”

“A Tinkerbell sticker on my license plate? I got pulled over!”

Bert pulled the cigarette from his mouth and laughed. “You got pulled because you were speeding on Highway 17, not because you had a prissy sticker on your plate.”

“It doesn’t matter!” Ernie shouted. “The cop got a good laugh out of me. How long was I driving around with that thing on my truck anyway?”

Bert furrowed his dark, bushy eyebrows. “A week. Maybe two.”

Ernie’s face turned red. “Two weeks! We had an agreement. No public humiliation!”

“After sending me sex toys at work, I decided to change the rules of the game,” Bert said, putting the cigarette back in his mouth.

“That was mailed in unmarked packaging. I figured you’d get a good laugh out of it. Besides, you can’t change the rules of the game. Who are you, Darth Vader?”

Bert shrugged. “I don’t know who this Darth guy is, but you violated the rules first. You know Cynthia opens all the mail at the plant. I nearly got fired! Boss chewed me out good.”

Ernie grunted. “It’s not my fault if a prank goes bad.”

“Mine either,” Bert said, puffing on his cigarette like a lifeline. “Let’s call a truce. No more prank wars. Our wives are getting tired of this anyway.”

Ernie stared at him. “For real? This isn’t another prank?”

“For real,” Bert stuck out his hand. “Truce?”

Ernie shook. “Truce!”

Bert got in his truck. “You’re right. This has gone on long enough. We’ve been friends our whole lives. Why ruin it over a silly prank war?”

“Take care buddy,” Ernie said, waiving as Bert pulled out of the trailer park with the “Gay Pride” bumper sticker prominently displayed on the back of his pickup truck. He laughed, wondering how long it would take Bert to notice this one. No doubt, he’d have some unwelcome reactions soon.

It wasn’t really a violation of the rules. He put it on the truck twelve hours ago – well in advance of the truce.

He was sure Darth Vader would be proud.

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