Fukobukuro 19: Fools Rush In
- This is a Fukobukuro, an unlucky bag
- That means it’s filled with worthless junk you wouldn’t buy knowingly, and you shouldn’t buy it sight unseen either
- We used to sell the same sort of thing as a “Fukubukuro”, or “lucky bag”, but the contents couldn’t live up to the name
- Before that, we used to sell the same sort of thing as a “BoC” (Bag of Crap) at Woot, but someone else runs that business now
- Long before that, you got your Japanese custom of Fukubukuro dating to the Meiji period, but all we really know about that is what’s on Wikipedia
- ONLY BUY ONE. Multiple orders will be canceled.
- (Or buy zero, if you’re smart.)
- Model: APRFU41
Mediocrebot's Prankstravaganza / Massacre
I’d had an epiphany in that grimy auto wrecking yard with Theresa. The fleeting experience of love, appreciation, and joy I’d felt when she told me she had committed those pranks for me was uplifting. Even when she’d immediately revealed it to be a lie to distract me so she could escape and continue her murder spree.
I had been going about pranks all wrong.
A good prank was not about the skill, mastery, or cunning of the prankster. It was about brightening someone’s day with the knowledge that they mattered enough to be pranked.
I set about my task with newfound resolve, filed an anonymous tip with the police to find Frank’s body, and laid out my plans for the rest of this April Fool’s Day prankstravaganza, which was now rolling into June.