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: APRFU43
Mediocrebot's Prankstravaganza / Massacre
My next target was Dennis in shipping. Dennis is known throughout the office for his omnipresent Big Gulp at his desk, which made it the perfect prank vector.
(I have noticed an inordinate amount of human pranks involve stealing or tainting food items.)
When Dennis left to use the restroom I emptied his root beer and refilled the cup using a bottle of malt vinegar. I hid myself in the ceiling tiles to watch his reaction.
Upon returning Dennis reflexively took a drink, only to immediately spit a fountain of malt vinegar across his desk and keyboard. At that moment I leapt through the ceiling tiles, loudly proclaiming, “Prank! A prank has occurred! And you are its victim!”
Dennis stared at me for a few seconds before mumbling, “Good one I guess. Now I’m out of root beer.”
Prank successful!