Summer Camp Fun

It’s almost time for summer camp.

When I was a kid I both looked forward towards and loathed the coming of summer. Like almost every kid, I loved the ending of the school year and the beginning of summer, but I also knew that because of summer, I would have to leave most of my school friends behind and go off to the wilds of upstate New York for two months of kiddy incarceration at Camp Beatdakidz. Of course, that wasn’t the camp’s real name, but it might as well have been since all the counselors and CITs had an enormous amount of fun beating the crap out of all the kids in their care. They also spent far more time getting into each other’s pants than they did looking out for the campers which helps explain how Randy Holstrom, a kid deathly afraid of nature, managed to break his arm when he fell out of a tree after someone (who shall remain nameless… ahem) shouted, “Man-eating bear!” at a camp-out.

Ah, good times. Good times.

So, in celebration of the coming summer, and to help those of you who might be going to summer camp, or who might be sending their kids to summer camp, I present to you;

GeekMan’s Top Five Awesomest Summer Camp Practical Jokes Ever!

1. Wrap clear plastic wrap around the underside of the toilet seat. This one works particularly well on women’s toilets, since they always have to sit down or squat and they also don’t have any dangling parts to give them a warning that something is wrong. Sometimes it is also necessary to unscrew the nearest lightbulb so as not to give the joke away prematurely through a stray reflection.
2. As someone is showering, pour your favorite drink powder on them from above. Hot chocolate powder and bright red Kool-Aid powder work best. This one is not as effective if you can’t get them from above because from the sides it’s too easy to wash off. Plus, they can see you do it, which is bad.
3. You and a friend grab the arms of a younger camper, one arm for each of you, and begin asking the frightened kid, “Who do you like better, him or me?” Whoever it is who the kid didn’t say he liked better will immediately begin hitting the kid in the arm until the kid changes his mind at which time the OTHER guy starts hitting the kid until he switches back. This continues until the poor kid is a retched, sobbing heap on the floor or until you and your friend are laughing so hard you can’t keep your grip on the kid. This is a favorite for counselors and CITs and for some reason never grows stale.
4. Pour ketchup on someone’s sheets, near where their feet will be when they go to sleep, and then re-make the bed. Later that evening when they get into bed, they’ll let out a horrible scream and, when they jump out of the bed in horror, they’ll look as if they’re covered in blood. This is best when done early in the day so that by the time the person gets into bed at night the ketchup is the same temperature as the bed sheets and it will take them an extra second or so to realize what’s wrong.
5. Hang someone’s underwear on the flagpole. Extra points if it has the kids name sewn in the lining. Super bonus if the kid is still wearing them at the time.

Got any of your own you wish to share?