If you’re gonna prank call people or businesses, you better be ready to get it back in return. And all we can say is that we are mightily impressed by this story from Reddit’s “Petty Revenge” page.

A child reportedly dialed 911 and hung up. On the callback from dispatch, the child said their mom was home, but they could not speak to her. The child allegedly called 911 again and refused to give ...

Obviously, this is concerning. If I got a text like this from my kids, I would have a heart attack. Then I would call 911. Is that not a parent’s worst fear when leaving your kids home alone that ...

Commentary: My level of telephone mayhem never reached heights of cruelty, but the endless hours of making or receiving prank calls in those pre-internet days became my coming-of-age story.

Prank calls forced you to learn how to improvise. While one friend may have had an idea of a canned joke or line they wanted to try, in the end, you had to ad lib what was said depending on who ...