Original: Modern tricks are toilet papering yards and buildings , powder-bombing and egging cars and people and homes , using soap to write on windows , '' forking '' yards , setting off consumer fireworks and smashing pumpkins and jack-o ' - lanterns .
Simplified: Modern mischief includes toilet papering gardens and buildings , flouring and egging of cars , people , and homes , '' forking '' gardens , setting off fireworks and smashing pumpkins and jack-o ' - lanterns .