page_title: List of practical joke topics
section_title: L
hierarchical_section_title: List of practical joke topics / Practical jokes / L
caption_attribution_description: IBM lace card (all holes punched) This is a photogaph I took on August 11, en:2004 of an en:lace card punched on an en:IBM 1130/en:IBM 1442 in early en:1970s.
context_page_description: This is a list of practical joke topics which are mischievous tricks or jokes played on someone, typically causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.
  Practical jokes differ from confidence tricks or hoaxes in that the victim finds out, or is let in on the joke, rather than being fooled into handing over money or other valuables. Practical jokes or pranks are generally lighthearted, reversible and non-permanent, and aim to make the victim feel foolish or victimised to a degree, but may also involve cruelty and become a form of bullying if performed without appropriate finesse.
context_section_description: Lace card
  Latex mask
  List of frivolous political parties
  List of Google April Fools' Day jokes
  List of Google Easter eggs
caption: A lace card from the early 1970s
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