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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 22 points 5 months ago (9 children)

So, I was thinking that the original joke was in a peanut brittle can, which got me to look it up. This prank has a Wikipedia page! Apparently, the original prank was in a jam jar.

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[–] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 12 points 5 months ago (1 child)

That's how they used to spice it up until the market fell out of the snakes-in-cans business.

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[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago*

How’s the chewing gum/mouse trap game? I assume the click-pen/grill starter gag ate into sale of those too.

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[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago

I don't remember who had one, my grandma probably, that thing can go in so many places...

Bzoiiing!!!

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Lol nobody could come up with a better name than "snake nut can"?

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[–] sqw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

it's a snake. in a nut can. you do better.

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[–] sqw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

the snake nut can is one of the only practical jokes ive ever successfully deployed

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

I bet you could successfully deploy a fart machine.

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[–] sqw@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

i would never. except for the natural one, that one is deployed always

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