Between the Lines-“Mother Cluckin'” Review

by Tim Wenger

We ventured outside the box for a book that is even more outside the box for this month’s Between the Lines. “Mother Cluckin’” by James J. Krefft seeks to become the new bible for the modern avid prankster. The book is a collection of pranks for just about any situation imaginable, and many that aren’t.

The book is a vicious collection of ideas that, if done properly, will stop any witnesses square in their tracks, sheepishly putting their hand to their face as the oh-so-common thought “WTF” transitions from their brain to their facial expression.

My personal favorite is as follows: “Gain access to other people’s calendars. Schedule them in meetings that don’t exist with things that don’t exist from movies or children’s books,” pg. 38. This is one of several creative ways to prank your coworkers and keep them on their heels each time they get up to refill their coffee.

The book contains an entire section on ways to annoy your lover; two sections, as a matter of fact, one for a spouse, and one for earlier on in the relationship. Here is one of the better high jinks from the chapter “Bad Make-Out Sessions, Devious Deeds to Define Dating”:

“246: One-night stands are a part of American culture. If you are one of these girls, you know that after the coital act, most men will simply try to go away. If they do this, and instead of getting angry, thank them and say their money is on the table. When they look at you baffled or say no, scream at them ‘take the damn money, whore’,” pg. 80. Clever, huh?

Whatever the situation, this book has a prank to go along with it, and Krefft keeps his descriptions brief and light hearted, if at times filled with personality and humor that may be tough to pick up on during the first read through. “Mother Cluckin’” is a needed escape from the monotony of this tortuous world.

Online: amazon.com/Mother-Cluckin-James-J-Krefft/dp/1480260355

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