We carried little paper bags that night -- and sticks -- with no way of navigating through the dark woods of Ogle County, Ill. We were fourth graders, convinced our traitorous camp counselors had ...

In my prejudiced and provincial opinion (IMPPO for those who talk in shorthand), the prank is an American art form. We have pranks of all kinds -- exploding pranks, stinky pranks, shocking pranks and, ...

The snipe hunt is widely regarded as a rite of passage. I'm not sure if these "hunts" are still organized on moonless nights to pull a playful prank on unsuspecting or naive adolescents. The gist of ...