They're understandable

When I was a kid I was obsessed with peanut butter. I'd go to my friends' houses and eat it straight out of the jar when I thought they weren't looking. I shoplifted Reese's cups and dreamed about Butterfingers. It wasn't because I had an actual addition - it was just because my sister was (and maybe still is?) deathly allergic to peanuts. It was a pretty early discovery for my household, but not early enough for me to forget the sumptuous joy of bread slathered in rich and creamy peanut butter…

EW

While it's true that lying is generally bad, it's also true that some lies are so inane, so ridiculous, and so detailed, that the entertainment factor pretty much absolves the fibber of sin. When I was a kid I would write personal essays that were filled with lies so obvious (No, I never actually worked at a tiger preserve in China) that it's a miracle I got all As. Perhaps my teachers admired my creativity, or gave me points simply because they had something entertaining to read in the teacher…

It's harsh

Post-workout nap time

Just add salt

The list is long

What were they thinking

It's a lot of effort

Uh oh

Argument starters

They don't want 'em

Cha-ching

It's nearly as American as apple pie to have some sort of elaborate prank rock your high school. But at Edward R. Murrow in Brooklyn, there was pretty much only one. The old “5th floor pool” prank. Upperclassmen would hand out maps on the first day of school that touted a massive, Olympic-sized pool, complete with changing rooms and showers. Of course the incoming freshmen were giddy about this development. There was just one problem: the pool didn't exist. As school-aged pranks go, I've always…

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