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[–] 9 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Thus most practical jokes are affectionate gestures of humour and designed to encourage laughter.

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  • [+] -7 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    What's the definition of most?

    Here's the definition of a prank:

    a practical joke or mischievous act

    A practical joke or prank is a trick played on people, generally causing the victim to experience embarrassment, perplexity, confusion, or discomfort.

    No laughter required.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    No mention of laughter even being a factor.

    I shared the part where it mentioned it being a factor.

    No, not required, but overall or most or more than half or more frequently or insert synonym here for most...

    Generally a good practical joke will have the victim to be able to laugh after the fact and not be like you assaulted me. Assault isn't a joke.

    Since you don't know what most means you may not know what assault means ...

    violent physical attack, as with blows.

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  • [+] -6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    That's fine. The guy I was responding to was trying to argue that all pranks make everyone laugh, which is ridiculous.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago*

    Yeah and the person I'm responding to said

    threw it as a prank

    What I'm saying, it's it doesn't matter the intent, assault isn't a joke. Throwing objects that can potentially cause injury isn't a practical joke at all.

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