[Zeke]

I changed the electrical outlets in a house for a lady friend. Good friend or I wouldn't have done what I did. After turning all the breakers back on I saw one I had missed. I said I'll just do it hot, which I did. After making the connection, folding the wires and stuffing it back in the box, I had a short 1/2" piece of copper wire on the floor along with some other trash from stripping back to new wire.

I swept up the debris and picked out the short wire and said hold out your hand. I started to drop the wire in her hand while saying. "Wanna see how just a little shock feels?"

She jumped back. Mean, I know, but I thought it was hilarious. That kind of joke takes advantage of most people's lack of understanding of electricity and their well founded fear.

Yeah, that's mean but we had a laugh. Only a good friend would stay a good friend after something like that. Electricity should not be part of a joke. It was spur of the moment. I'm not good at thinking up and planning a good prank.

I was just talking about people and their sense of humor yesterday. When I made a mistake or fell down, anything a little embarrassing, my ex wife would howl laughing.

That and a few other things made her the ex. She was nasty to the end. She died 8 years ago. No joke. Just fell over dead alone. Must have been a reason for that.