There was no practical joke about it at all," Mr Sandbach protested.
Even to them, at that moment, a practical joke seemed to be the stupidest thing in the world.
What we Americans call a practical joke,' were the words of the minister.
It is a forgery--what you Americans call a practical joke, probably.
Wouldn’t it be a complete answer if we declared the whole thing a practical joke, and turned the tables by laughing at him for being so simple as to believe it?
Either Dampmere is haunted, which you and I as sane men can't believe in these days, or else you are playing a practical joke on me.
If this is a practical joke, Thurlow, it's a damned poor one.
Hemstead had not proved so good a subject for a practical joke as they had expected.
My father, as well as my grandfather, was very fond of a practical joke, and he lost no occasion which offered for playing off one upon his friends and neighbors.
Marjorie was always perfectly ready for anything in the way of a practical joke, especially if it were a new variety.
Whether the light had been put as a signal or as a practical joke it was impossible to say, but if it had been noticed by a special constable it would have placed Brackenfield in danger of an exceedingly heavy fine.
After weeks of vigilance and suspicion she came to the conclusion that it must have been a practical joke on the part of one of the girls.
If it really was a practical joke, then whoever did it needs hounding out of the place.
The next instant the brothers were shaking hands and rapping out questions, to the surprise of the other occupants of the hut, who had suspicions that they were the victims of a practical joke.
Many of the references were pointedly personal; the victims enjoyed them as much as anyone, for it is difficult to raise a New Zealander's "dander" by means of a practical joke.
For a moment he suspected a practical joke, but the fact that the men wore side-arms knocked that idea on the head.
He could remember Rochester's gaiety, and a practical joke of some sort played on the waiter by Rochester and ending in smashed plates--he could remember remonstrating with the latter over his wild conduct.
Did Jones think that he was morally justified in carrying out such a practical joke?
One thing he felt proud of was that Bill Anderson never succeeded in working off a practical joke at his expense.
It dawned upon the proprietor that right here was a brilliant opportunity for a practical joke and at the same time put an end to Jim's assertions that he could not be tricked by any practical jokesmith on either side of the Rockies.
The thought of working a practical joke on Jim was too much for him at times and he would have to go outside to conceal his feelings.
What One Sheep Rancher Did--Entertaining a Hobo--A Practical Joke.
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