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A prank is a practical joke, a humorous trick played on someone.

A 'call' is a telephone call.

A 'prank call' is a mischievous telephone call to someone, perhaps pretending to be someone else!

Prank calls to friends might be fun if the joke is quickly understood as being funny, and is not nasty, in bad taste, cruel or frightening to the other person.

But prank calls to strangers are not a good idea! In fact, they could be criminal offences. And when the police call on you, it won't be a joke!

So, if you intend to make a prank call to someone, be very careful, and give it a lot of thought before doing so! You wouldn't want to be the source of mental grief to someone who might think the message is a real and serious matter, and not realise it was just a joke! Some 'jokes' are no joke!

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