THE ULTIMATE PRANK: SHOW THESE DEPRESSING SNOWMEN TO YOUR DAD AND PRETEND TO HIM THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE!

Christmas time is almost here, and you've probably already started building your snowman. It's a Christmas tradition: get out into that thick, thick snow, and build a sillychillywhiteguy.

Here's a cool idea for adding a little extra winter spice to your Christmas snowman-building: playing a prank on your dad by showing him one of these snowman photos, and pretending not to know what they are!

Wait until your dad is leaving the house, and show him this picture.

Say: "Dad, what is this? I don't understand what I'm seeing. Can you please explain it to me?"

He'll love it!

Clutch this photo to your chest and feign a fit. Time it so your dad walks in at the apex of your tremors, and start shouting that the picture makes no sense, and has broken your sanity. Hilarity will ensue!

This is a good picture to email to your dad - even if you live in the same house.

​Make sure you add a note with the picture: "Dad. Need information on this. What is it plz? X"

Does your dad like football? Why not offer to go with him during a big game, and the second your team scores pull out this photo.

"Dad - quick. I need to understand this picture! It makes little to no sense to me!"

"Dad..."

"Yes? What do you want?"

"Is this a picture of an oesophagus?"

​Turn up at your dad's place of work and demand to see him. Tell the receptionist that it's a family emergency.

When your dad arrives, sweaty and panicked, slam this picture down in front of him.

"Dad, you need to see this photo. The shapes... the colours... they have no correlation to anything I am able to discern!"

What is your dad's hobby? Does he like making model aeroplanes, or watching his film? Put this picture in an envelope and hand it to him.

"Dad, I think this might be something which could help with your hobby."

"Why have you give me this? How will this help?

"I... I... I don't know... It is an unfathomable mindboggler."

Too scared to show your dad this photo of the snowmen? You can always ask your mum to do it.  

"Just find out what it is," you must ask her.

"What do you mean? It's snowmen isn't it?"

"It's what?"

You could put this photo somewhere that your dad is guaranteed to see it, like his favourite TV remote. When he picks it up, and glances at it, spring out from behind the sofa, and bellow: "WHAT IS?!"

LOLs.

Another cool thing to do is print out multiple versions of this photo, and stick them up all around your dad's garage. Start spinning around, with your arm outstretched, pointing in turn at each of the print-outs.

When he walks in, start screeching: "What is that? What is that? What is that?"

Dads are known for their great sense of humour, so why not mix this photo up with a little extra sprinkle of prankdust? You could tie it to a lemon half, and pop them both in his mouth while he's having a nap after Sunday lunch.

When he wakes with a start, just ask him to explain it to you. Keep blinking and swallowing while asking him.

Slip this picture into one of your family photo albums, and ask if your dad can spend some time with you looking over old photographs. When you get to this picture, gasp, and say: "Wow! I remember that - that's our first car isn't it?"

Refuse to understand no matter how many times he points out that it's a snowman.

"Po-pa!" 

"Why are you calling me that?"

"Po-pa, I found this in your wardrobe."

"What is it?"

"You tell me, Po-pa."

"Why are you calling me po-pa? Wait - why were you in my wardrobe?"

Tell your dad you're going to watch a cool war movie - he won't be able to resist joining you! But when you put the "movie" on, switch to a pre-recorded video of all your friends holding this picture, asking your father what it is! If you want to be really ambitious, they could do it while singing a song in the Afterlife!

Step 1: Get yourself nude.
Step 2: Run around in the back garden to attract your dad's attention.
Step 3: When he tells you to come in and put on some clothes, do just that.
Step 4: Still naked, show him this photo and ask if he's ever seen anything like it before.
​Step 5: Throw a hot pan of spag' bol' at him!

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