My nephews and their friends, when less than ten, used to attach fishline to purses, put the purse on the sidewalk, and when someone tried to pick it up they would zip the purse away from them, being hidden behind bushes.
Now that's a funny prank. Everyone who fell for it thought it was funny.
*Before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, I invite you to compare the number of Irish, Italian, German, and Scandinavian political philosophers who have written on liberty and limited government with the number of English philosophers who published works on the subject" - Vox Day