Prank
The String (also jokes , prank and joke as well as Anglizismus Prank ) is has a mischievous, cunning or deceitful action against others who no serious legal consequences. These are often imaginative ideas to annoy, provoke or frighten others.
etymology
The noun Streich initially meant - and to this day - also "Schlag, Hieb" (cf. English to strike ) and has been used frequently in the composition Backenstreich since the 15th century . In the 17th century it gained importance as an unexpected blow or surprising undertaking, for example in a military coup . The phrase "playing a prank on someone" comes from the 18th century.
Jokus is derived from the Latin iocus . The origin of the word joke is unclear. Ulk originally comes from Low German in the student language and means "noise, unrest, Handel".
Special pranks
Pranks in the sense of a practical joke are the Schildbürger pranks and the Swabian pranks . Pranks on the doorbell and phone pranks are particularly popular with children, as are rascals - and pranks at school.
School pranks are pranks in which teachers are annoyed, frightened or provoked by students in class. They are subject to the far greater number of willful teaching disruptions by students. Creative school pranks are often taken with humor by teachers and distinguished from aggressive or hyperactive disruptive behavior. The border is fluid. In addition, high schools often have a school pass . It is mostly about larger activities on the school premises, mostly beyond the lessons in the classroom.
Pranks in literature and film
In literature and film, pranks from rascals and schoolchildren were processed, for example, in Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz , Ludwig Thomas rascal stories and in the novel and film Die Feuerzangenbowle .
Legal Aspects
Legally, a match among others, may claim damages or a complaint for defamation , harassment of public entail. Until the 1970s, there was gross nonsense in the German law on administrative offenses , which today falls under public harassment.
In particular, pranks in which the addressee is physically approached , such as the Japanese Kanchō or the Wedgie known in the Anglo-Saxon culture , should be treated with caution in this regard.
