Outhouse tipping

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Outhouse tipping is a prank knows as part of Halloween, traditions, allegedly sometimes as a revenge for not being given a treat.[1] As the name suggests, the prank consists of upsetting an outhouse.

The Halloween-style prank involves sneaking upon an unoccupied outhouse in the darkness of the night to overturn it.[2] A more cruel version involves tipping an occupied outhouse. This kind of prank is documented as having a decades-long tradition in the history of the Filmore School in Lakeshore, Michigan. A less drastic version is shaking the outhouse, pretending to be tipping it over. [3]

Legendary versions of elaborate outhouse pranks have been preserved in the histories of various schools, towns, and communities.[2] [3]

The prank itself is a topic of a joke. For example, in 1992, during the annual North Kansas City Snake Parade, a course in "Outhouse Tipping 101" was given in an open-air classroom.[4]

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  1. ^ "Technology spurs UNICEF brand rebirth", The Nonprofit Times, October 1, 2001
  2. ^ a b "Homer’s Best Bets", October 17, 2005, Homer News, Homer, Alaska
  3. ^ a b "Schools of Yesteryear", The Lakeshore Guardian, 2003, vol. 5, issue 6
  4. ^ "Spotlight on Volunteerism: NKC Snake Parade and Festival", Northland Neighborhoods Newsletters, March 2004