Making a prank call can definitely be an enjoyable diversion. Prank calling is the type of activity that actually becomes more enjoyable the greater your skill level with prank calls becomes. As you graduate from an amateur to a pro prank caller you will discover tricks and tools to make nearly all of your prank calls as funny as possible.

In order to be the best they can be, successful prank callers employ the prank call toolbox to get top results. Before I get into the toolbox extensively, I'd like to look at what separates the two different types of prank callers. The easiest way to characterize them is by their experience level with prank calling.

The primary and most common kind of prank caller is the amateur. The amateur crank caller almost operated randomly. They know they want to have fun, but they are not sure how to go about the prank call so they usually call random numbers, say something silly, and hang up.

The second type of prank caller is more sophisticated. This prank caller will take a more deliberate approach. They will pre-plan who they are going to call and will use the prank callers toolbox to make the call go smoothly and timelessly.

So, if you are in the first camp. how do you move into the second camp? Here are three tips to making better prank calls.

Utilize Technology

Because today's phones come with caller ID, you need to take extra steps to safeguard your identity. It is no fun to prank call someone who immediately identifies you as a prank caller. In order to improve your prank calling, try using a call manipulator which will allow you to alter the way your information appears on their caller ID.

Don't Fall in Love with A Single Target

One mistake people often make is to call one person again and again. This is a rookie mistake. Once someone outs you in the call it is not a good idea to keep calling them back. They are onto the joke and all you are really doing is harassing them.

Creativity Rules the Roost

The key to a good prank call is your imagination. Prank calling when inspired can lead to the best results. My advice is to use your imagination to prolong the call by taking your target around all the twists and turns of the joke before arriving at the punchline.

Keeping these three techniques in mind can help improve your prank calls dramatically. I believe that the only difference between an amateur and professional jokester is the discipline they use in crafting their prank calls.

After a troubling turn of events in Canton, Ohio, on August 9th, authorities have reported the spread of a new epidemic around the country. While there is not yet any kind of cure, medical officials are calling this a fever.

The Surgeon General and the CDC have collaborated and named the disease "PigSkin Madness Fever Disease." Symptoms include but are not limited to the painting of one's face and body, huge crazy colored hair and the swelling of one hand to enormous proportions and resembling a giant number 1.

According to leading health officials if affected an individual will need to spend Saturday, Sunday, Monday and the occasional Thursday watching as much football as possible to try and keep the fever under control. It has also been reported that this affliction affects men, women and children at an equal level.

In an exclusive interview Bob Zoo had the following to say-" I was just sitting there Sunday night happy and content. My life was going well with Nascar on the weekends and MLB throughout the week when suddenly I clicked to my local NBC affiliate. The next thing I knew I was in a football jersey screaming like a banshee. The fake punt for a touchdown just launched me into oblivion. I can't wait for more hits. When is the next game on?"

Bob's neighbors, under condition of anonymity, have stated that they knew it would happen soon. "He has those team flags out and wears nothing but football jerseys and a helmet. If you can't talk fantasy football then there is no sense in talking to him. Everything has become about football. Just yesterday Mr Jenkins, one of our elderly neighbors,was carrying a sack of potatoes under his arm and suddenly from nowhere comes Bob at full speed and he just blasted poor Mr.Jenkins. Potatoes went everywhere and all Bob could say was "We must protect this house." It's really scary for all of us for the next few months."

The Center for Disease Control predicts this epidemic may spread at an alarming rate through the fall. Universities and big cities alike all seem to be prone to the symptoms.

The Surgeon General went so far as to say that there may be something wrong with you if you DON'T suffer from this disease, as he believes that anyone in mainstream society is much better off with the symptoms.

Well, football is back. It's going to be another crazy year and I can't wait!