This daughter's prank involving Brussels sprouts will make you love pranks again

Sprout humor is the highest form of comedy.
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Heather Dockray
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This daughter's prank involving Brussels sprouts will make you love pranks again
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Christmas pranks are notoriously, unabashedly corny. Every once in a while, however, a Christmas prank comes along that's so good it makes you forget that nearly all pranks are bad.

I'm a particular fan of Twitter user Judy Brown's Christmas prank, which involves two of the most disgusting foods on earth: Ferrero Rocher chocolates (sorry) and Brussels sprouts (which are only good when roasted or fried).

Two years ago, as part of a Christmas prank, Brown switched out a Ferrero Rocher chocolate, a favorite of her father's, for a Brussels sprout.

The prank was too good not to replicate. Still, Brown decided to wait two years for the next one in order to curb any suspicion.

This time around, she played a similar trick, but with much more artfulness and disguise.

The full thread is worth reading out loud to anyone who'll listen:

We are all chuckling, @mcjude. Thank you for your work in reclaiming the lowliest of comedy genres -- the prank -- and doing it in the name of chocolate justice.

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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