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I'm going to start this out with a brief explanation... then the story.

Back in 1986, at a time when my grandma was being buried and the entire Roberts clan was getting together for it in Erie, PA... there was a slew of cousins I've never met yet.

My nephew, who was 17 like me, was taking me from one house to the next to meet a list of first cousins I've never met before.

One such cousin was named Mindy. She was 19, and somewhat of a holy roller, so I was warned. She might play a joke and toss a Bible in my direction without warning, saying, "Here, catch this." Once the book was caught, the puzzled receiver would be made fun of because they didn't go up in a puff of smoke.

So warned, I told my nephew to play along with me, if she did that.

I was invited into the house, and she gave me a brief hug, letting me know how nice it was to meet Dan at last. I lived 1600+ miles away, many family members grew up without ever meeting me during that time.

Sure enough, she picked up a book, which I recognized as the Bible, but remained passively curious. She tossed it in my direction, a lazy underhand type of toss, and said, "Dan, catch this quick."

When I caught it, I dropped to my knees, wailing in agony, jerking as if being shocked, unable to let it go. After a full 30 seconds, my nephew yanks it out of my hands. I slumped over, gasping, demanding to know, "Where did you get that cool shock book so I can prank others too?"

It took me the better part of an hour to convince Mindy I wasn't a force of evil. However, the look on her pretty face was 100% priceless during the entire exchange.

I'm sharing this, because I recently recalled this event with a wonderful friend of mine, and since she enjoyed it, I thought you all might as well.

So, what is the most twisted thing any of you may have done with a book, any book that is? ^_^

This tops any pranks I could pull. Great gag!