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Noun Concept
Categories: In-jokes, Practical jokes
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fool's errand  Blue Sparks  Left-handed smoke shifter  A Fool's Errand  Bacon stretcher
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A fruitless mission WordNet 3.0
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A fruitless mission WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A fool's errand prank is a type of practical joke where a newcomer to a group, typically in a workplace context, is given an impossible or nonsensical task by older or more experienced members of the group. Wikipedia
Type of practical joke where a newcomer to a group is given an impossible or nonsensical task by older or more experienced members of the group. Wikipedia Disambiguation
practical joke Wikidata
A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail. Wiktionary
Foolish undertaking. Wiktionary (translation)
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A Fool's Errand, Bacon stretcher, Blinker fluid, Blue sparks, Blue Sparks, Fool's Errand, Fools errand, Headlight fluid, Left-Handed Smoke Shifter, Left-handed smoke shifter, Left-Handed Smokeshifter, Long stand, Long weight, Muffler bearing, Siemens airhook, Striped paint, Tartan paint, Turn signal fluid

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