Yesterday upon returning to my room some bad news awaited me. I had been fraped. Although it was on a large scale, the content was moderate, if effective. This got me thinking. Exactly how do you frape someone enough to create some proper amusement but not enough to lose your friends by informing their close family that they enjoy having male genitals up every orifice.
Firstly, I do not condone cyber bullying because - as many overweight middle-aged women will tell you in special government backed support groups - cyber bullying is a big fat no-no. However, fraping, when conducted on an appropriate scale, is bloody hilarious. If you plan to engage in this activity I recommend following these guidelines:
1) Nothing gross. The most common frapes involve statements like "I love cock" or "oh no I have chlamydia" - usually worse than that but you get the idea. Frankly I've laughed more at stubbing my toe than reading statuses such as these. It makes you appear like an immature fourteen year old and shows no originality or sense of humour.
2) Keep it realistic. The best frapes are ones that could have been written by the person you are targeting but still makes them look like a complete oaf. This works particularly well when it is something very arrogant, e.g. stating the person is top of the class or detailing exam marks. It is guaranteed that this is more embarrassing for the target.
3) Target their fantasies. When I was fraped yesterday the theme they applied was Harry Styles because I never stop going on about how I "know" him. (Side note: I do not fantasise over him, in fact I would like to get some of his chinos and stupid loosely fitting scarves and feed them through a paper shredder). This could involve changing profile pictures, cover photos, signing up for fan pages etc. This doesn't have to be believable I guess but it still makes the target look like a bit of a nutter.
4) Wide audiences. The main target is to get everyone to see the frape. One fantastic idea then is to write on large facebook groups with some kind of stupid request i.e. yesterday's was getting the entire college freshers' group to subscribe to a Harry Styles Appreciation group.
5) Tricks of the trade. Finally, there are some real cracking ideas that you have probably witnessed. Firstly, adding friends with very young girls makes them seem like they should be in jail. Furthermore, liking photos from some reasonably attractive girl that were added years ago also creates the pervert impression.
I have tried to elucidate the key aspects of a frape. They should be realistic, cunning and hilarious. It should not be over-the-top but just enough so that it gives you and even the person you have fraped a good laugh.
