Oh the times, they have a'changed. As one generation passes on the knowledge and awareness of life's pitfalls to the next, you parents are meant to be the ones in the know...at least that's the idea; it appears to be a bit backwards during those initial hell-raising years of pre-pubescence and teenage-angst. For the most part there's a wealth of stories we'll all sit around and trade with each other about the many acts of amateur-debauchery we partook in, yet did you realise your children are planning evermore-advanced ways of duping you and going around your back right now? From somewhat obvious ones like faking an illness for the sake of getting out of atest, to getting extremely creative with Sherlockian levels of mind-manipulation to make sure they'll go home with more than the one toy they went in for, it's no wonder increasingly-complicated technology over the years has mirrored each generation thinking outside the box and trading stories as just exactly how to scale a drainpipe at 2am. So it is with a fond nostalgia (and something of creating What Culture's own Online Tome of Mischief-Awareness) that we share our stories of when we all collectively got away with it, for better or for worse, knowing that chances are as you read this, your child is dangling out of a nearby window or watching something too advanced for their years.
