True story here. I wanted to die I was that embarrassed and shocked at the same time.
We took the kids to Matlock park a few months ago and was playing football, a good 100 people around us doing similar things. Noticed a police officer walking towards us and decided to play a joke on Lewis (my boy).
Me: "officer this is the man you are looking for" *i point at Lewis and wink to the office*
The office then does a slow jog over and puts his hands on lewises shoulders and starts asking all these questions, "what's your name" "how old are you" "do you know these people".
Lewis then starts looking worried and scared. I step in, "whoa, we're only messing about here" *moves Lewis away from the officer*
The officer then turns at me and shouts at the top of his voice "So you think it is ******* funny that a kid is missing? Playing jokes like this you ******* idiot. I should arrest you wasting police time" goes on to call me more names.... I am completely speechless, not knowing what the hell was going off, about 100 people looking my way.
Turns out that a 7 year old blonde boy had just gone missing. (Lewis being 8 years old and blonde)
Felt like a right plonker, I'll not play that trick ever again. Few people around me come over after to let me know what they thought of the officer and the way he went off at me, which was a bit of a relief. Didn't want people actually thinking I would make such a joke.