Delco Dad Pranks Daughter Away At College With Hilarious Care Package
HOUSTON (CBS) -- A father from Delaware County sent an epic back-to-school prank to his daughter who is more than 1500 miles away at college.
Imagine the excitement when Hanna Blewett, a freshman at the University of Houston, received a large box all the way from her Drexel Hill home. It's customary for parents to send care packages to their kids away at school -- typically packed with foods or special treats around the holidays...
Hanna received a single potato chip.
#collegemail pic.twitter.com/KFeXZ56rwm
— Han (@hannablewett) September 1, 2016
Confused, Hanna, a graduate of Cardinal O'Hara High School and a swimmer at UH, texted her dad, Bob, for an explanation.
His reply: "It's a Trader Joe's chip. They're really good."
Hanna posted her dad's joke on Twitter which has been retweeted more than 19,000 times since Wednesday, including a share from @ClassicDadMoves.
"[My kids] usually don't think I'm funny," noted Bob, who also shared a text he sent Hanna earlier this week.
"Hanna gets me though. She usually laughs. If she doesn't, I stare at her till she breaks."
"He has very dry humor and is constantly joking around," explained Hanna's sister, Aubrey, who is a senior at West Chester University. "My mom said she wasn't even surprised when he ran into the kitchen and came back with one single chip in a sandwich baggie. My brother said 'why would you send her one chip?' And he responded 'why not?'"
Since Aubrey commutes to WCU she's never received a chip herself but says she's seen her share of prank gifts including jars of pickles and peanut butter for Christmas.
"Last year [Hanna] asked for a red truck for her birthday and he gave her a little matchbox truck."
It seems the Blewett family is accustomed to their patriarch's shenangians but had no idea Bob's joke would go viral and neither did he.
"I'm wondering if in a few weeks I can get on a washed up celebrity reality show."