52 Pickup (or 52 Card Pickup) is a practical joke disguised as a card game. The first player asks the second player if he or she would like to play "52 Pickup" and if the second player agrees, the first throws the entire deck of playing cards onto the floor. The second player, who must be new to the game to fall for this practical joke, is then instructed to pick up all the cards, upon which the game ends. The title comes from the fact that a full deck of playing cards contains 52 cards.

Coal and Fire

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A similar game is called "Coal and Fire." One person shows another the bottom of a card deck, and the other person says "Coal" if the card is black and "Fire" if the card is red. Once "Fire" is said, the player holding the deck "fires" (throws) the deck at the other player, who must then pick up the cards.

Cattle Rancher

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A similar practical joke is called "Cattle Rancher." One person explains to another that the card deck is actually a herd of cattle, He then asks if the other person wants to play Cattle rancher. If the person says yes then the one holding the desk throws the entire deck onto the floor and says "Now Ranch 'em".

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• 52 Pick-Up (1986) is also a film.

practical jokes