“It’s just a prank bro!” is usually what these fuckers yelp when staring down the drawn-back fist of consequences

Is that all?

As he's famously stated THX 1138, American Graffiti and Star Wars are all about how "we're in cages with the door open and it's up to us" to stay in those cages and memorize all the details about the insides of the cage to see who knows the most about those details.

Knobbling and scrobbling.

1969: “Be careful, the government is wiretapping you!!”

2023: “Hey wiretap, what time does the Laker game start?”