While the overall thought concerning a fake ID is that it is an illegal piece of identification, there are many different ways to use false credentials in a legal manner that opens the doors for a wide range of practical jokes to take place. Whether you wish to trick family members over the holidays or want to torment your friends, you never know when a fake ID will come in handy. Below are six different ways to get a laugh from flashing false identification cards:

1) Trick a Friend Into Thinking You Have Moved Away

A fake ID can be made to reveal that you are residing in a different state. Trick family and friends into believing you finally made that move to California because you landed a role in a TV sitcom. A more outrageous approach is to purchase a fake ID stating you are a new resident of Alaska and tell them you're looking for a little solitude in your life. There are plenty of ways to spin a story to alert loved ones you are changing the direction in your life.

2) Trick a Friend Into Believing You Have Received a Certain Job

Fake identification also comes in the form that states you have accepted a position for any made-up or real job you can think of. This works perfect for the friend who is always getting teased for loafing around unemployed. A perfect fake job ID is to flash credentials that you are now an executive or vice-president of a "new" company that will keep family and friends guessing.

There are plenty of off-the-wall occupations that you probably never knew existed and whichever ones have yet to become a reality - this is where your imagination comes in. Some of the real-life job titles you may want to consider include Urine Specimen Collector, Hogshead Stripper (opens tobacco sheds), Lap Checker (think NASCAR), Hooker (load and haul logs), and Sweat-Box Attendant (monitors steam baths and saunas).

3) Trick a Friend that You Completed Schooling in an Outrageous Field

A fake ID can also give going back to school a new twist when you show identification that states you are attending a school to learn how to become a (fill in the blank). Have you ever wanted to go to Clown College or Pig Farmer School?

4) Job Working with the President and Show a Fake ID

Why not let your friends in on a little secret - that you are working for the FBI on a top-secret mission that the President specially handpicked for you. While this is a rather hard practical joke to pull off - a fake ID may help seal the deal.

5) National Identification

While some consumers purchase fake IDs to say they are part of another state, there are some who wish to become part of a different country altogether. A piece of national identification could have you flashing residency in France, India, Africa, Australia, and even Antarctica.

6) Different Gender

One of the wildest fake ID spoofs to play on friends is to set them aside and gently break the news to them - you are not who you've claimed to be all of these years. Purchasing a fake ID that states you are a different gender will keep friends puzzled, as they momentarily try to picture you as a woman or man. The most convincing performances may still leave friends boggled.