Apr 02 2007
April Fool’s
A day late and a dollar short, but oh well. I’m gonna post about it anyway, because that’s the bloggy thing to do.
I’ve seen and participated in some great April Fool’s jokes in my day. Probably the most memorable one goes back (caution: revealing how old I am) 18 years to when I slept over at Belching Biker Babe’s on a seemingly innocuous day, March 31. Being the out of control 15-year olds that we were, we decided to stay up late and put in place a few pranks to have some fun with her fam the next morning.
Lacking anything that resembled fake puke, and not having the means to break into Spencer Gifts at such a late hour, we wrote up a note that said “Insert Fake Puke Here” or something to that effect and laid it on the floor next to the toilet - the very same toilet that was wrapped in cling wrap. We rigged a bunch of things to fall out of the pantry upon opening the door. We set up the microwave to have stuff come bursting out of it upon opening it. And we put up black string across the doorway to between the dining room and kitchen.
Results: Fake puke got a laugh. Cling wrap was noticed before urination, saving us a cleanup job. Precariously perched items in pantry remained precariously perched upon door opening, despite numerous tests. Many scrunched up paper balls came flying out of the microwave and onto hot stovetop, but quick thinking on the part of BBB’s little sis averted a major disaster. And the string? Well, BBB’s normally calm and cool mom walked through it before having her coffee. Have I mentioned that spider webs are one of her least favorite things in the world? Now in my mid-30’s, I am still not allowed in the house on this holiest of holidays.
A few years ago, while working at MRI, the girls and I decided to play a few pranks on the fun-loving boss. We all typed up our resignations, all quitting for ridiculous reasons, and did the usual “tape the receiver down to the phone” on the boss’ phone. I was going to put lots of cayenne in his coffee, but someone spilled the beans on that one before he took a sip. The next year, we all cling-wrapped his Lexus GX, which he discovered as he was running out to a meeting. And Pretty Lady Dammit and I pretended to have a huge fight which resulted in me storming out of the office and thinking Mad Scientist had some major personnel issues on his hands.
I went out with a bunch of people from Security Company Friday night, and a lively discussion ensued regarding what kind of prank to pull for April Fools. The only reason it did not get carried out is because SOMEONE didn’t want to listen to the humorless, insecure little DOPE complain about it all week. It would have been great to see the look on his face though.
I’m having fun reading about different April Fool’s jokes. What’s your most memorable April Fool’s Day?
I wish I had played a prank this year. I want to cover a coworker’s desk and phone and accessories with tin foil. I don’t have any coworkers and I am all out of tin foil.
I guess I could have pulled the whole pregnancy thing again. That one never gets old.
Those are some really good ones! I never even participate in this ‘holiday’, though. And I’ve never had anything aside from the occasional harmless joke played on me. But then again, I was one of those dopes who would have complained about it all week if they had.
Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t calling you a DOPE. In this case, DOPE stands for Director of OPEerations of Security Company. He’s such a funny little man who always looks good in a suit (that last bit was just in case he ever comes across this!)