If you don’t know by now, today is April Fool’s Day, and it’s not too late to still pull off a good April Fool’s prank. Just remember, as the old saying goes, it is better to give than to receive.
Our oldest daughter, Sara, enjoyed April Fool’s day in her youth, as she would put green food coloring in our milk jugs at home and set all the clocks in the house at different times. Her favorite prank, though, was to brush oral numbing gel on pieces of stick gum and wrap them back up, waiting for a friend to ask for a piece.
If you appreciate this type of humor, here are a few more to make your April 1 a bit more exciting.
Have coffee drinkers at your place of work? Swap out the sugar supply with salt and watch the looks on their faces after the first sip — then get ready to pour more cups of coffee.
If you work at an office and have a co-worker who uses a computer, cut out a small piece of paper with the message “GOTCHA” and tape it on the bottom side of the mouse, covering the sensor that makes it work.
I have read about this one in the past but haven’t tried it. It is worth repeating, as it is incredibly clever. Unscrew your friend’s showerhead and pop in a bouillon cube. Who doesn’t like the smell of hot chicken broth in the shower’s streaming water?
Do you have rugs in your home? If so, place bubble wrap underneath one and get ready to laugh.
You may remember the “kick me” signs that you taped to each other’s backs in middle school. Here is an adult version. Write the words “HONK AT ME” on a large piece of paper and tape it to the back of your friend’s car.
And while you are at it — and if you just happen to have a harmonica laying around — secure one to the front of a friend’s car bumper. As the car goes down the road and the wind blows in the instrument, the driver will be baffled by the newfound noise, even with the windows rolled up.
Like Oreo cookies? Carefully unscrew a few and replace the filling with white toothpaste.
This one is especially good. Take a pair of a family member’s socks and sew them shut about halfway through.
Do you have a bottle of clear nail polish? Take a bar of soap from the shower and coat the entire bar with the polish. The victim of this prank will work up a sweat while trying to lather up.
And here’s my all-time favorite April Fool’s prank. Smear a glob of peanut butter on a person’s shoe. Enough said.
Have a thoughtful — and cautious — Tuesday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
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