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The joke’s on you today
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Careful.
You may be the unwitting victim of an April Fool’s gag today. So don’t believe the caller who claims you just won $1 million in a publisher’s giveaway or tickets to the Alicia Keys concert. Or, at least double check before you start screaming in the office.
A quick Google search shows various thoughts about when April Fool’s Day, also known as All Fool’s Day, began. According to Encylopedia Britannica Online, the modern April Fool’s Day may have started in France when the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1582, moving New Year’s Day from March 25 to January 1. People who continued to observe the end of New Year Week on April 1 were called fools. “The timing of the day also may be related to the vernal equinox (March 21), a time when people are said to be fooled by sudden changes in the weather,” according to Encyclopedia Britannica.
Have you played the fool more than once? What’s the best practical joke you ever played on someone and how have you been duped?
Comments
By C-Dawg
April 1, 2008 9:22 AM | Link to this
Fake dog doo is ALWAYS a hit!
By kiljoy
April 1, 2008 9:44 AM | Link to this
Clayton County! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…….
By Stephanie
April 1, 2008 9:58 AM | Link to this
Everyone in my office “called in sick” last year, leaving our boss to think he would be alone and left to do all the work. We all watched from a back room as he frantically called everyones cell phones (too bad we were all “too sick” to answer) and had a borderline breakdown at his desk. It was pretty funny because, well, if anyone deserved a scare like that-it was him.
By Jim
April 1, 2008 10:05 AM | Link to this
http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/enrollctr/whattobring.asp
I’m going to send my wife this link, and tell her we have to move to south Atlanta-I’ve been transferred there.
By James
April 1, 2008 10:38 AM | Link to this
My friend pulled one of the all timers. About 10 years ago he typed up a bunch of personalized letters dated April 1 on a fake “Jerry Springer Show” letterhead telling each recipient that “someone wanted to confront them about an unresolved past and they should come on to tell their side of the story.” He Included the 800 ticket hotline number, which when called simply takes you to a recording saying “Welcome to the Jerry Springer Show….” then giving options, but anyone who called was convinced the moment the recording started. He Fed-exed the sealed envelopes to a contact in Chicago and had them mailed on April 1st. They didn’t arrive until the 2nd or 3rd, which helped the joke. It was priceless… it took some people weeks to figure out it was a prank.
By JH
April 1, 2008 10:53 AM | Link to this
Years ago I played the best prank on my prankster step father. He wore Brut deodorant at the time, which has a distinctly greenish hue. I removed the cap and poured green food coloring on his Brut stick. The green stains on his underarms lasted for weeks, including our spring break beach trip!
By Kunify
April 1, 2008 12:30 PM | Link to this
A couple of years ago year I told my wife I was at a Honda dealership buying one of those ugly hybrid cars - ( Honda Insight -remember how square boxed it was) and that I was trading in our SUV because of fuel cost. Now she is sweet as honey and goes along with most everything I do, but this one was a NO way! She had a fit as I sent her a phone picture of it and with me in the car at a dealership. This was just the start of my turmoil on April 1. Later after all the “build up” of this ugly car, I called her up at home and told her I was on the way and be there soon and get the video camera ready of me coming home in “our new car”. I called her to let her know I was turning on our street and valla there she was on our front yard with the video camera ready to capture the moment of me driving up with this ugly car along with my children. I got out laughing sooooo hard, and said to her “April Fools” and she threw the camera at me! I had her convinced that ugly car was ours!
By timthebrave
April 1, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
I told my girlfriend this morning that my job had been outsourced to India and that I had to move to India by May 1. I wouldn’t be surprised if it really happened but I got a good laugh out of it this morning.
By Roger Thomas
April 1, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this
tbs has become The Boring Station. Check out tbs.com
By Matt
April 1, 2008 1:17 PM | Link to this
GREAT OFFICE PRANK!: I have a good one to get under the skin of your coworkers. Place a small peice of tape over the mouthpiece on the handset of their phone (the part that they speek into). No one will be able to hear them on the other line. They will asume that their phone is broken. Let them in on the joke just before they call the Help Desk. Classic!
By hello
April 1, 2008 1:33 PM | Link to this
I sent my dad an email that said “BIG NEWS!” in the title, and just put “I don’t have much time (the justice of the peace can see us today!) but…I’m pregnant! See the attached for first sonograms!” The attachment was just a picture saying “April Fool’s…you can put down the shotgun…” Since I’m pretty young and not even in the least bit of a relationship, it was a bit of a heart attack.
By BiteMe
April 1, 2008 1:42 PM | Link to this
I once told a friend over the phone who was driving from MASS to GA and was heading through the VA mountains that it’s all over the news that the mountains were being bombed and started freaking out over the phone asking if she’s seen anything and to GET OUTTA THERE as soon as possible…..Needless to say, I had her in tears before the end of the conversation. She didn’t want to talk to me again for a little while after I explained I was only joking and that VA wasn’t being bombed :)
By Huh
April 1, 2008 1:44 PM | Link to this
Truth, I hope you spelled better on the license plate, than you did in your post. And who’s stupid enough to ride around for weeks without ever looking around their car………..hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
By lorraine
April 1, 2008 1:50 PM | Link to this
Check out www.gmail.com and see what they did for their April Fools, it is so funny and I bet most people will beleive it.
By Natalie
April 1, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
I texted my boyfriend and told him we need to talk asap. I also asked him “How can you do this to me?” He blew up my phone for a few hours then I finally called him back. I kept the prank going by asking him if he was denying what he did. Soon enough, I told him what he did was fall for an April Fool’s Day prank! Priceless!!
By Natalie
April 1, 2008 2:20 PM | Link to this
I texted my boyfriend and told him we need to talk asap. I also asked him “How can you do this to me?” He blew up my phone for a few hours then I finally called him back. I kept the prank going by asking him if he was denying what he did. Soon enough, I told him what he did was fall for an April Fool’s Day prank! Priceless!!
By Natalie
April 1, 2008 2:22 PM | Link to this
I texted my boyfriend and told him we need to talk asap. I also asked him “How can you do this to me?” He blew up my phone for a few hours then I finally called him back. I kept the prank going by asking him if he was denying what he did. Soon enough, I told him what he did was fall for an April Fool’s Day prank! Priceless!!
By Natalie
April 1, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this
I texted my boyfriend and told him we need to talk asap. I also asked him “How can you do this to me?” He blew up my phone for a few hours then I finally called him back. I kept the prank going by asking him if he was denying what he did. Soon enough, I told him what he did was fall for an April Fool’s Day prank! Priceless!!
By The truth
April 1, 2008 2:27 PM | Link to this
Huh, Thanks for pointing that out. Everyone looks at their license plate every day of the week? You’re kidding right? Are you calling me a liar?
By teach1
April 1, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this
I sent out this email today:Breaking news.
AJC is reporting that there is legislation to merge Henry and Clayton counties in order to save the accreditation for students in Clayton. The plan is to leave Henry administration in place along with all Clayton teachers and students but do away with Clayton administration. Call now to state your opinion! and I listed my husband’s call number. It was fun to see his reaction as well as fellow teachers. It got forwrded out of the original 12 I sent to so it will be fun to see how far it goes.
By JESIKA
April 1, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
i texted all my friends and family “SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS, SO I CAN SEND YOU AN INVITATION TO MY BABY SHOWER”. sO MANY PEOPLE WERE CONFUSED AND UPSET WITH ME!!!
By teach1
April 1, 2008 3:10 PM | Link to this
I sent out this email today:
Breaking news. AJC is reporting that there is legislation to merge Henry and Clayton counties in order to save the accreditation for students in Clayton. The plan is to leave Henry administration in place along with all Clayton teachers and students but do away with Clayton administration. Call now to state your opinion! and I listed my husband’s call number. It was fun to see his reaction as well as fellow teachers. It got forwrded out of the original 12 I sent to so it will be fun to see how far it goes.
By BadDad
April 1, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this
Woke my ten year old daughter up for school this morning and told her I bought her Hannah Montana Concert Tickets, and she started fist pumping and screaming “oh my god”. So now I’m a total loser for telling her “ugh, April Fools” I’ll probably lock my bedroom door when I go to sleep tonight!!!!!!
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