April Fool?

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Registered: 10-21-2005
April Fool?
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Sat, 04-01-2006 - 9:46am

Do you or does anyone in your family play April Fools Day pranks? Every year dh plays a prank on a long-suffering co-worker and every year the poor thing falls for it. One year, he pretended to take her up on an offer to watch dd while we went on vacation (she'd casually mentioned being willing). He presented her with dates and an elaborate schedule of dd's alleged "activities" (including routine meditation and being driven to birthday parties all over NE ohio). She hadn't mentioned the "offer" to her dh and my evil dh left her hanging for THREE DAYS before he confessed!

This year, I am to call her to confirm a delivery of a ton of gravel. She and her dh have been fighting about this and I am to act as though the delivery is on it's way and can't be stopped. The gravel will supposedly be dropped at the end of her driveway unless she can signal the driver ahead. I wonder how long she'll stand at the end of her driveway..... Poor thing.

One year he sent a letter (on fire department stationary - he is a volunteer) to another coworker with a bill for a false alarm call. There was as fundraiser there and this coworker put out candles that set off the smoke alarms.

Another year - many years back - we had a friend staying out our house while we were on vacation. I called and left a message on the answering machine saying I was a friend coming from Armenia with my four children to stay twoo weeks. He hid in the kitchen with the lights out all day until it dawned on him that the voice on the phone sounded strangely familiar!

We haven't thought of one to play on dd yet - but she did hang a sign on the full length mirror in our room "objects in the mirror may appear older than they are!"

I've read about some pretty funny and elaborate pranks over the years - hooking up the car horn so it sounds every time you turn the wheel - crazy things like that.

So now you all know how sick we are here ...I'll post on Monday as to how the gravel prank went. I hope I can think of a proper prank for dd!

jt

(last year she came home on 4/1 with a detention - signed by one of the nuns - for defacing school property! I actually bought it for a nanosecond!)

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Registered: 10-21-2005
In reply to: pay_it_4ward
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 12:00pm
I'm laughing so hard, I'm crying! Your poor dh! This is the first time I've heard of someone being fooled by it not being a joke to begin with!
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Registered: 02-15-2006
In reply to: pay_it_4ward
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 12:30pm
Last year I was about 6 1/2 mo pregnant on April Fool's Day, so I took a pregnancy test for my sis to play a prank on her husband. It went over pretty good, but she gave it away after about 15 minutes. This year I let the day slip by without a prank at all, I guess the baby was a distraction. But after reading all the posts I have lots of good ideas for next year!
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Registered: 09-07-2005
In reply to: pay_it_4ward
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 1:19pm

I just laughed and laughed until my eyes were crying! I especially loved the part about stopping at Wendy's! And then finding your DH without his pants! Haha! (of course, his pain and suffering isn't funny, but your story was!!

Thanks for the laugh this morning!!

zz

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Registered: 10-17-2005
In reply to: pay_it_4ward
Mon, 04-03-2006 - 1:52pm

I'm a little late on this one, but maybe as an idea for next year for someone...

Last year on April Fool's Day I had been at my job a little over a year. I am the sole full-time support for (then) two insurance agents. I typed a letter of resignation and left it on my boss' desk. It was a completely professional letter until the last line. He didn't get that far. He's not known for raising his voice, but I sure heard "Dani, come in here" loud and clear! Every time he would ask "what's the meaning of this?" or "I don't understand" I would say "It's all in the letter...you read it didn't you?" I tried my darndest to keep a straight face, and managed it for about 5 minutes, before I burst out laughing.

Last Friday I started chuckling and told him that he was safe this year because April Fool's Day is a Saturday. He said he'd already thought of that was and was thankful.

I was really proud of myself because I'm not good at those kind of pranks. So that one will live for a long time!

Dani

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