April Fool's Pranks
Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2009
by Ryan Stroud
I looked across the internet for some great tricks. Hope you all enjoy!!!
Confetti Shower
If it's raining on April's Fools Day: put some confetti into their umbrella, close it and wait for the victim to open it.
Salty Surprise
Simple: put salt on the victim's toothbrush. Then stand by to watch the surprised look on their face.
This is the most classic and simple prank ever. Balance a small disposable cup of water on the top of a partially open door. Then wait for the splash!
All Sewed Up
Sew someone's coat cuffs together so they can't get their hands through. Or go through their underwear drawer and sew the legs of all their underwear closed (if you use a sewing machine, this doesn't take too long!).
Running Late
While the victim is asleep, reset all the clocks ahead two hours. When they wake up they will panic and think they slept late and are late for school or work.
Rig the Sprayer
Put a rubber band around the push button of the spray nozzle (the kind with a hose) so the button stays down. Point it forward. When the victim uses the sink they will get a wet surprise!
Do the Splits
Find a scrap of cloth. Place a dollar on the floor and stay nearby. When the victim comes by and bends down to pick up the dollar, rip the cloth loudly. Most people will reach back to see if they ripped their pants!
That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Take a quarter and use a pencil to trace around it-this will leave pencil dust all along the edge of the coin. Hide this coin in your hand for now. Go to your victim and tell him you want to show them a trick. Tell him you can do something that you bet he can't. Take a quarter (a new quarter, not the "marked" quarter) and roll in down your face from the top of your forehead, over your nose, and down to your chin. Challenge your victim to do the same thing-handing them the "marked" quarter. When your victim finishes, congratulate them and walk away. Let them figure out for themselves that you tricked them into marking a big line down the middle of their face!
Down it Falls
Place a paper cup filled with confetti on top of the door. Leave the door ajar. When your victim walks through the door, the confetti will fall on their head!
Chewy
Offer to make a sandwich for the victim. But don't remove the wrapper from the slice of cheese. When they bite down they'll get a chewy surprise.
Sweet Success
Make some "delicious" caramel apples. But trick your victim by substituting an onion for their apple!
Don't Cry Over Spilled Beer
Tell a friend that you know a great trick. Put your hand palm-down on the table and balance a full glass of beer (or any liquid) on the back of your hand. Bet your friend that they can't balance a glass on both hands at once (with your help to put them in place). As soon as you have the glasses balanced, stand up and walk out. They will be trapped and will have to spill the beers to escape.
Losing It
Buy a package of "hair extensions" that match the victim's hair. (Inexpensive ones can usually be found in the hair accessory section of a drug store or grocery store.) Snip some strands about the length of the victim's real hair and spread it around on their pillow while they are asleep. They will wake up to a real fright!
Keep Rubbing
Coat a bar of soap with clear nail polish and let it dry. Then put it into the shower ... your victim will go crazy trying to get some lather!
Unexpected
Take all the cereal in the house, remove the plastic bags from the boxes, and switch them around. When the victim tries to eat breakfast they will do a double-take when the wrong cereal pours out.
Open Open Open
Use superglue to glue the top of a bottle of shampoo to the bottle. Make sure it is the only shampoo in the shower. Your victim will go nuts trying to open it up!
Stale Joke
Buy a box of donuts several days before April 1st. Keep them in the refrigerator with the top open until they are very dried out. On April Fool's Day put them by the office coffee maker so everyone will help themselves!
Drawer Confusion
Remove the desk drawers in the victim's desk and switch them around. (If you can't remove the drawers, just take out the stuff and swap it around.)
Musical Chairs
Take the fancy office chair out of the boss's office and switch it with the ugliest chair. Whoever had the ugliest chair will probably be happily surprised to see their "new" chair, and the boss will probably be embarrassed to have to come and take it away. Of course, you better make sure your boss has a good sense of humor!
Soft Hat
For a person who is required to wear a hard hat at work: hide their hat replace their hat with one you have painted bright pink, or otherwise decorated in an embarrassing way. Unless they can find someone who will loan them one, they'll be forced to wear it all day.
Did You Call Me?
If you have an office phone system that allows conference calling, you can prank two people at once. Call the first victim's extension, then very quickly call the second victim and push the conference button. Now both people will think the other person called them and will begin arguing over who called whom!
Take the Call
Use glue to secure the victim's handset to the phone (be sure to use glue that can be removedcheck the label first because some glue will destroy plastic). Then go to a nearby phone, call their number and watch while they lift the entire phone to their ear.
Kidnapped
Take an item from the victim's office (something they use a lot such as a special coffee cup, stapler, pencil cup, etc.). Take a picture of the item and leave it on the victim's desk (in the same spot where the item was located), along with a "ransom" note.
Thanks to www.aprilfoolzone.com for help!
Ryan Stroud is a military trained journalist who has served in Iraq with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, US Army. Prior to his military experiences, Stroud grew up playing, coaching, and refereeing soccer. Also, Stroud focused many years of his life playing, touring, and recording/producing local music acts. He has a wonderful wife of 4 years, a 2 year old son and a newborn daughter.
Stroud's biggest writing influences are Jim Butcher, Chuck Palahniuk, Edward Lee, Jack Ketchum, Christopher Moore and Ben Fox.
He currently resides in Huntsville, Al, with the 59th Ordnance Brigade at Redstone Arsenal.
Stroud would also like to take a moment to thank his friends who are currently in battle over in Iraq. God bless all of you.
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