Friday, March 30, 2007
Randomly Noted April Fool’s Day: Will Get Fooled Again
Posted by Curt Holman @Curt_Holman on Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 9:18 PM
I'm a little concerned that national pranking is being neglected on April Fool's Day, so here are 10 suggestions for practical jokes for roommates, spouses, family members and other victims. They're essentially harmless but, with luck, might leave them shaken up. Warning: If your victim also reads this blog, they might try to prank you preemptively.
1) Paint the windows of your home greenish yellow during the night, and when your victim wakes up, claim that the pollen has engulfed the entire building.
2) Replace their computer's wallpaper, screen saver, etc. with gay porn.
3) If they're gay, replace their screen saver/wallpaper with STRAIGHT porn.
4) If they HAVE porn and you know where it is, replace their DVDs, Internet bookmarks, etc. with "Hello Kitty" shows, URLS, etc.
5) If you have access to their cell phone, change every ring tone to "Kung Fu Fighting."
6) Change their speed-dial numbers to their least favorite political organizations, charities, radio station call-in numbers – or just to fax machines, so they'll hear that piercing whine.
7) Secretly crank up the volume on everything – phones, computers, home and car stereos, televisions, headphones, clock radios — and otherwise leave them as they should be. If the joke works REALLY well, they may have heart attacks when they finally turn them on.
8) Throw a large cup or bucket of icy water on them in the shower. The great thing about this joke is that after the initial, shockingly cold splash, the shower warms them up almost immediately.
9) April 1st is Sunday, so when they're at church, dress up as their deity of choice, and at an opportune moment, barge into the service and loudly proclaim that Judgment Day is nigh. If you're particularly convincing, you can get the congregation to take off their clothes in anticipation of the Rapture.
10) Remove the cover of their copy of Creative Loafing and replace the interior with pages from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Or would that be too cruel?
If anyone has other suggestions, bring 'em on.
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