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Open Thread: April Fool!

By Virge Sunday, April 7, 2024 2 Comments Share This:

Are we ever too old for a good April Fool’s prank?

April Fool’s Pranker

One time a few years ago I did one at trivia bar I frequent. I found a wig close to my own hair and a pal to play along. We pretended to have a big fight and things escalated while the bar got quiet. At the right moment – voila! she tore the wig off my head.

The looks on everyone’s faces and their collected “OOOOOOOhh” was priceless.

April Fool’s Prankee

The world’s best April Fool’s prank was courtesy of my late husband. Michael noticed how creeped out I was about the Twilight Zone episode “The Fever” – a slot machine pursues a gambler to his death while repeating his name. It chases him until he jumps out the window.

The next time I turned on my home office computer, it booted up and said, “Okay, Virginia, let’s boogie!” I ran, scared and shocked, to Michael, who saw the look on my face and almost fell out of his chair laughing. And after a second, I laughed too.

That’s the essence of a perfect April Fool’s prank. It’s not mean, nobody gets hurt, and everybody laughs.

YOUR TURN

But that’s me. How about you? What was a great April Fool’s prank you played or had played on you? Tell us about it in the comments!

Virge Randall is Senior Planet’s Managing Editor. She is also a freelance culture reporter who seeks out hidden gems and unsung (or undersung) treasures for Straus Newspapers; her blog “Don’t Get Me Started” puts a quirky new spin on Old School New York City. Send your suggestions for Open Threads to her at editor@seniorplanet.org.

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2 responses to “Open Thread: April Fool!”

Reba Taylor:

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 9:13am

My husband was always stressed about me cooking on high , so one April fools day while he was showering I ran through the house screaming fire . He ran outside with soap on him and not much towel . Ha

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Paul S Tringali:

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 7:19pm

I love to drive around on April Fool’s Day with what appears to be 2 cups of take-out coffee on the roof of my car, right above where the driver’s sits. The cups are actually empty except for strong magnets that hold the cups down. As I drive around town people who notice the cups are quick to start honking/pointing/yelling to me to let me know. That’s when I hold up my April Fools sign and most of the time they laugh out loud and give me a thumbs up!

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