With today being April Fool's Day, I had this elaborate post planned. I was going to reel you all in with this elaborate story about something horrible that had happened to me. I was going to get you all worked up and concerned, and then right at the end, confess that it was all just a farce.
As you can see, I decided against it. The last time I did something like that I confused a lot of people, and I don't want to risk losing any readers by doing it again. Besides, I think enough people know me well enough that the same joke, just won't work a second time. Just thinking about doing it, though, got me thinking of the other times I've done the Bait and Switch.
Here are a few of my favorites:
- That horrible, retched dream about fleas,
- The time I "made out" with Ms Johannson,
- The dream I had about being an arsonist,
- The post where I tricked you into thinking I was having an affair.
I'm a guy who loves a good prank, so long as I am never the one the prank is played on. I've played some minor pranks on people in the past, but its all been juvenile stuff. Like taping down the handle of the spray-nozzle on the sink, or removing the salt from the salt shaker and filling it with milk. Harmless, but fun.
I don't have any pranks planned to play on The Boss today. As much as I'd like to pull off a few, I wouldn't like being banned from sleeping in my bed, or worse, having a prank played on me. Besides, I am a horrible liar when it comes to bending the truth to her, so she'd catch me before I even got a chance to get started.
What about you, Internet? Did you play any pranks on anyone growing up (or recently)? Tell me all about it.
16 Comments:
I caught out Mr. Splodge and the teenager today.
Oh, man! I failed the word verification test...I feel so unworthy.
Honestly, I hate practical jokes. I rarely think they are funny even if, as you say 'harmless'. Sometimes I feel like a party-pooper, but April Fool's jokes make my stomach feel ill.
I've only slept 3 hours. I'm too damn tired to try and be funny.
Years ago, when I worked at a bank, my coworkers and I would constantly mess with each other. One time I took everything out of my coworker’s desk while he was out to lunch and left him with just one pencil…glued inside his drawer. He didn’t notice until a customer sat at his desk.
Come see my blog, yo.
I hated that post about the affair...made me jealous :)
I told my homeschooled children that they would be starting public school tomorrow...they completely freaked! Now I'm scared...they are really diabolical when they put their powers together for evil....
Hmmm....once, we put saran wrap over the toliet because we knew my mom would come sit on it and pee overnight. Totally worked.
We told the kid it was supposed to snow last night and that if we got a good amount that he could skip school and go skiing. The kid fell for it and was extremely pissed when I made him go to school.
Ha! My word verification is "belipain." How did you know, Google?
I don't appreciate practical jokes either. And not because I don't appreciate good HUMOR, because I most certainly do. I just get no joy out of embarrassing someone else. I've never liked slapstick, I hated the 3 Stooges, and any "parody" style movies like "Airplane" even as a kid. I never had anything done to me, I just don't like it for some reason.
We all called in sick today. The whole office. We still came to work, but we have a sick line that we're supposed to call and we all called in. Our boss, after we showed up, thought it was pretty good.
we fired our cook last week and it did not end well. My husband had the kids ring the door bell and tell me it was Raju at the door. Not so funny really. 8-)
Splodge: Busted!
Moonspun: I dreaded the day in elementary school, for fear that something would happen to me.
Heather and Jase: I feel your pain.
Employee No 3699: Classic!
Maggie May: Nice. Very nice.
Cape Cod Gal: Just trying to keep you interested. =)
Bee and Rose: That would have freaked me out, too, when I was homeschooled.
Aunt Becky: I've always wanted to try that.
Lola: That is just cruel. Funny, but cruel.
Heather: Well, its not for everyone.
Miss Grace: That is genius!
A Reason 2 Write: Very clever.
I am pretty sure if you did play a prank on me that No.1 you would not be sleeping in the bed and No.2that you would most definitely have a prank pulled on you when you least expected it. But hey there is always next year. Plus I happen to remember many times where black electrical tape fooled you on the handle of the sink spray nozzle. ;)
I hate April Fools. I've never had a funny joke played on me. I've just had extremely horrible jokes that make me cry. hah
Pennie: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Meg: That's the thing about practical jokes. You need to know that the person is going to laugh, not cry.
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