It's April Fools Day. Hooray. This can be the most fun day of the year for some people.
But we aren't going to pull a prank on you. You can go to the Onion, America's Finest News Source, for fake news from people who would do a better job than we would.
We can give you ideas of good pranks to play on your friends, or a heads up about what your friends may be planning to pull on you.
Pranks are fun, depending on the sense of humor of the prankster and victim.
These aren't too bad. We're not going to advocate egging anyone's house or putting in a fake call to 911.
Instead, try (or lookout for):
- Stuffing somebody's room with shredded paper, newspaper, packing peanuts or balloons. They'll open the door expecting all to be well, then they get a fluffy surprise.
- Wrapping personal items — cell phones, laptops, car keys, cars — in several hundred yards of plastic wrap. It'll take a while to cut through hundreds or thousands of layers to get to their stuff, and they'll probably end up late for something.
- Gluing things to the floor or onto a table top. Your friend will reach for a handful of change, their keys, pens or the TV remote only to find out that they have become a semi-permanent decoration.
- Freezing something in a block of ice. Steal your friend's car keys or iPod (wrap electronics tightly in plastic wrap or foil or put them in a zip-close bag), drop it in a cup of water and put it in the freezer.
- Changing the language on electronics. They obviously control our lives now. Grab a phone, iPod, laptop or whatever else kids have these days and change the language. Try Mandarin or Russian.
- Putting your friends stuff on Craigslist. Make a posting for their car, TV, guitar or whatever they hold dear. Be sure to price it way less than it's worth so he or she gets a lot of responses. Include a phone number, or the prank will probably go unnoticed.
- Penny jamming. This is a residence hall classic. Put a small stack of pennies, or any coins, between a door and the door frame. Make sure there's barely room to fit one more, then pound the last one into place with a hammer. If done right, opening the door becomes quite the chore.
- Creating a profile on an online dating Web site. Include mostly real information so the person gets responses, thus ensuring he or she is aware of the prank. Make the person seem like an ideal date — long walks on the beach, rich, willing to pay for everything.
- Contacting a friend's ex as if you were the friend. Send text messages from a friend's phone or log on to his or her Facebook profile. Tell the ex-boyfriend or girlfriend about how it was a huge mistake and you think it can work.
Try these at your own risk, but these should be tame enough not to warrant a punch in the face, but expect some sort of retaliation. Then you could escape the stresses of the last few weeks of school with a prank war. Everyone loves prank wars.
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