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We asked our readers to submit their favorite pranks for April Fools’ Day, and fools rushed in to share their top stunts and hoaxes. Suffice it to say, there are some dirty, rotten pranksters around town.
We voted, and have published three of our favorites here. These and all other submissions are posted on our Web site at islandpacket.com/aprilfools. Read them carefully to guard against becoming the victim of any practical jokes today.
And when you’re done reading, go out and try one of those new left-handed Whoppers. We hear they’re quite tasty.
Bill Butterworth, Hilton Head Island
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This happened quite a few years ago in Marco Island, Fla. My roommate Richie Kohl (we were both in the food and beverage industry ) and I had been arguing for a few days about a lot of gossip that was going around. We had stayed up late the night before, and between Richie and I a case of beer had gone missing, but we had solved the world's problems ... and ours.
The next night Richie called me from the restaurant that he worked at and asked if I wanted to go out and have a few beers. I said no thanks I have to be up at 7 a.m. for my landscape job. I was home early and went to bed only to be wakened by a drunken Richie stumbling around the living room. I went out and told Richie to be quiet and that I was going back to bed. I went to my room wide awake and planned my revenge.
I remembered Richie did not have a wristwatch, and he did have to work lunch the next day. I listened to Richie and as he watched television loudly I waited for about half an hour after the lights in the living room went out (Richie slept on the sofa). I walked out to the living room to hear Richie snoring ... loudly. I went to the television, the VCR and the microwave clock and set them all two hours ahead! Then I went to his alarm clock and set that time two hours ahead and the alarm three hours ahead! As I awoke the next morning I walked through the living room to be sure everything was correct.
Somewhere near 9 a.m. my cell phone rang. It was Richie. He told me he had panicked, dressed without a shower and went to the restaurant thinking he was late. The manager looked at him quizzically and said, “Richie why are you here so early, we are not even open for another hour!” From what I heard of that day everyone was asking Richie what time it was and laughing!
Richie, got a watch yet?
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