It turns out to a lot of local folks, pulling pranks is no joke.

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.

David Butterworth, Hilton Head Island

Published Monday, March 31, 2008
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Before I retired, we had an office pool for the Power Ball and Mega Millions lotteries, and when the jackpot got large someone would buy 20 to 30 tickets for that particular lottery.

One morning, following a large drawing, on my way to work, I bought a ticket that was the same number as the previous night's winner. I went to the person who collected all the money and asked her if she knew the winning number, which she did. I proceeded to read the numbers from my ticket and she went ballistic, calling everyone over to tell them that I had bought the winning ticket for about $150 million. When I told what I had done she was not too pleased.

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