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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.
Andy Makarick, Bluffton
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I won the lottery. At least my wife and in-laws thought I did.
It just so happened the winning number was picked the night of March 31. I wrote the number down, knowing my wife and in-laws would not know what the number was until it was published in the newspaper April 1. My in-laws don’t receive the paper until late afternoon.
My wife and I were on our way out of town on business, so I stopped at the local gas station and not only gassed up, but bought a few lottery tickets, one with the “winning” number.
After we arrived at our destination, I turned the local news on, knowing the lottery numbers would be broadcast. Innocently, I wrote them down on a notepad and eventually started checking the numbers of the three lottery tickets.
Jokingly, I said to my wife, “Well, we got one number right. ... Hey, this is great, we have two numbers right. Wow, we have three numbers right. We have four numbers right. This is exciting! Holly cow, we have all five numbers right, we won, we won!”
Of course she wouldn’t believe me, though she was very excited. I said, “Why don’t we call your parents, they get the paper and the numbers are in it.” So we called them, all excited. Dad read the numbers off while Sharon and I followed along on the “winning” lottery ticket. The yells and screams could be heard for a hundred miles I think.
Then I said, “Oh, wait a minute, this ticket has an April Fools’ date on it!” Yes, you could hear a pin drop. Needless to say, my wife only talked to me when it was absolutely necessary for the next three days.
A side note to this is we had a group, four couples, and we referred to the group as a four seasons group, with each hosting a get-together during one of the four seasons. We had an agreement that if any of us won the lottery, we’d have to take the group on an around-the-world tour. One friend said, “You pulled a good joke, but if anyone won the lottery, I could not go on the trip; only my wife could, because it was really a mean joke! I wish I had thought of it.” What fun.
This happened about 10 years ago, but we still talk about the perfect timing for the joke.
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