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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.
John Safay, Hilton Head Island
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Many years ago, when we lived in Denver, my wife Judy and I had the Rocky Mountain News delivered and took turns reading it each morning. One year, on April 1, I put the paper back in its plastic bag after we read it and hid it in the garage. A year later, on April Fools’ Day, I took the new paper to the garage before bringing it into the house. I kept the front and second page of the new paper and replaced it with the year-old newspaper.
After pretending to read the paper I gave it to my wife and had my coffee while I watched for a reaction. Naturally the first two pages made sense to her, but after awhile I started seeing a perplexed look on her face as she began reading the year-old stories. Now Judy is a bright, well-informed woman and she made some comments about the odd “follow-up” to some old news stories. I led her off by agreeing, but it still did not occur to her that the news she was reading was a year old. Finally I suggested she check the movies to see what was playing and after a few minutes that did it!
This was more than 20 years ago and we still laugh when we think about the greatest trick I ever pulled on her.
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