Thursday, March 31, 2011

April Fools Day Pranks

April Fools Day! That dreaded day of the year that news editors and the gullible public love to hate is upon us. While we can't wait to see what amusing pranks the likes of Google are cooking up, you can plot your own fun in the meantime.

Here is a list of 10 ideas we have come up found.
  1. Speech Recognition
    Create an official looking notice informing fellow co-workers that an item of office equipment is now equipped with speech recognition technology. Add a few suggested commands. Stick the notice to the equipment. Sit back and watch as your co-workers shout at an at an inanimate object.
    - Mashable.com

  2. President calling
    The Fake-A-Call smartphone app for Android and the Apple iPhone lets you schedule an incoming call that behaves the same as a real call would.

    Leave your phone behind as you head out of the room and a phone call could come in from the White House, Oprah Winfrey or any other name you type in.

    If you're doing this to someone else, you can pre-record the voice on the incoming call or use one from the app that will interact with your friend just like a real call.

    This app is also good year-round for getting out of a meeting or an unfortunate date.

    - Freep.com

  3. Crossed Wires
    Simple, yet effective. Just switch the telephone plugs of your colleagues' phone lines (leaving their phones in exactly the same place) and enjoy the confusion as they repeatedly receive calls for each other. Works best with coworkers that aren't on the best terms to start with.
    - Mashable.com

  4. Hamburgers for Left Handed People
    In 1998 Burger King ran an ad in USA Today promoting a new menu addition; the “Left-Handed Whopper” developed so lefties could enjoy their whopper as much as their right-handed counterparts. The ad claimed that all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees.

    - Newsmax.com: Best April Fool's Day Pranks

  5. End World Hunger
    n 1878, the New York Graphic announced that Thomas Edison had invented a machine that would convert dirt into cereal and water into wine. Newspapers throughout America fell for the hoax and republished the article by the end of the day.

    - Newsmax.com: Best April Fool's Day Pranks
  6. You Spilled What?!?

    Find an old bottle of nail polish that you don't want anymore. Unscrew the cap and set it sideways on a piece of waxed paper, letting the contents flow out into a puddle. When it dries completely, peel it off of the paper. Now you can put it anywhere and trick someone into thinking there is spilled nail polish. Works best on something your victim cherishes or on one of their important documents!
    - April Fool Zone

  7. Forgotten Coffee Cup
    Tape magnets to the bottom of an empty coffee cup, and attach it to the top of your car. Laugh at all the people who frantically try to get your attention as you drive by.
    - April Fool Zone

  8. The Splits

    Find a scrap of cloth. Place a dollar on the floor and stay nearby. When the victim comes by and bends down to pick up the dollar, rip the cloth loudly. Most people will reach back to see if they ripped their pants. One of the original classic April Fool's pranks of all time!
    - April Fool Zone


  9. Stop the Calls

    If the victim has a phone with a hook that presses down when the handset is in the cradle, tape it down. When he or she answers a call it will keep ringing.
    - April Fool Zone

  10. Tests
    Tell your kids that you just got the test scores from the proficiency tests and then go down stairs and say to your kids your going to go and make copies and then come running / walking and make your face look like you just saw a ghost and say to your kids that whatever your principals name is just spilled coffee on the proficiency tests and they will have to take it again.
    - Fun Munch

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