tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6888661211155933719..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: April Fools DayJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-63858363511523372572013-04-06T22:50:29.319-04:002013-04-06T22:50:29.319-04:00My favorite(?) April Fool's prank happened whe...My favorite(?) April Fool's prank happened when I was working inside the secure areas of a state prison. I had a "secure" locker--extra re-enforcement, locks, etc--in which I was to keep anything that needed to be kept away from inmates including my own work crew--personal things, sharp tools, etc. On April 1, I came in & unlocked it. My crew had talked one of the corrections officers into letting them down in the evening. They totally disassembled the locker and put it back together with the back panel inches away from the door, and a note saying "APRIL FOOL!" at eye height.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32079213848518308512013-04-01T13:51:15.191-04:002013-04-01T13:51:15.191-04:00I'm not big on April Fool's jokes, either....I'm not big on April Fool's jokes, either. I don't mind a mild prank now & then, but like you, EB, I feel that the majority of them are mean-spirited. Like the time my dad put little jalapeno pieces in hot dogs before cooking them up for my brother. That's just mean & unnecessary.<br /><br />Because of that, I've never been able to even come up with one . . . even a mild one. My brain just doesn't operate in the "how can I trick someone" fashion.Alyx Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815592165482269572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-25074453616597350482013-04-01T13:29:13.132-04:002013-04-01T13:29:13.132-04:00I haven't played any April Fools' jokes th...I haven't played any April Fools' jokes that I can remember. The White House played one today. They sent out a special video message from the president. It started with a shot of an empty lectern in the press briefing room. Then a young boy (an actor who plays "Kid President" in YouTube videos) peeked over the lectern. He gave a brief message and ended with "April Fools on all of you all."Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-58570498631695334002013-04-01T12:47:20.588-04:002013-04-01T12:47:20.588-04:00Gloria--I think that April Fools Day is a great ex...Gloria--I think that April Fools Day is a great excuse for kids to trick adults. The harmless kid kind are fun for them (maybe a bit tiresome for adults).<br /><br />No harm done, then Paula, and that can happen without anyone trying to trick the other. How is it that so any holidays for children are based on tricks? April Fools Day and Halloween.<br /><br />LD, my son played tricks on me, but he had no need of April Fools Day. He was quite spontaneous about it. He doesn't do it much anymore, but then he doesn't live at home anymore, nor even in the same state. I just saw him yesterday, but now I miss him all over! Always the Mom. sigh!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-80515616679025767802013-04-01T12:05:52.407-04:002013-04-01T12:05:52.407-04:00Where were those good ideas before this morning?
...Where were those good ideas before this morning?<br /><br />Sorry. I used to enjoy letting my kids play April Fool pranks when they were little. Their attempts were obviously and usually harmless. But we all outgrew the practice over the years. I guess that's a good thing.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10246395255617283782013-04-01T10:09:26.916-04:002013-04-01T10:09:26.916-04:00One April Fools joke I remember was an accidental ...One April Fools joke I remember was an accidental one. My mother and I were visiting her family home. She was having breakfast with my uncle. When she picked up her glasses to read the paper, all the writing was blurry. My uncle laughed and said, "April Fools." She had picked up his glasses by mistake.Paula Gail Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843350597811462936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53779502458270667092013-04-01T09:59:07.802-04:002013-04-01T09:59:07.802-04:00I feel the same way, E.B. and Jim. When I was teac...I feel the same way, E.B. and Jim. When I was teaching third grade, the students always tried April Fool's Day jokes by telling me something like I had a spider on my shoulder, but nothing unkind and cruel. I'll have to admit, I did the same thing like announcing at the beginning of the day there would be no recess that day or lunch was to be fried worms. They'd always laugh and say "April Fools!" So you can imagine why I consider April Fool's Day jokes very immature and only really funny for kids. Of course, some people never grow up, do they.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-30850812902955507432013-04-01T09:55:56.548-04:002013-04-01T09:55:56.548-04:00I really wasn't sure as to the day's origi...I really wasn't sure as to the day's origin, so it was interesting research. I never liked April Fools jokes either, Jim. No my sort of humor at all.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28589049129365683982013-04-01T06:30:43.025-04:002013-04-01T06:30:43.025-04:00Most April Fools’ jokes leave me cold – but I was ...Most April Fools’ jokes leave me cold – but I was never a slapstick fan.<br /><br />As kids my mother would always do something to celebrate the day and we would pay her back in kind, pinning her washcloth to the railing or some such.<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com