April is right around the corner. You know what that means. The first day of April is a day most of us devote to playing practical jokes on each other. We are all familiar with April Fools Day. In fact, many of us are conjuring up ideas on how to pull the best prank on our friends right now (if you haven’t devised a plan already).So, here are some simple suggestions for how to throw off people on April Fools Day.
1. Early Bird
Set a room mate’s or friend’s alarm clock to go off in the middle of the night. Then, hide it somewhere in the room where he or she will have to get up and stumble around to shut the alarm off. (For even more fun, sneak in after he or she is sleeping and unscrew the light bulb in his or her lamp. Finding the clock in the dark should be fun right?).
2. Tug of War
This prank can only be used on two people with bedroom doors directly across the hall from each other (dorms). Take a piece of rope and tie the door knobs to each other. Remember, there must be enough slack, so one door is able to open slightly. Then, knock on both of the doors at the same time. The victims will end up in a tug of war trying to get out.
3. Incorrect
Before a buddy goes to type a paper using Microsoft Word, go onto his or her computer and change the auto-correct feature. This will cause common words to be misspelled. To do this, open Word, choose “AutoCorrect Options” from the tools menu, and have it replace common words like “the” and “and” with completely different words like “eggplant” or “Uranus.” Good luck writing that paper!
4. Dark Side
With the majority of computer monitors, turning the brightness control all the way up and the contrast all the way down, will make the screen appear to be blank. Do this to someone and they will flip out thinking that something is wrong with his or her computer.
5. Losing it
Buy a package of hair extensions that match the color of a friend’s hair (this prank might work better if pulled on a girl). Cut some of the strands about the same length as your friend’s real hair. Then, spread the snips around on the pillow while she is asleep. She’ll wake up believing she’s going bald.
6. Tricky Coin
Glue a quarter or dollar coin to the ground or floor in a busy place. Then, take a seat nearby and watch as people try to pick it up.
7. Can’t Catch This
Tape the end of a dollar bill to fishing line on a fishing pole. Set the dollar bill in an area where people passing by can see it. Then, go hide and wait for a victim to come along. When someone does reach for the dollar, reel in the line a few inches. Watch the victim chase around the dollar bill.
8. Forgetful
Tape magnets to the bottom of an empty coffee cup and set it on top of your car. Then, laugh at all the people who frantically try to get your attention as you drive by.
9. Chewy
Offer to make a sandwich for a friend. However, don’t remove the wrapper from the slice of cheese. He or she will bite into a chewy surprise!
10. Avalanche
For this prank, the person’s door must open to the inside or should be pushed to open-not pulled. Also, the person must be a sound sleeper. While the victim is sleeping, quietly tape newspaper across the door jam. Cover it almost to the top. Then, fill in the gap between the newspaper and the door with Styrofoam peanuts, popcorn, crumpled newspaper, or water balloons. When the victim opens the door in the morning, he or she will be greeted by an avalanche.
For a complete list of simple April Fools Day pranks click here.
