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What do you like about April Fools Day?

cstanton

I've never been one for 'pranks' but my favourite used to be on a website called ThinkGeek.com - every year they'd have products that were almostreal, and in fact, after a few years they started to make some of them a reality.

 

 

What do you like or hate about April Fools Day? Perhaps you're more of a pranker and practical joker than a fake product creator?

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  • I used to be that you couldn't believe anything you heard on April Fool's Day.

    Now that is the case every day.... image

    Similarly pranks aren't limited to Apr 1.

    It might be useful if all foolery was constrained to Apr 1.

    I really don't see any net positives in lies and pranks.

    To answer the question, I like when it is over.

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  • I used to be that you couldn't believe anything you heard on April Fool's Day.

    Now that is the case every day.... image

    Similarly pranks aren't limited to Apr 1.

    It might be useful if all foolery was constrained to Apr 1.

    I really don't see any net positives in lies and pranks.

    To answer the question, I like when it is over.

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  • in reply to dougw

    Over here (Belgium) , the goal is to either directly prank someone (your shoelace is loose </drumfill>) or to send someone around.

     

    The second one is more elaborate. If you are new in a company, they will send you to 5, 6 different parts of the organsisation to get something that does not exist.

    When I worked at a truck factory, they would send you to go get tap water at the maintenance department.

    They would then say that you need a voucher for it, and send you to someone else.

    They would give you a voucher (often with a reference to a fish written on it) and send you to another department for a stamp.

    With that stamped document, you could go back to maintenance, who would give you a tin can filled with water. They'd say to hurry up because it evaporates.

    Then you would proudly arrive with the canister of water at your department, where they 'd take it in as if it was invaluable.