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Apr 01 2018

April Fools’ Day falling on Easter Sunday this year has thrown me off. I had to hide eggs and make bunny pancakes—I didn’t have it in me to execute any clever pranks too. I’m not great at it anyway. Most of my family and friends claim they can see it coming from a mile away. So instead of fun pranks, here’s a random list of foolish ways to be a big ol’ fool in a daily life kind of way. Do any of the following if you want to be foolish AF. 1.Text and drive. 2. Cut your own hair. Especially after a glass of wine or three. 3. Take on more than you can handle. Just keep saying yes to everything until you pass out. 4. Put your health last. 5. Take people for granted. 6. Make up time lost by stealing “sleep” time. Sleep is for babies. 7. Never step outside your comfort zone. 8. Bail on as many social engagements as you can. 9. Skip exercise. Who wants to go getting all healthy and trim? 10. Send a text while you’re angry. 11. Gossip and spread rumours. 12. Compare yourself to others. 13. Sleep with your cell phone. 14.[…]

Mar 31 2014

As usual I’ve left April Fools’ prank planning to the last minute. I toyed with the idea of trading our bald skinny pig with a friend’s furry guinea pig for the day. My children would awaken on April 1st to find bald-as a-baby’s-bottom Ernie had suddenly sprouted hair over night. Fun, right? Probably not as fun for my friend’s kids who would awaken to the shock of finding a bald guinea pig. That kind of sh*t leaves emotional scars. Thinking I’ll shelf that idea. For now. Speaking of cavy savvy gags, back in 2000, The Independent newspaper in the UK reported that researchers had developed a Viagara-like pill to treat sexually frustrated pets. The article claimed there was nothing as sad as a pet suffering from feelings of sexual inadequacy, noting “It’s not unknown for a guinea pig to sit in its cage thinking, ‘I haven’t had sex for months. Am I so unattractive?” Owners were instructed to grind the pills and sprinkle into the pet’s food. The pills were to be marketed under the brand name Feralmone. LOL! Do you include pets in your April Fools’ pranks? Do you even play any pranks at all? Or do you[…]

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Are You An April Fool?

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