Will You Be Fooled, or Will You Do the Fooling?
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (99200)
United States
March 27, 2025 8:22am CST
When it comes to April Fool's Day, I don't always have a prank lined up and ready to go, and sometimes I do get fooled, although nothing readily comes to mind. Right now I have no plans to prank anyone, although I am always game for a good one if the right one comes along.
Have you ever been pranked? What happened? Or have you done a good prank on someone else? I'd love to know.
What do you think of April Fool's Day pranks overall? I guess if they are done in fun, and no one gets hurt they are okay in my book. Any plans to pull any pranks this year?
Enquiring minds want to know.
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17 responses
@Beestring (15288)
• Hong Kong
27 Mar
No plan to prank anyone. If I am pranked, as long as it doesn't hurt, I'll just give it a laugh.
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@LindaOHio (187410)
• United States
28 Mar
I haven't been involved with April Fool's Day pranks since I was in school.
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@LindaOHio (187410)
• United States
30 Mar
@porwest I've aged quite a bit in the last 2 months.
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@porwest (99200)
• United States
30 Mar
@LindaOHio I can imagine it HAS been a VERY trying time for you for so many reasons. Things will get better, though. I am sure of it. Time has a way of healing all wounds, so they say.
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@moffittjc (123993)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 Mar
I love April Fools pranks, and every year I say ahead of time that I am going to plan an epic prank on someone, and then I usually forget about it until the last minute and then don't have time to actually pull it off. This year, I want to get my entire crew at work to show up, clock in, and then go hide in the break room and then each of us call the boss and and say we're sick and can't make it to work. And then sit in the breakroom and wait to see the boss start sweating when she doesn't see any of us back in Receiving doing our jobs.
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@moffittjc (123993)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Mar
@akalinus I don't think we'd be in any hot water. Our boss is amazing, and she is one who would love a good prank, even if it's one played on her. She'd be a good sport about it, but would plan her revenge (playing a prank back on us later).
@Shivram59 (40584)
• India
27 Mar
As a middle school student I was fooled by some of my classmates. I would often forget the date. I remember a friend who came and told me the principal was calling me. I went,to the principal's office and he told me I was fooled.
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@kareng (73172)
• United States
3 Apr
@Shivram59 LOL. Was nobody here to prank but my hubby, and I didn't even think of it either.
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@Shivram59 (40584)
• India
3 Apr
@kareng 
I didn't remember it was the Ist of April.
I didn't remember it was the Ist of April.2 people like this
@kareng (73172)
• United States
3 Apr
I used to enjoy pranking people, but have not done any recently or in the last couple of years. I remember several years ago my daughter's kids put a stick on faux dart on her car tire and she freaked out thinking her tire was ruined since the dart was on the side wall of the tire. It was comical to everyone but her!
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@BarBaraPrz (49478)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Mar
I once sent a blank piece of paper folded like a card to my brother for his birthday, which happens to be the first of April...
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@DaddyEvil (146817)
• United States
27 Mar
I love to talk and tease people but pranks aren't my thing and I can get mad if someone tries to pull a prank on me. It's better to just avoid that kind of thing, in my opinion. I usually just walk away.
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@lovebuglena (46102)
• Staten Island, New York
27 Mar
I’ve never pranked anyone and I don’t remember anyone pranking me lol. Can I consider myself lucky?
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@JudyEv (351957)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Mar
We mostly forget about it till later in the day and I think prank-time is supposed to finish at midday. I'd really like to contribute more but I can't remember being pranked or being party to a good one. 
Like you, I don't mind pranks as long as no-one gets hurt.
Like you, I don't mind pranks as long as no-one gets hurt.1 person likes this
