See you folks after lunch. I don't do April Fools anymore. This previous post will explain why.
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I left a picture a couple of scrolls down that could have been me, cause I'm canadian, eh?, but wasn't. I found it somewhere when I was looking for my inuksuk.
When it tricked SS4MD, I was reminded of why I stopped participating in April Fool's Day.
I used to love the morning to play harmless pranks, and deflect some pay back pranks that were owed to me.I'd try to spot the newspaper or TV jokes that some people really did fall for.
A couple of years ago though, I went too far. Way too far.I made both my kids cry, and had 4 of 7 of my managers leave me steamed messages on the phone that I refused to answer.
My son, jumped 2 feet in the air, when I told him that school had been cancelled that day. He was still jumping when I told him, " April Fool's" He stopped mid air and crumpled to the ground sobbing.So I dried the tears, asked for forgiveness (withheld) and sent him off to school.He reminds me of this every April 01st.
I felt really bad, but just as I was recovering from that, my daughter phoned me in tears. She had just opened my cleverly forged E mail, a letter from the bank denying her car loan application.She only read the denial part. She was too upset to read further down to read, "April Fool's, love mom"
By that time , I knew better than to answer the phone, when it started ringing a few minutes later. If I'd had the time I would have left a new message on my answering machine. It would have said" Hi, it's Hope, calm down, it's April Fool's Day remember? I am not serious about the dress code change... read the fine print, and get back all copies you might have distributed.Thanks, sorry, bye"
So from that day on, I have feared causing distress to those around me, and have abstained, although I still have to look over my shoulder for payback.
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And now you know why I will be in bed until it's over. Having to sidestep these once a year antics has been difficult for me. I find I have to spread my chaos around in little tiny bits through out the year.
And if ya get tricked, good on ya. It's great to laugh at one's self.
But if you get fooled by Mark, I shall laugh at you. and I will say.... I told you so.
About Me
- Hope
- I am a woman who is content with herself and her life, but believe that each day brings new possibilities and opportunities that I intend to be open to. I am an intuative person who does not always listen to herself.
2 comments:
Last year, some radio stations started broadcasting that the Florida Legislature had voted and cleared with the Naval Observatory the idea to extend the Eastern Time Zone to the Florida Alabama Border. They made it sound extremely official, cited reasons relating to official business hours for State offices, costs associated etc. Well this went through the roof. People were calling 911, our local TV channels, and their congressional offices. This joke was genius. It took forever to go away. And the radio stations never said another word about it. Never confirmed or denied that they had even said anything. Never came back and said "April Fools". Never let all these stupid citizens know that it was all a joke. What a great April fools prank that was.
One of the best ones I've seen (and I've saved somewhere) was a large full page ad in the Calgary Sun. It announced a break thru in, you guessed it, Canadian Beer. Instant beer!A free sample came in the form of an amber colored square,which was to be cut out placed in a 8 oz glass of water, and refridgerated for a couple of hours. A number was given to phone with your opinion on the beer, and an offer of more free samples. You guessed it. The phone rang off the hook a couple of hours later, and some people even claimed to like the stuff!
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