JEEEEEEJ! It’s THAT day again! The one day in the whole year when I can prank everyone, and NO ONE can be mad at me! MUAHAHA! I LOVE this day! I am a MASTER prankster, and I am PROUD! 😎
Every year, I am super careful not to get pranked. NO ONE gets me. NO ONE!
But today... they GOT ME.
It all started at 7 AM. My phone started ringing. UGH. Who even calls at this hour?! It was my mom.
Mom: “Hey honey, put the coffee on, I’ll be there in 10 minutes!”
Me (half asleep): “Huh? What? Mom, what are you talking about?”
Mom (sweetest voice ever): “Oh honey, don’t tell me you forgot! We planned this last week! I’m coming over, and then we’re going shopping.”
BOOM. I WAS AWAKE.
Me: “MOM, WHAT?!”
Mom: “Yup! See you in 10 minutes! Byyeeeee!”
Panic mode: ACTIVATED.
Now listen, I am NOT a cleaning freak. My apartment is fine. Sure, maybe there are some clothes on the bathroom floor. Maybe last night’s snacks are still on the table. Maybe I live my best life. BUT MY MOM? No way. She is the QUEEN of cleanliness. She sees one speck of dust and goes full detective mode.
So I JUMPED out of bed like a ninja, cleaning like my life depended on it. Kitchen? Spotless. Bathroom? Shiny. Clothes? Shoved in the washing machine. Coffee? Brewing. Apartment? LOOKING GOOD.
And then… I waited.
And waited…
AND WAITED…
And then it hit me.
I CALLED HER.
Me: “MOOOOOM, DID YOU PRANK ME?!”
She laugh like crazy.
Mom: “Ohhh honey, after all these years, I FINALLY GOT YOU!”
NOOOOOOOOOO. I HAD BEEN BETRAYED.
Me: “MOM, THAT’S NOT FAIR! NEVER AGAIN!!”
But hey, at least my apartment is clean.
Now it was MY TURN.
First victim: My brother.
I called him at 7:30 AM.
Me: *“Hey, surprise! I came to visit! Where are you?”
Him (all confused): “Wait, what?! I’m at work! I’ll try to come home early!”
HAHA. Step one: SUCCESS.
Step two? I called him again.
Me: “Hey, can I borrow your car? My husband needs ours, and I need to visit a friend.”
Now, my brother LOVES his car. His car is his baby.
Him: “Uh… okay, but PLEASE be careful.”
Me: “Of course! I’ve been driving longer than you!”
Step three? The GRAND FINALE.
At 8:30 AM, I called him back, FAKE CRYING.
Me (sobbing): “DON’T BE MAD! I’ll pay for everything!”
Him (panicked): “WHAT?! PAY FOR WHAT?!”
Me (still “crying”): “I crashed your car! The guy in front of me stopped, and I didn’t brake in time… The whole front of your car is GONE!”
Him (SCREAMING): “ARE YOU SERIOUS?! WHAT THE HELL?!”
And then… I LOST IT. I started laughing SO HARD.
Him (angry): “DID YOU PRANK ME?! ARE YOU EVEN HOME?!”
Me (sweetest voice): “Nope! But APRIL FOOLS, MUAHAHAHA!”
Yeah… he was NOT happy. But HEY, fair game!
Next victim: My husband.
While he was sleeping, I took his phone. Changed his wallpaper to a cracked screen. Changed his keyboard to Chinese.
I had to leave the room because I was laughing too hard.
Finally, I woke him up.
Me: “Babe, we have to go shopping. We’re out of coffee.”
He grabbed his phone.
Him: “BABY, COME HERE. WHAT DID YOU DO?!”
Me? Innocent face.
Me: “What do you mean? I did NOTHING.”
Him (suspicious): “What did you doooo?”
Then he stared at me and said the best line ever.
Him: “ROBIN, WHERE IS THE POOP?!”
(If you watched How I Met Your Mother, you KNOW.)
I TRIED to keep a straight face. I REALLY did. But nope, I BURST out laughing.
Him: “FIX IT.”
I refused. But then I realized… I DIDN’T THINK THIS THROUGH.
HOW DO I CHANGE IT BACK IF I CAN’T READ CHINESE?!
Panic mode: RE-ACTIVATED.
Luckily, I have an iPhone too. I compared the icons, clicked some random things, and FINALLY fixed it.
Lesson learned? THINK before pranking.
But WORTH IT. My stomach HURT from laughing. I LOVE THIS DAY!
But… I need to stay ALERT. Someone might try to get me back.
I also started thinking,after all this laughing... "Why do we even have April Fool's day? If I want to be the best prankster in the world, I need to know!"
So, I did a bit of research. It turns out the tradition dates back to France in the 1500s. Originally, New Year's was celebrated on April 1st. In 1582, France switched to the Gregorian calendar, moving the New Year to January 1st. Some people didn’t get the memo (or just ignored it), leading others to make fun of them by sending fake party invitations, playing tricks, and calling them “April fools.” If this is true, then this tradition is really old! Good for them. Over time, it spread, and now people worldwide play pranks on each other on April 1st just for fun. Big companies and news stations love to join in on the fun as well. Here are a couple of legendary pranks: In 1957, a British TV show tricked people into believing that spaghetti grew on trees! 🍝 Poor folks who believed that! But you can always find someone who does. I also know that Google creates fake features every year, like Google Translate for animals or Google Nose (a smell-search engine). Haha, they did this, but I had no idea about it! ;))
Now, there are some important rules for April Fool's day. The number one rule? Keep it fun! No pranks that hurt or upset people...just laughter and chaos! Some countries even say that pranks must end by 12 PM—after that, YOU’RE the fool! 🤡 Speaking of pranks, I heard on an Austrian radio station today that they won’t pay maternity leave anymore. I really hope that’s a joke because they haven’t confirmed it yet… 😳😂
Have YOU pranked anyone today? No? You still have time! 😉
As for me? I’m DONE. I have laughed TOO MUCH.
Enjoy this GLORIOUS day, and remember… IT’S APRIL FOOOOOOOL’S DAAAAAAY!
🎉😂
