Submitted by moosepooo t3_126yw2x in LifeProTips
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Ling0 t1_jecljw0 wrote
I know I crashed your car into your house and burnt it down, but I sure did get you that I was texting and driving! You think I would really do that?? This phone isn't even real. You shoulda seen your face!
TheHappyMask93 t1_jee8iwi wrote
It's funny because bam margera has done this to his pedo uncle countless times. They all suck so much haha.
sneaky_squirrel t1_jedjizc wrote
I agree.
Evil people can't be reasoned with.
If a person inflicts harm for fun, you can't change their mind. Adults are stubborn.
ValifriggOdinsson t1_jebnoj9 wrote
Also: don’t pretend being pregnant. Ever!!
Whatshername_Stew t1_jecwkka wrote
Seconding this one. There are lots of reasons, but one of them is that your friends and loved ones suffering from infertility and pregnancy loss will find this kind of prank hurtful and not funny at all.
Guttermouth11111 t1_jedl1g9 wrote
I announced my pregnancy on April Fools Day and then posted a baby pic months later and everyone asked why I never said anything. Bitch I did
HaikuBotStalksMe t1_jee4r8a wrote
That's on you tbh. You needed to say that you're aware of the fact that it's April Fools, but that it's true and then follow up the next day with another post. Or even better, just wait a day so that they don't think it's the long con.
Guttermouth11111 t1_jegmcjc wrote
I said “Happy April Fools Day. I’m pregnant.” I didn’t want any huge deal announcement thing so it was a fun gag when people commented on the original post that it was a weak joke. I enjoyed it a lot.
button_fly t1_jegm0uw wrote
Also did this because I thought it would be hilarious to make a real announcement on April Fools. Had to physically produce the baby before people believed it and I think I still have friends who think I’m just really committed to the bit 8 years later.
Guttermouth11111 t1_jegteqk wrote
It’s a really fun bit!
BrattyBookworm t1_jefiuxu wrote
I did too because it was also Easter! But we did a whole photo shoot and everything so that would’ve been excessive for a prank 😅
lilalliecakes t1_jeczre1 wrote
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ValifriggOdinsson t1_jeddpw9 wrote
Care to explain?
Ace0136 t1_jedk7yd wrote
The office joke
ValifriggOdinsson t1_jedkelc wrote
Never watched that 😅
Incorrect-Opinion t1_jedodwb wrote
Go do it now.
ValifriggOdinsson t1_jee6vte wrote
I can’t 😅
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AdultishRaktajino t1_jedqk45 wrote
My ex did that years ago. I broke up with her over it because it was just too much. She kept it up for like an entire date.
Ended up getting back together and married, kids and then divorced over some other narc shit she did.
fatwoul t1_jedz31b wrote
The fake baby thing seems like a pretty good red flag.
AdultishRaktajino t1_jefxhpt wrote
Looking back, it was a communist parade. It takes two to tango though. I can’t undo it and wouldn’t if I could or my kids wouldn’t exist.
Maybe learn boundaries and identifying who’s shit is legitimately who’s like 20 years earlier.
“Life’s tragedy is we get old too soon and wise too late.”
Professional-Cap420 t1_jeeclqv wrote
There was a girl in my Spanish class in hs that did that to her mom. She thought it was hilarious. Then she actually got pregnant later on purpose in some kind of attempt to keep her boyfriend from going to jail (idk either man, she was p dumb) and nobody believed her for a really long time.
Her mom got custody of the baby, so happy ending ig.
ValifriggOdinsson t1_jeecy2m wrote
Wow thats fucked up
HaikuBotStalksMe t1_jee4msa wrote
Unless you're male.
ValifriggOdinsson t1_jee7k1z wrote
Will not start the „males can get pregnant too“ debate at this point..
Oops ;)
intripletime t1_jef7c2s wrote
Take male out of the equation, if you have a uterus and eggs you can, if not you can't, keeps things simple
ValifriggOdinsson t1_jef7jsx wrote
Speaking facts here
HaikuBotStalksMe t1_jee816w wrote
Ah yeah, forgot that thing lol
kadsprime t1_jeee1jk wrote
It's not a debate. Stay mad.
NerdModeCinci t1_jeef3l3 wrote
How are they mad? Lmao chill there little dude
benmajin11 t1_jedfpop wrote
I had a gf do this to me. She knew I never wanted kids. She waited until I just woke up and was still foggy, then she hit me with it. I took it well, said it's her body if that's what she wants to do, that's what we'd do. Obviously not thrilled about it. She admired me for taking it so well, then proceeded to go on "Well I think we should probably have another after, so they have a brother or sister." Again, I said yeah, that makes sense. She kept going until saying she wanted 5, at which point I figured something was fishy. She got me good. Then I got her back by putting a bar of lavender soap in her hot chocolate from dunkins, and it sat for hours in the fridge.
Narethii t1_jeehqc3 wrote
I do it every year, my wife thinks it's hilarious!
vivalalina t1_jeeompb wrote
Eh, depends on the crowd for this one tbh.
CouldBSassafras t1_jefgdbj wrote
Tried it on my teenage son last year, he says "no...you know better..."
vivalalina t1_jefgih2 wrote
And now you know it doesn't work on him haha
astroember t1_jecalpp wrote
The people that need to hear this the most are not the people who will listen to this
NoVaFlipFlops t1_jedh03p wrote
I myself was once a person who did not understand this. It did take hearing the explanations and linking those to my own experiences to get it. Growing up with narcissistic parents teaches you narcissistic behavior and maladaptive core beliefs, and so believe it or not, being a narcissistic 20something is traveling a difficult road -- it takes many villagers and bumpy lessons to navigate to better lands.
LadyCheeseWater t1_jedr5q3 wrote
This is such a great answer. I have deep respect for your self-awareness and insight. The road you travelled was worth it.
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee6zkk wrote
I had a similar experience in my 20s, then one day the thought of "the people telling you these things care about you and wouldn't make this up to hurt you" popped into my mind and it was a huge turning point.
"Consider the source" has a negative connotation usually, but really works both ways.
kittenpoptart t1_jecfukq wrote
I remember one time my then bf told me he got his ex gf pregnant while we were dating. So funny haha.
Then months later I told him I fucked his dad to scare his hiccups away.
napsandlunch t1_jecjyw0 wrote
the real power move here was doing it later than april fools day
cmaniak t1_jecv6iz wrote
They never said it wasn't true
space-glitter t1_jec190n wrote
As someone who has a birthday on April fools it’s very not funny to pretend you forgot my bday as a “joke”. Just don’t bother texting me.
Ling0 t1_jeckzwy wrote
I'm sure a lot of kids growing up didn't believe you that your birthday was April 1st...
space-glitter t1_jecmrtg wrote
You’re right but his has been happening as an adult not when I was a kid.
April-1-2011 t1_jed1nso wrote
Happy early birthday!
space-glitter t1_jeelj96 wrote
Thanks so much!! :D
Grzechoooo t1_jedyhoy wrote
Happy birthday!
space-glitter t1_jeelhgo wrote
Thank you!! ^__^
HaikuBotStalksMe t1_jee4vst wrote
Erm... You're holding birthday grudges as an adult?
Professional-Cap420 t1_jeecxuu wrote
I mean, being the butt of a joke is kinda different than someone just forgetting.
space-glitter t1_jeeleu6 wrote
I just gave an additional tip about things that aren't funny. :)
vivalalina t1_jeepmn8 wrote
And?
bdc0409 t1_jedh5y4 wrote
My birthday is also on April fools and this is so common it is unbelievable. People think they can call it a joke and assume you are naive enough to believe them.
space-glitter t1_jeelq1v wrote
I've never met another person (in person) but have met quite a few people who know another person born on April fools!
Hope you have an awesome bday!
bdc0409 t1_jegcos2 wrote
You too man!
Winniecooper6134 t1_jeesi79 wrote
My birthday is also on April fool’s day, although people usually don’t believe me when I tell them that lol. Happy almost birthday! 😊
space-glitter t1_jeev2pm wrote
I believe you! Hope tomorrow is amazing, happy day! :))
SuperbError t1_jef6ry3 wrote
My daughter was born on April Fools day and I take it as an opportunity to do a good dad joke of forgetting it each year. I imagine it’d be annoying if all her friends did it too though!
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Creekwaller t1_jecmv11 wrote
I think the key phrases is “Confuse, don’t abuse”
skucera t1_jebokq5 wrote
ULPT: Add "you" -> "y'all" in your significant other's phone's autocorrect.
Lucythefur t1_jecbilt wrote
This has no effect in the south
cptmcsexy t1_jech87v wrote
In that case try going "y'all" -> "you"
Lucythefur t1_jechqdg wrote
Now THAT would cause chaos among us
Ling0 t1_jecktz2 wrote
What about y'all to yous guys?
marakat3 t1_jed4oe3 wrote
That would piss me tf off
Cultural_Stranger_62 t1_jectjay wrote
Yinz
Shadesmctuba t1_jefo8r9 wrote
Change “y’all” to “my fellow liberals”.
niako t1_jectmuo wrote
Yall monsters!
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee5qzy wrote
Switch something random with "bless your heart" in the south!
skucera t1_jee8ufm wrote
“Yay” -> “ Bless your heart.”
Left-Star2240 t1_jeca98a wrote
I worked with an optometrist whose family celebrated April Fool’s like a holiday.
One year they took the contents of one kid’s backpack and bubble wrapped them. Another kid they took the music mechanism from a greeting card and installed in their text book. The third they put one of those fake severed legs they sell at Halloween and made it look like it was sticking out of his trunk.
huskeya4 t1_jed6o0c wrote
I went hard on my mom one year in high school. I drew a tiny spider in marker on the toilet paper. I flipped two cups of water upside down on the counter (so the water stayed in them). I searched all of her shoes so they were the left on the right and the right on the left so when she put them on, they’d be on the wrong foot. I taped a sign to the trunk saying to honk at her. I can’t even remember all of them anymore but it ended up being like 13 pranks. The only thing I didn’t mess with was the coffee. And I made sure none of my pranks would actually make her late for work. I did wake up early that day to her scream in the bathroom but I just kind of laughed and went back to bed. Apparently she took one look at the counter with the cups and was like “she’s cleaning that up”. She said she’s did spend her entire first cup of coffee trying to figure out how I got them on the counter without spilling them before she decided she wasn’t awake enough for that shit. Then she couldn’t figure out why everyone was honking at her going into work until she checked the car when she arrived. We got a good laugh out of it when she got home and she made me demonstrate how to flip the glasses and clean them up without spilling using a plastic table mat.
NoVaFlipFlops t1_jedhcx5 wrote
Epic. Taking notes for my six yo. This is his favorite holiday, but he thinks wonderful surprises count, too.
HatchlingChibi t1_jeelsny wrote
…how did you get them on the counter without spilling them?
treznor70 t1_jeexnn7 wrote
Put something thin and flat on top of the cup (like a drink coaster or something), flip it over, put in on the counter upside down, pull out the thing you put on top.
huskeya4 t1_jeexobw wrote
A sturdy piece of plastic. You cover the opening of the cup with it and flip the cup. Keep your hand under the plastic for support and the suction will keep the water inside. Then set the plastic right next to the edge of the counter and slide the cup off the plastic and onto the counter fairly quickly (the crack between the plastic and the counter can break the seal so move quick but don’t knock the cup over). Then wipe up the little bit of water trail that’s left behind. To pick the cup back up, just reverse the process.
graboidian t1_jef2g9l wrote
> To pick the cup back up, just reverse the process.
or you could put a large pot next to the counter, then slide the glass off the edge, using the pot to catch the water.
LaneMcD t1_jecinvp wrote
Those first two sound fun... the third not so much
Flare4123 t1_jecv54r wrote
I think depending on the family, the kid probably knew EXACTLY who's idea it was the moment they saw the severed leg sticking out of their car's trunk.
And it'd be kind of hilarious hearing the story afterwards of them having to explain to a police officer that it was a family member's prank and that it's just a fake leg, not a real one.
Independent_Tone8605 t1_jebmwc8 wrote
I loathe April Fool’s Day. My anxiety and PTSD is through the roof today in dread.
punkwalrus t1_jecg2y2 wrote
It's gotten so bad, we had a discussion today about it at work. Our boss told us to "be careful, and be kind." I mean, it's a Saturday, but he cared for us anyway and said that we needed to be wary because there are some pretty mean people out there.
Independent_Tone8605 t1_jefa1qi wrote
There are. It sounds as though your boss is a kind soul. Wishing you all the best
NoVaFlipFlops t1_jedhokq wrote
PTSD person here. If you don't already have "tools" you can use to help feel in control, "the 5-4-3-2-1 exercise" will calm you down quickly. You can also go for a walk for around 10 minutes in the sun within a couple of hours first thing in the morning -- in addition to telling your melatonin clock exactly when to start its countdown, it proves to your limbic system that you are completely safe as there is no perceivable danger impeding you from an outdoor stroll.
Independent_Tone8605 t1_jef9cxy wrote
Thank you for these tips!
DoubleFelix t1_jed17n6 wrote
Love a LPT about a day of the year before that day of the year. Good work, OP.
Cinema_King t1_jecbbee wrote
And if your “prank” is just a lie it’s not funny
majorjoe23 t1_jecv70k wrote
Also, keep in mind that the internet will be lying to you on Saturday. Prepare yourself now.
fatchancefatpants t1_jecy4y9 wrote
CornHub was probably the greatest internet prank of all time
Hoitaa t1_jedob49 wrote
And Sunday, if you live in the future.
Every year I forget about this and wonder why there's so much dumb stuff on the internet on the 2nd.
UMPB t1_jefngja wrote
Is it being truthful now?
majorjoe23 t1_jefom56 wrote
Even more lying.
Modsda3 t1_jechm1j wrote
Good way to win a trip to HR, so keep it out of the workplace as well
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee6304 wrote
I've done a few successful April fool's gags at work but you have to be careful.
Last year I parted my hair on the other side and played dumb when coworkers asked why I looked different. Only 2 figured it out until I finally "revealed" it to the office gossip and it spread around the office around the end of the day. If it doesn't require clean up or interrupt the day in general, you're probably good.
SootyFeralChild t1_jeefj9r wrote
I purchase a large leek and hide it around work and then enjoy the mayhem as I tell people "there's a large leak in the bathroom/your office/etc"
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jefd3lk wrote
I got my mom with that randomly a while ago lol
But I'm allowed since I take her shopping every week.
SuperCrappyFuntime t1_jed5dca wrote
Also, making people who are struggling financially think they won the lottery with a fake lotto ticket is not funny.
Paperdiego t1_jecqbn6 wrote
April 1 is such an annoying day
April-1-2011 t1_jed1u5f wrote
🙁
-Awesome333- t1_jeddru3 wrote
r/beetlejuice
rBeetIejuicing t1_jef24mw wrote
r/Beetlejuicing
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee69yt wrote
I tend to agree even as someone who loves the idea. If people would keep it fun instead of mean it would be different.
FullyRisenPhoenix t1_jedckl2 wrote
I hate that stupid day. Too many people make it about bullying and being mean. I’ve forbidden all “pranks” at my business after a guy played an awfully abhorrent prank on one of my employees. I mean……it was terrible!!
He was the only one laughing until I fired him.
Vrangsinnn t1_jedikdt wrote
Well now ya gotta spill the beans! What happened?
FullyRisenPhoenix t1_jee6uyd wrote
He put strawberry jam on one of the girl’s seat. When she sat in it and later stood up, he pointed at her with this ridiculously juvenile giggle and shouted out to the entire building, staff AND customers, that “Oh look, Jennifer just got her period!!”
It was dreadful! She burst into tears and every other employee (all women) were livid. Fired him on the spot.
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee77tm wrote
Wow, extremely not funny and may have ruined that garment as well. Your reaction was perfect.
ETA: purely out of curiosity, what were the ages of these two people?
FullyRisenPhoenix t1_jee7nqf wrote
Jen was 19, he was about 36-37 ish. She was our youngest staff member, and incredibly shy and reserved.
PoorOldBill t1_jeeci56 wrote
I'm not sure which is more confusing: that a 36 year old thought this was appropriate for a workplace environment, or that he even found it funny in the first place. Props to you for showing him the door.
kadsprime t1_jeeex83 wrote
It's not confusing in the slightest once you really think about it. Simply put, to people like that, women are objects, not human beings deserving of basic dignity. He frankly didn't care if it was appropriate because he lives in a culture where misogyny is the standard and he's upholding it by shaming a woman for appearing to have a normal bodily function. He isn't the exception. He's the rule.
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jefevyx wrote
I'm.....within a few years of that age and couldn't imagine even considering this amusing.
Vrangsinnn t1_jegytai wrote
Wow, unbelievable. Especially from an adult too. Extremely childish.
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee6i5g wrote
This is such a tease, please spill!!
FullyRisenPhoenix t1_jee6xmv wrote
Just shared it under another comment lol
OldNavyBoy t1_jecj2zw wrote
I appreciate this tip after I messed up last year. Last year, on April 1st I decided to do a prank on my wife at night. I thought this was a good idea bc everyone is on high alert in the morning/day.
Anyways, I texted my buddy to pretend he was a rando chick texting me dirty things. I changed his name on my phone to Karla. (initially I was going with Karl and was gonna have my buddy send dick pix and all this other sh like I was a gay but decided against it last min) We were laying in bed watchin tv and i timed it up by textin my buddy to start sending me dirty text. As soon as I texted him that, I put my locked phone upright on the bed visible in front of my wife and got up to go to bathroom and brush my teeth. I was just looking at the mirror brushing/waiting and sure enough here she comes and starts asking me who the FUCK Karla is (she is shaking and red) I looked at her like a deer in the headlight and yelled APRIL FOOLS!!! Dumbass move……Welp, thanks for the life tip!
SonOfAhuraMazda t1_jectkxs wrote
Rofl bro
I have had these types of "It played better in my mind" moments.
This is hilarious though
hey_nonny_mooses t1_jegav1o wrote
Sounds like you need someone to be your “good judgement check” like a friend or family member you run your pranks by before doing them.
foodude84 t1_jedikpd wrote
Everyone including the person being pranked should be laughing at the end.
palehorse864 t1_jed17rg wrote
I'm sad, my coworker friend and best target is completely out of the office on April 1st. :(
ggabitron t1_jedtu7h wrote
Leave a funny surprise in their work area with a note! I once rearranged a friend’s desk slightly (just switched around the locations of the office supplies/decorations and such) and taped their chair to the ground so it wouldn’t roll when they tried to pull it out. Stuff like that :)
KCBandWagon t1_jee3lrw wrote
If April 1st falls on a weekend the fools day gets moved to the following business day.
SteezinMcBreezin t1_jectmqw wrote
What are some good April fools jokes/pranks?
grudrookin t1_jeday3r wrote
The one I pulled last year was a sign on the printer saying it had an update and was now voice-activated.
I didn't think it would work until I heard someone say "print" a couple times...
amydaynow t1_jedi0j2 wrote
I did that one at work a few years ago.
I got the head of IT to fall for it. "Hey, look at the new feature on the printer. I think [name of other IT guy] made it happen."
hum_dum t1_jed26v4 wrote
Another tech one I’m planning on using: My girlfriend has custom icons for the apps on her iPhone, all powered through the Shortcuts app. By going in and changing the contents of each shortcut, you can make it so that clicking on “Maps” opens up the phone, clicking on “Phone” opens Safari, whatever.
Still trying to decide if I’m going to set each app randomly or use some sort of pattern, though. Maybe set each one to the app next to it, so it looks like the screen needs to be calibrated?
maiden_burma t1_jecvxl1 wrote
here are some harmless tech ones
https://geekprank.com/ if someone leaves a computer unattended, go to this website and press f11 and close the welcome window. It will look like their pc is running windows xp. If they try to mess with it, it will do a few things and then revert to normal. There are a bunch of fun other ones there also
https://fakeupdate.net/win10ue/ again, if they leave the pc unattended, go to this website and press f11. Will look like their computer forced an update
https://pranx.com/crack/ makes the screen look broken. press f11
maiden_burma t1_jecwv29 wrote
install word replacer 2 on an unsuspecting friend's computer and then replace a word or phrase with a different one
ideas:
switch all instances of your to you're and vice versa
mess up their, they're, and there
change your own first name to something it's not
Leonardo_DiCapriSun_ t1_jed0q4z wrote
Change Dwight to diapers
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neuroid99 t1_jed813i wrote
If the target of your prank doesn't find it funnier than you do, you are an asshole.
KCBandWagon t1_jee43ko wrote
>If I don’t like your prank I’ll consider you an asshole
Ftfy
MyFordship t1_jeeij09 wrote
Yeah. If they don't find the prank funny (especially with hindsight), you shouldn't have pranked them.
ArchemedesRex t1_jecsuy2 wrote
Years ago, I color printed a bunch of $20 bills, but just the left half of the front of the bill, so when you picked it up off the floor and unfolded it, it was 3/4 blank paper.
HaikuBotStalksMe t1_jee59e2 wrote
I'd say it's funny if you leave it like in a wallet or some other place where someone reasonably can't expect to keep it. Like, what I'm trying to say is that it should be done in such a way that if someone sees it, they should be like "oh, I can find the owner" or "this belongs to that person, I should let him know it's within easy stealing range".
That way, only bad people get disappointed when they realize they got scammed. It would be very fucked up for someone to be walking by and they see it like in the grass or like on the bathroom floor and they're like "oh! I can pay off my gas bill for free! Huh... Oh..."
Suspicious-Standard t1_jed2gs4 wrote
Many years ago I quietly put a raisin in my husband's toothpaste tube and waited with the camera when he went to brush his teeth.
omgangiepants t1_jeedme5 wrote
A good prank results in momentary confusion and/or mild inconvenience. Lying about pregnancies and deaths, damaging property, fucking with people's food, etc is just harassment and abuse. I have zero tolerance for this shit after losing a friend to suicide the night before April Fool's and not knowing for hours if it was true or a "prank."
zrajm t1_jed8ueh wrote
Just! Don't! – John Oliver's comments about April fool's is just as relevant today as when it was made (eight years ago): https://youtu.be/kXYXuXX48m8
Siggi_3rd t1_jed7mh8 wrote
A good and harmless prank should be one of those: https://youtu.be/xvFZjo5PgG0
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee6bsy wrote
I had a feeling but still couldn't help clicking...
maxmouze t1_jedovvy wrote
On April Fools' Day, I ask out my crush. If they say "no," I say "April Fools!" If they say, "Sure," I'm going to get myself married by the end of the year!
KickFriedasCoffin t1_jee6enq wrote
Until they follow up with "April fool's!"
TheRealGreenArrow420 t1_jecx85u wrote
with all the recent headlines, I'm just going to honestly believe everything I read on April 1st
duckforceone t1_jedl49p wrote
i always do something that reads like an onion article...
the longer you read it, there more you realize it has to be a jok.
cutiefey t1_jee05dh wrote
The first year my husband and I moved into our home, April Fools was Easter Sunday. We have no children so all the Easter eggs were hidden for him to find. It took a while for him to see the one I shoved into the peanut butter jar.
This year everything gets googly eyes. EVERYTHING
Empire2k5 t1_jecf0fx wrote
No, all you gotta do it just say "it's just a prank bro" afterwards and everything is ok.
vonnegutfan2 t1_jecp1th wrote
Yes and don't give anyone a heart attack.
palehorse864 t1_jed0sdu wrote
Imthewienerdog t1_jedshc8 wrote
Hey you kids out there i got some fun ones.
Late at night like 2am go into your kitchen and move everything into the wrong spots and upside down. Plates go where bowls go, bowls go where the cups go cups move to where ever else you got. If your parents are like 50+ they will absolutely lose their mind.
Salt for the surger
Some hot sauce on the toothbrush
1 small item or coin in each shoe
Turn the tv on mute it then turn the volume up alot (not to much don't blow up the speakers)
Get a large lid or surface fill it with water and put right infront of there bedroom door.
This was my favorite day as a kid and my parents always regretted forgetting :)
dercavendar t1_jeema5w wrote
Also, Firefly is not coming back for a season 2, no product announced tomorrow is real, and generally be skeptical of anything you see on the internet that seems too good to be true (anytime, but especially April 1st).
dleeman88 t1_jeg1b2l wrote
This one got me, one year a while ago I saw an ad for the Razer Eidelon(?). It was supposed to be a super cool drone that piped the footage directly onto contact lenses. I was so hyped, and then found out it was fake haha.
rosco2155 t1_jecpb1p wrote
April fools, jerk
Seismic_Eagle11 t1_jecv6ou wrote
Don’t be Squidward
lilalliecakes t1_jeczovv wrote
Someone should inform Jim @the office
aybbyisok t1_jeddal1 wrote
Ah, shit internet is unusable again for a day.
BerkelMarkus t1_jedrzi8 wrote
LPT: Don’t prank people.
JoeBlack2027 t1_jedzgzd wrote
He's able to but he's not laughing!
RedeemedJoshua t1_jee15ih wrote
Agree. I also have learned to just kind of ignore certain people on the 1st... Never really saw the appeal of trying to lie to and trick people for amusement. Just comes off as petty
SnowiiYT t1_jeefnfo wrote
Once I told my mom I broke one of her coffee mugs and then brought it to her with fake cracks drawn on with dry erase marker, was that too mean? I don't remember if she laughed or not
swordbearerb1 t1_jeevhe8 wrote
I swore an Oath with John Oliver
The only April fool's joke I play is on my parents, and it's so harmless they tell it to our family friends to laugh about it.
Remember, spread laughter, not pain.
Snarleey t1_jef7gp5 wrote
Because there seems to be a consensus that pranksters who can’t distinguish between comedy and humiliation won’t understand OP’s differentiation, anyone want to suggest how they should be handled? Whats an appropriate reaction?
Shadesmctuba t1_jefowgu wrote
Remember: never promise something good and then take it away. Promise something bad and then take that away. Example: “you won the lottery! April fools!” is bad, “you’re being sued, April fools” is also bad, but nowhere near as bad as giving someone false hope for a moment then ripping it away from them.
Justout133 t1_jefws4y wrote
Simple rule of thumb if a prank is good or appropriate... No prank should ever be harmful in any way. Inconvenient, maybe, but it's a thin line. If whatever you do or say causes someone anxiety or fear that they're losing something important to them, that's not a prank, just abusive behavior dressed up as comedy.
KevIntensity t1_jeg0sww wrote
I also like the general principle that a good prank requires more effort from the prankster than the mark.
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updogg18 t1_jee5t41 wrote
It's the second valentine's day. Confess your feelings, people!
0ba78683-dbdd-4a31-a t1_jeeb4dg wrote
If it's only funny when it's not aimed at you, it's not funny.
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waterloograd t1_jeenv41 wrote
Any pranks that involve a mess need the cleanup to be led by the prankster, if not solely done by them.
indgosky t1_jeexhol wrote
There is always someone who won’t find a given joke funny. You ask for the impossible.
camelzigzag t1_jefa345 wrote
This is not a LPT. But if you are looking for a good prank try a good old fashioned upper decker!!!
emeraldrose484 t1_jefelt3 wrote
Could someone please let mother nature know this? It's going to be freezing, rainy, and dangerously windy here. I'm sure other parts of the US and world are going to be even worse. The whole March going "in like a lion out like a lamb" thing is out the window here...
RagingKohner t1_jegbh0t wrote
Everybody just has to watch the April Fools Spongebob episode
P-Soup t1_jegmycv wrote
My birthday is on April fools day, welcome to my life lol
skunksmasher t1_jegojbq wrote
but piss disk and liquid ass pranks are ALWAYS funny
MsAdventureQueen t1_jegxhme wrote
Pregnancy is not a joke, millions of families suffer every year.
Maxwe4 t1_jedvaxy wrote
After about the age of 12 you stop really caring about pranking people on April 1st.
DaveTwentyThree t1_jedf5dg wrote
Probably same person who tried to say no pranks after 12:00pm. LOSERS
KCBandWagon t1_jee33o7 wrote
Not a LPT. Just complaining about practical jokes you don’t like.
guitarfan28 t1_jedkidj wrote
I'm going to be a jerk
Spongeman735 t1_jecq2ix wrote
Sounds like you were the punchline lol
josh35767 t1_jebvnym wrote
To be fair, people who need to be told this will pull mean pranks and say “It’s just a prank bro!” And expect them to think it’s funny too