Thursday, April 1, 2010

April Fools Day

"The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year."  - Mark Twain

"The first of April, some do say,April 1st is dedicated to mischief and merriment for pranksters of all ages. You know what I'm talking about: whoopee cushion, rubber chicken, pie in the face... It's truly the only day of the year that foolishness is encouraged.

Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment."
- Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790

In honor of April Fools Day, try one or more of the following:

How to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hairdryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.

3. Everytime someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.

4. Put your rubbish bin on your desk and label it "In."

5. Put decaf in the coffeemaker for 3 weeks. Once everyone's over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.

6. In the memo field of all Your checks, write "For Smuggling Diamonds"

7. Finish all your sentences with 'In Accordance With The Prophecy.'

8. Don t use any punctuation

9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.

10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.

11. Specify that your drive-through order is "To Go."

12. Sing along at the Opera.

13. Go to a Poetry Recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme?

14. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.

15. Have your colleagues address you by your wrestling name, Rock Bottom.

16. When The money comes out the ATM, scream "I Won!, I Won!"

17. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "run for your lives, they're loose!!'

18. Tell your children over supper: "Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." - William Shakespeare