April Fools Day 2011

I think this is actually kinda funny...

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And the accompanying job ad...

http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/uslocations/mountain-view/autocompleter/index.html

 

Got a text message from my brother this morning that said, "what's going on with (my oldest son)?" I didn't know what he was talking about, so I asked my daughter about it. She said he had posted on his Facebook profile that he was single (which he is not, and very happily so), and reminding me of today's date. I thought that one was pretty clever and subtle, although I'm not sure how his wife will react.

 

My sister just informed me that her husband will be receiving a very special letter when he arrives home from work in a few hours. J (my sister) apparently googled a special kind of form letter and spent her afternoon amending it appropriately. She was able to utilize her office's mailing and packaging supply closet to ensure authenticity, and is currently on her way to leave said package on the front porch of her home. I will just cut and paste the email she sent me. I deleted the last names of the actual people involved (I guess J's husband once "knew" this girl), the other names are fictional. Also, keep in mind my sister and her husband are extremely immature 25-year-olds. I have no idea how this is going to go:



Department of Forensic Science
700 North Fifth Street
Richmond, VA 23219, 804.786.4707


Dear Steven Xxxxx,

This letter is in reference to state file number 000313490032 re: Samantha Xxxxxx of Richmond, Virginia. We request that you submit a sample of your DNA to the Virginia Department of Forensic Science in order to determine the paternity of Olivia Rae Xxxxx, b. November 3, 2005 in Richmond, Virginia.

It has been determined that Ms. Xxxxx's partner at the time is not the biological father of Olivia Rae Xxxx, and such circumstances have warranted the issuing of this DNA request.

Please contact Melanie Overstreet at the Department of Forensic Science (804-360-5596) and she will give you complete guidelines and information regarding the testing facilities in your area. You must make contact within ten (10) days or we will send a representative to your home.

Thanks for your attention in this matter.

If you have any questions, please advise.



Very truly yours,

___________________

Keisha Andrews

V.A. Department of Forensic Sciences

 

I hope you have an extra room for your sister to live in.

 

No shit.

 

Not sure why people hate April Fools. If you are dumb enough to fall for something because you don't pay attention to the date then you deserve it.

I did two this year neither all too great.

1. My roommate/co-worker and me spent about an hour last night photoshoping a picture of him onto another co-worker's framed photo of her and her boyfriend. Edited it so it was hard to tell and made sure to have roommate pose in a similar way. We taped it to the front of the frame. Took awhile to realize. Underneath inside the frame was a photo of him and I doing model poses with April Fools on it. Harmless and funny to those involved.

2. I'm currently applying for a couple jobs and my family knows it is because I am frustrated by the publisher at my paper. I put a status saying I quit my job because I just couldn't take it. My sister, brother, mother and dad (plus some friends) all comment saying how stupid it was to quit. At 8 a.m. my brother calls because my mother had called hysterical and told him to call. I asked him what the date was and he paused for a second and then said, "Well played." My mother then called me a dipshit on Facebook. That site has proved a very good tool for April Fools pranks.

 

Oh and the best prank I have ever seen was from Clutchfans.com. It's the biggest Houston Rockets site and has a huge forum community. The owner actually covers the Rockets in person for the site. He got hold of a ESPN web template and edited a story in that looked 100% authentic that the Dream was coming back. It was three or four years ago right after Yao had gotten hurt for the first time. Hakeem had also recently said he still played pick up games often. Everyone fell for it and really thought the biggest hero in franchise history was coming back.

 

Best one ever was when our production manager went to a lot of trouble to coat, with cheap aluminum foil, my desk, computer, chair, in basket, pen holder and every individual pen. It had no creases or rips. Nicely done.

I wasn't amused at first, but when I realized how much work his plot was and how good was the craftsmanship, I eventually had to laugh.

 

And I thought I was immature. Some poeple need to grow the fuck up (and get off my goddamn lawn).

 

My sister's prank actually went over fine. She got a high five from her husband. J had to put an end to it when her husband got on Facebook to send the girl a message. Because that's what Facebook is for.

 

The best one I ever pulled to this day was back in high school. It didn't happen on April fools day because it took us too long to plan and get materials together.

I had a guy gather up all the gay porn he could find and get it to me. I then had another friend tail our target and get the combination to his locker. We all showed up to school early and taped the porn inside his locker and conveniently met him at the front of the school and walked with him to his locker. He opens it, looks inside and looks to his backpack as if nothing is wrong. Then it hits him. He does the best double take I've ever seen. So we all have tears coming down our faces when a teacher walks up and sees us laughing. He looks in the locker, looks at us and walks away.

 

Violent shin kicking would ensue from that. Now I have no clue if the Kruger-OU stuff is true anymore