Funnel Cloud

On time my college friend and me were bored, so we rehearsed this trick we had heard about. My friend became pretty good at putting a penny on his head and then dropping it inside a funnel he had placed in the front of his pants.
For April Fool's Day, we decided to take this show on the road. First we stopped off at the convenience store and got ourselves a couple of super big slushy drinks. Then we went to a nearby mini-mall.
Right in the middle of the outdoor mall my friend started performing his penny in the funnel trick. Small groups of curious people would come and go. Then finally some dude who looked like he was trying way too hard to impress his girlfriend asked to try the trick.
He placed the funnel in the front of his pants and we handed him the penny we had been using. We even let him try it once, and after he failed, we encouraged him to try again. It was this time that we poured our slushies into the funnel and ran like hell.
He was shocked and didn't even chase us. He probably didn't even know what he would do if he had caught the two of us (it was good to stick together on this).
Anyway, that was our prank. I'm still curious to know if he had gotten another date out of her.

*source: www.april-fools.us

April Fools Day

Yesterday was April Fools Day, so what did you do to fool your friends? This is the time where many of us will be squeezing their brains to think of slick ways of tricking our friends and go "April Fool" ! Well, that's all in the name of fun.
But has anyone ever think of how April Fool becomes... well April Fools Day? This is something that i am curious about and I would like to share it with you all, the history behind April Fool's Day.

The history of April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day is uncertain, but the current thinking is that it began around 1582 in France with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved from March 25 - April 1 (new year's week) to January 1.
Communication traveled slowly in those days and some people were only informed of the change several years later. Still others, who were more rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and continued to celebrate on the last day of the former celebration, April 1. These people were labeled "fools" by the general populace, were subject to ridicule and sent on "fool errands," sent invitations to nonexistent parties and had other practical jokes played upon them. The butts of these pranks became known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish" because a young naive fish is easily caught. In addition, one common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke.
This harassment evolved over time and a custom of prank-playing continue on the first day of April. This tradition eventually spread elsewhere like to Britain and Scotland in the 18th century and was introduced to the American colonies by the English and the French. Because of this spread to other countries, April Fool's Day has taken on an international flavor with each country celebrating the holiday in its own way.
In Scotland, for instance, April Fool's Day is devoted to spoofs involving the buttocks and as such is called Taily Day. The butts of these jokes are known as April 'Gowk', another name for cuckoo bird. The origins of the "Kick Me" sign can be traced back to the Scottish observance.
In England, jokes are played only in the morning. Fools are called 'gobs' or 'gobby' and the victim of a joke is called a 'noodle.' It was considered back luck to play a practical joke on someone after noon.
In Rome, the holiday is known as Festival of Hilaria, celebrating the resurrection of the god Attis, is on March 25 and is also referred to as "Roman Laughing Day."
In Portugal, April Fool's Day falls on the Sunday and Monday before lent. In this celebration, many people throw flour at their friends.
The Huli Festival is celebrated on March 31 in India. People play jokes on one another and smear colors on one another celebrating the arrival of Spring.

Interesting huh? So, no matter where you happen to be in the world on April 1, don't be surprised if April fools fall playfully upon you.