In the summer we stayed for weeks with my grandparents and my Grandma was not your typical grandma. It was never a surprise to have firecrackers attached to the toilet seat and get the shock of your life when you lifted the lid. She also put frogs in our drawers and surprises in our food. We would return the favor by setting all the clocks and her watch back so we could leave for town earlier, coloring on the bottom of her feet with markers while she slept, and hiding under the pier pretending we were still holding our breath while she counted. I know, I know, we were all very mature. The ancient Romans had a day of jokes called a. In ancient Rome, the festival of Hilaria was held to celebrate the vernal equinox and honor the Anatolian Earth Goddess. Hunt the gowk another mile. In Spain, December 28th is the equivalent of the U. On 1 April 1976, stated to radio listeners that an astronomical event the conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto would take place at 9:47 a. If listeners were to jump into the air at that exact moment, they would find they felt a floating sensation. Twenty years earlier, the BBC fooled the nation with in Switzerland. It appeared as though one of the subway cars in the square directly in front of town hall. No more searching for an ATM or bank! Funnily enough, because of their chronic hoaxes through the years, when Google actually launched its Gmail service on April 1, 2004, everyone assumed it was another joke. Of course, that was the plan because Google knew it would offer additional free publicity when everyone realized the service was real. Those who wanted to use their services for free could use , where they could tweet ONLY consonants. Do you leave it alone? Spend weeks coming up with pranks to play on family and friends? Tell me your favorite pranks. About the Author: Heather Sanders writes about : the choice to surrender and simplify your life to create peace and balance in all the busyness. It's what we do, and it works for us. I write at HeatherSanders. Then I rolled down the driver side window of his car and placed the broken glass pieces on the edge of the downed window sill, on his seat, on the pavement outside the door. Then I opened up the glove compartment and pulled stuff out and then placed a brick on the car seat. Only when he saw the photos of the ducks in our trees did he believe me. At the time, the Peace Tower was undergoing repairs. The Peace Tower is the centre tower of our parliment buildings. It has large clock faces on each side. Our local CBC Canadian Broadcasting Corperation station had a member of parliment on air describing some of the repairs. He then went on to say that in the interests of progress, the analog clock faces were going to be upgraded to digital. The radio station was overwhelmed with phone calls all day. I think it may have even made the paper the next morning. When my son was younger he and his classmates loved seeing what creative way we would celebrate in the classroom. My boys love to put farting cushions under seats, and tell me little lies in the hope I will believe them. Well played Google, well played… launching gmail on April 1. Another year we got the classic green eggs and ham. Another year our juice was already poured in glasses on the table, only to find that it was orange Jell-O in the glasses. Thanks for the fun facts. Sometimes little things, sometimes I skip a year to make him nervous. His family fear me. He freaked out and called our parents. Brother will never forget his nearly-free trip!
