Tag Archives: April Fools Day

Living in Infamy: Memorable April Fools Day Pranks!

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Gay Gasser

Once again, thanks, A J Walkley! Below you’ll find some of the most outrageous pranks ever recorded for your reading pleasure: April 1, 1878: The New York “Graphic” announced that Thomas Edison had invented a machine to turn water into … Continue reading →

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Orangutan Group Starts Class Action Law Suit Against Bill Maher

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Gay Gasser

Primates & Orangutans Organize for Pride (POOP) have filed libel charges against Bill Maher for suggesting, based solely on similarity of hair color, that Donald Trump might be a love child of an orangutan. Though one of the most intelligent … Continue reading →

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Local Weatherman Victim of Hate Crime

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Gay Gasser

Fairfield, CT/April 1st In what has been termed the “Hate Crime of the Year” Connecticut weatherman Chip Monk was dragged from his station, buried in a pile of dirty slush.and taunted with vocational slurs. The wrongdoers claimed last weeks’s snowfall … Continue reading →

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History Lesson: April Fools Day

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Gay Gasser

This very informative post is brought to you by AJ Walkley. Thanks! April Fools’ Day has a lengthy history behind it, dating back to 536 BC in Iran on the 13th day of the Persian new year, the Roman festival of … Continue reading →

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Dead Fly in a Plastic Ice Cube: In Search of the Perfect Prank

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Gay Gasser

Lab Notes: The invention of plastic opened up endless possibilities in the pranking world.  One of the first gags was the dead-fly-in-an-ice-cube.  The Mirth in a Box testing facility wanted to experiment with the quality of this popular party trick. … Continue reading →

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Fake Mustaches: In Search of the Perfect Prank

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Gay Gasser

Lab Notes: Who doesn’t love a fake mustache? That’s why so many companies offer these disguise kit staples. Our lab discovered theater-grade facial hair and stiff plastic whiskers, clown-sized staches and pencil thin lip fur, real & synthetic mustaches offered … Continue reading →

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