[HPFGU-OTChatter] April Fool's Jokes .

[Rena]

Thanks for sharing Doreen! I was rofl. Loved the spaghetti trick and
styrofoam chips. *eg* I have tons of those sitting around.
Off course, not playing a trick worked really well too. *lol*

Rena

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Doreen
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  Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 01:39
  Subject: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] April Fool's Jokes ...was Wand and
Lemonheads....


  *g* do tell Doreen! Just what did you do to your father on April 1.
I could use some ideas. Rena

  If I had to choose a character with whom I relate the most, it would
have to be Peeves. I like to stir up mischief and play tricks. I used
to "nail" my father every April 1st.

  My son and I died a pot of spagetti pink and another pot of spagetti
green. We then draped the pretty "strings" over every available branch
of trees & bushes, the bird bath & feeders, and fence railings. It was
quite colorful. The birds & squirrels loved it.

  Another year, we forked the whole yard! This meant buying up many
packages of plastic white forks, such as those used in fast food or
picnicing. You just stick them in the yard, spacing them out dependant
on how many forks you have. When you are finished, a few forks appear
to be a lot more than they really are. (This made the local
newspaper... with an anonymous tip that is)

  Another year, we draped the trees, railings, and car with yards &
yards of yellow plastic tape, such as you see in police crime scenes.

  Yet another year, we filled his entire car with styrofoam chips.
Don't forget that April is usually rather windy in Iowa. My father
thought he really had us outsmarted, though. He opened the driver's
side door, and sucked up the chips with his huge wet-vac. His mistake,
though, was to go around to the passenger side and open the door ....
ooops! He did not close the driver's side door!Chips flew like snow,
all over the yard. (Of course, my son & I cleaned them up ... as well
as the forks, and the spagetti... my father was not well enough to do
this)

  One of the best tricks was the year that I came up empty headed as
far as April Fool's Day ideas went. Much as I hated to disappoint my
dad, I just did nothing. Late in the afternoon, I got a phone call
from my mom. She said, "Please tell your father that you did not play
a prank this year. He has gone all around the yard, out to the car,
down into the basement, looking for what you did. Every time the phone
rings, he jumps."  hee hee ... GOTCHA!

  Thanks for asking me to share these stories. It is so nice to be
able to talk about my dad now and think about the things we did
together and finally be able to smile and laugh about them. It helps
to keep my memories of him alive in my heart.

  Doreen




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