This past Tuesday, I carried out an elaborate April’s Fool Joke while at my client’s office for a meeting. I was told via a text message from a co-worker that Client A wrote him to say that it was Client B’s birthday. Since it was April’s Fool Day, either it was or it wasn’t, but me being me I decided to err on the side of caution because if I was wrong, it was April Fools Day and it would be hysterical – I mean, I was with them both all day long.
So, I stole away from the work session and somehow managed to buy 6 donuts, a birthday card and trick candles from stores located in their office complex. I then walked back into their executive board room singing, candle aflame. The prodigious smoke from the trick candle almost set off their smoke alarm which would have made the entire joke even more priceless. At the end of the song, I looked at the client who I thought had set the whole shebang up. She blankly looked at me as if I was mad yet funnily charming.
I thought I was helping one client punk another. Turns out my own co-workers had me punk myself. I felt like Jeff Bridges in his car at the end of Arlington Road. If you haven’t seen the movie, see it. I found the story compelling.
Upon arriving back at the office, I received a hero’s welcome of sorts, for everyone was quite pleased with the way they had set me up. Their used my own good nature against me for I cannot help being who I am and they knew it. They also knew I could laugh about it, which I did and which I am – case in point, I’m sharing the story with you here.
Other good April’s Fool’s Day jokes this year were Google Custom Time and YouTube’s redirect all links from its front page to a video of Rick Astley’s 1987 hit Never Gonna Give You Up.