Vox

April Fools

Well, I learned several things about April Fools gags - you can't tell people you aren't gonna be around and you've closed comments before you let your sister, M, talk you into an April Fools post. I had a couple of specific marks in mind - and they didn't come by.

I got Michael - sorry 'bout that.

I got my Mom, but not directly. My brother read it and told her about it Saturday night. Even with his caveat that he thought it was an April Fools gag, she bought it. She then came to the site and read it and printed it to show my step-dad - without noticing the "Happy April Fools Day" M had added in the extended entry. She asked M about it the next morning at church and got let off the hook. I made the "April Fools" bigger Monday morning since no one seemed to see it but WickId.

I wanted to get JJ because she put the idea in my head when we went out Thursday night. She said, "you aren't going to go up there and get married without me, are you?" But she didn't read the blog because she knew I was out of town.

And I really hoped to get some reaction from Rachel and Lori - because I knew they would be shocked. But, noooooo - nothin'.

I'll do better next year....maybe.

UPDATE: I forgot to mention that I got another friend. He said, "you had me going there. I nearly crapped myself" - but he didn't comment, either.

For a list of some successful gags, you can always count on Snopes.
Some from this year, and some from years past.

Posted by Vox at April 12, 2005 11:31 AM | general