April Fool

Hi,
it's the jokers day of the year. Are you planning a prank? I miss the elementary school days of plotting the official "April Fool's Day" joke on the teacher.

Silly words on the blackboard: blackboards don't exist any more, they're now 'white boards' or electronic boards... or no boards at all, only individual lap tops. How do you write something in front of the whole class and get a laugh from the teacher that way? 

Hide the chalk board erasers: no blackboard means no fuzzy felt erasers either to use as prank props.

Glue on the teachers pencil: Forget it. They have note pads and stylists... ruining a $400 IPad is not the same as gumming up a 98cent lead pencil.

Whoopee cushions: I found one in a dollar store recently but it had so many warning labels it was a law suit waiting to happen.  Did you know that "this is not a toy" and that it should be kept out of the reach of children under 8 years old? Really? Who over the age of 8 even wants one?

Peanut butter sandwich with hot peppers: forget it. No peanut products allowed in schools, ever! Too many kids have allergies.... or neurotic parents who think their kids might be allergic.

Tying up shoe laces together under the desk: No one has shoes with laces, Velcro only. They have no idea how to tie up shoes any more. So much for watching the king bully of the class go for a face plant.

What are kids left with? Not much. Can they leave prank messages on each others phones? Not during school hours. Fire SillyBands at one another? No way, someone may loose an eye. Tie up the skipping rope to the flag pole. They have no idea what jump rope is and I haven't seen a flag pole around here, except for the baseball field and it's not open for use yet. I think the fun is gone from the April Fool's Day and I don't know how to get it back. Good thing it's falling on Sunday this year and the pressure is off to zing your friends or the teacher.... next year will have to wait.

xox
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