According to a new survey, here are the eight most common pranks people pull on April Fools’ Day. You can either use these to plan your last-minute prank, or to give you a heads up on what to watch out for today!
- 1. Mind game pranks, like rearranging someone’s furniture and pretending nothing looks out of the ordinary.
- 2. Scare tactics, like putting a fake spider on a person’s chair.
- 3. Lying pranks, like telling your significant other you’re pregnant.
- 4. A prank phone call.
- 5. A food-related prank, like toothpaste in an Oreo.
- 6. A “make things inaccessible” prank, like putting a stapler in Jell-O.
- 7. An elaborate prank that you film for YouTube.
- 8. A “toilet humor” prank, like cellophane on a toilet seat or putting fake poop in someone’s coffee.
Another survey also found –
- 1. 64% of people are planning to pull a prank today.
- 2. The 10 people we’re most likely to prank are: Our spouse or significant other, a friend, our kids, a coworker, mom, our boss, dad, a neighbor, a roommate and a pet.
- 3. Only 2% of people would pull a prank on an enemy.
- 4. The most common reactions to getting pranked are to smile and admit it was good, prank the person back, get mad but get over it, keep a poker face and don’t react and quietly get furious.
- 5. 2% of people say they’d end a friendship over a prank.