It’s almost pranksgiving.
April Fools’ Day is nearly upon us, and you better not be caught without a ruse up your sleeve.
Goofs flow freely on this joyous day of hijinks, as friends come together to swindle one another with devious schemes of all natures.
What better place to do this than in college? Your parents aren’t here, prank-worthy friends surround you and you’re still young enough for your bones to heal properly.
When the time comes, make sure your arsenal of antics reigns supreme with our handy prank ideas:
• The Glitter Surprise: Stick it to your friend with the ultimate gag by inflating a balloon and filling it with glitter. Then, hide it in your friend’s box of human teeth! The molars’ pointy roots will puncture the balloon and cover your friend’s collection in sparkly glitter.
• The Craigslist Goose Chase: When your roommate steps out for a few hours, sell all of their things on Craigslist, making sure to retain the buyers’ contact information. Then, go to the bank and convert the proceeds into nickels. Your roommate will have a blast buying back their possessions with sweaty fistfuls of coins!
• The Major Switcheroo: Over the course of several weeks, convince your friend to become a psychology major. Years later, you’ll both have a laugh when they realize how unemployable they are!
• The Sandwich Spoof: They’ll never see this one coming. Make sure your friend is comfortable, then prepare them a sandwich using whole wheat bread, sliced turkey, lettuce, tomato, a slice of pepper jack and chipotle mayonnaise. Then, as you serve it up, tell them “I respect and admire you,” and smile as they enjoy their food. Classic!
• The Ol’ Head Lice Maneuver: Take a hat from an elementary school lost and found and use it to give your friends head lice. Never gets old!
• The Double Bird: Contact a local animal shelter or zoo and purchase a pelican that looks exactly like your roommate’s pelican. They’ll wake up the next morning and say, “Whoa, dude, I totally didn’t have two pelicans yesterday! This must be a prank or I am in Hell.” Booyah!
