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Some people like it, and just as many people genuinely hate it. But every year the morning of the day dedicated to hoaxes and practical jokes rises, and so do the thrill-seekers ready to shout “got you!” straight in people’s clueless (and often miserable) faces.

So just in time for April Fools, we wrapped up some of the most prank-inspiring examples of people nailing the fools on April 1st. From shameless cake pops with Brussels sprouts inside to a local burger joint turning into “Bob’s Burgers,” some people go an extra length to bring an element of entertainment to our mundane lives.

Scroll down, upvote your favorite pictures and be sure to check out our previous feature with more April Fools-approved pranks and jokes.

#1

A Relative Of Mine Pranked Me A Couple Of Years Ago On April Fools

A Relative Of Mine Pranked Me A Couple Of Years Ago On April Fools

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Luna Crow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG! Why isn't this one higher than the repeats? I love how it gives the expectation via illusion, then the second surprise of instant relief. Brilliantly played.

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I Put This On My Homophobic Dad's Work Truck After He Yelled At Me, And Mainly My Girlfriend, For Being Gay. April Fools, Pop

I Put This On My Homophobic Dad's Work Truck After He Yelled At Me, And Mainly My Girlfriend, For Being Gay. April Fools, Pop

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Moezzzz
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so stupid to be mad that your kid isn't straight. Actually, it's just weird. I don't want to think about my kids having sex. Gross. They got the "talk" and were about as open and honest about everything as you can possibly imagine, but I'm not going to tell them "hey!! You need to find a good woman and give me grand kids!!", because, let's face it, you don't have to be straight to have kids. And besides that, if my they're happy, they won't try to leave this earth too soon, and that's all I care about. This "dad" needs a damn wake up call.

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#3

I Just Fell For This April Fools Prank. I Work In The Tech Department

I Just Fell For This April Fools Prank. I Work In The Tech Department

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In a previous interview with Bored Panda, Janet M. Gibson, Ph.D., a Professor of Psychology at Grinnell College, explained that it actually takes quite a bit of work to get a joke. According to her, we have to use cognitive, social, and emotional brain power to form expectations of what's supposed to happen.

But that’s not all. We have to be able to “see how the punchline or unexpected event puts a playful spin on things, figure out the social context to know whether the unexpected event was intended or offensive, and we have to empathize with the joke teller, a character in the joke, or audience to know what is going on,” Prof. Gibson explained.

#4

April Fools? Someone Stole My Dad's SD Card From His Trail Camera From The Middle Of Nowhere. Edited This In A Picture, Then Put It Back In The Camera. He Was Scared For An Hour

April Fools? Someone Stole My Dad's SD Card From His Trail Camera From The Middle Of Nowhere. Edited This In A Picture, Then Put It Back In The Camera. He Was Scared For An Hour

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#5

I Put Vanilla Pudding In A Mayonnaise Jar. My Kids Were Horrified As I Ate It While Watching Them Open Their Easter Presents

I Put Vanilla Pudding In A Mayonnaise Jar. My Kids Were Horrified As I Ate It While Watching Them Open Their Easter Presents

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#6

My Friend Lost His Leg In A Motorcycle Accident A Few Years Ago. This Was His April Fools Joke To The Kids Playing In The Park

My Friend Lost His Leg In A Motorcycle Accident A Few Years Ago. This Was His April Fools Joke To The Kids Playing In The Park

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Jeremy James
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My friend lost her arm in a hiking accident years ago. She likes to rub her nub on me and say, "If nubbin' you is wrong, I don't want to be right."

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What’s more, in order for a joke, a prank, or a punchline to be perceived as funny, people have to be ready to have fun. It doesn’t matter whether it has to do with language, social expectations, or simply be amused by the absurdities of the situation.

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“If we are lucky, there are cues to help, like the joke teller is smiling or others are laughing, and then we try to figure out why, search for alternate meanings, and pull from memory what other meanings are possible in this context,” Prof. Gibson told us.

#7

My Local Burger Joint Became Bob's Burgers For April Fools

My Local Burger Joint Became Bob's Burgers For April Fools

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Chucky Cheezburger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most definitely would have to join in and eat there as a character from the show. Maybe I could be Teddy and just kinda sit there all day.

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#8

I Woke Up Half Asleep And Opened The Door To The Bathroom. My Heart Dropped. Well Played, Roommate

I Woke Up Half Asleep And Opened The Door To The Bathroom. My Heart Dropped. Well Played, Roommate

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#9

We Hid A Turkey In Our Neighbor's Yard On April Fools. Today I Woke Up To This In My Yard

We Hid A Turkey In Our Neighbor's Yard On April Fools. Today I Woke Up To This In My Yard

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On the other hand, as a joker or a prankster, you have to be sure that your joke is simple enough. “If the joke requires too much work to figure it out, we are likely to end up feeling puzzled rather than amused or entertained.”

There’s a belief that one's sense of humor can tell us a lot about their personality. And it’s kind of right, but not in the way you probably think. “If you like jokes that poke fun at death, this does not mean you have death anxiety or are sick. If you like the Three Stooges, it does not mean you are a knucklehead,” Prof. Gibson said.

“In fact, people who like sick jokes tend to score high on openness to experience and high on social intelligence,” she added.

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#10

I Replaced The Old Family Photo In My Mum's House With This. Still Waiting For Her To Notice

I Replaced The Old Family Photo In My Mum's House With This. Still Waiting For Her To Notice

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The dad's face. Oml. This is the most cursed thing I've seen in a while.

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#11

I Made A Little Paper Cutout To Give My Roommate A Good Scare. April Fools Everyone

I Made A Little Paper Cutout To Give My Roommate A Good Scare. April Fools Everyone

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#12

I Hope My Husband Feels Special When He Wakes Up. All Eyes Will Be On Him. April Fools

I Hope My Husband Feels Special When He Wakes Up. All Eyes Will Be On Him. April Fools

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#13

April Fools?

April Fools?

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#14

I Put A "Caution Wet Floor" Sign On Top Of A Giant Floaty Mat For April Fools. Swimmers And Colleagues Got A Kick Out Of It

I Put A "Caution Wet Floor" Sign On Top Of A Giant Floaty Mat For April Fools. Swimmers And Colleagues Got A Kick Out Of It

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#15

My Sister's April Fools Prank On Her Husband

My Sister's April Fools Prank On Her Husband

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#16

I Work At The Vet Hospital. I Left The Morning Crew A Little April Fools Surprise

I Work At The Vet Hospital. I Left The Morning Crew A Little April Fools Surprise

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#17

My Husband Hates When There Are Small Quantities Of Leftovers In The Fridge. My Son Pranked Him For April Fools By Filling 22 Containers, Each With One Strand Of Spaghetti

My Husband Hates When There Are Small Quantities Of Leftovers In The Fridge. My Son Pranked Him For April Fools By Filling 22 Containers, Each With One Strand Of Spaghetti

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

my dad would through them in the sink and say, "now youre washing all these"

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#18

Last-Minute April Fools Prank I Did For My Husband

Last-Minute April Fools Prank I Did For My Husband

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#19

For April Fools, My Girlfriend Scared Me This Afternoon

For April Fools, My Girlfriend Scared Me This Afternoon

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Chucky Cheezburger
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Another fun thing to do is put a scary looking picture on the back up camera.

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#20

My Sister Replaced All Of Our Family Photos With Pictures Of Steve Harvey For April Fools. It Took Over 8 Hours For A Single Person Of My 8-Person Family To Notice It

My Sister Replaced All Of Our Family Photos With Pictures Of Steve Harvey For April Fools. It Took Over 8 Hours For A Single Person Of My 8-Person Family To Notice It

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#21

Someone In My Neighborhood Wins April Fools Day

Someone In My Neighborhood Wins April Fools Day

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#22

My Parents Recently Got Facebook, So I Thought I Would Give Them A Little April Fools Scare By Posting This

My Parents Recently Got Facebook, So I Thought I Would Give Them A Little April Fools Scare By Posting This

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#23

On April Fools, Someone In My Town Decided To Send A Local Megachurch A Humorous Message

On April Fools, Someone In My Town Decided To Send A Local Megachurch A Humorous Message

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#24

For April Fools, A Teacher Told Her Class That The Government Imposed To Wear Of Shower Caps As An Extra Safety Measure

For April Fools, A Teacher Told Her Class That The Government Imposed To Wear Of Shower Caps As An Extra Safety Measure

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#25

This Year's Prank. Our Two Employee Entrances Are About 150 Yards Apart

This Year's Prank. Our Two Employee Entrances Are About 150 Yards Apart

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#26

My Brother Thought It Would Be A Great Idea To Slash People's Tires For April Fools Day

My Brother Thought It Would Be A Great Idea To Slash People's Tires For April Fools Day

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#27

People Still Fall For This

People Still Fall For This

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh god. The head chef of a restaurant I worked at did this to one of our hosts. We had touch free paper towel dispensers so chef said towel while waving her hand in front of the machine and the poor new host spent a good five minutes repeating the words "towel" and "paper".

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#28

It's My Husband's Colleague's Birthday Tomorrow, And Also April Fools Day. I Made Him Some Prank Cake Pops. They Are Brussel Sprouts Covered In Chocolate

It's My Husband's Colleague's Birthday Tomorrow, And Also April Fools Day. I Made Him Some Prank Cake Pops. They Are Brussel Sprouts Covered In Chocolate

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#32

My 11-Year-Old Daughter's April Fools Joke. She Hid The Toilet Paper And Replaced It With A Masking Tape

My 11-Year-Old Daughter's April Fools Joke. She Hid The Toilet Paper And Replaced It With A Masking Tape

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#33

I Rolled The Window Down, Placed Broken Glass On The Ground, And Staged The Area. My Wife Freaked Out

I Rolled The Window Down, Placed Broken Glass On The Ground, And Staged The Area. My Wife Freaked Out

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#34

I Got Pranked By My 11-Year-Old Child On April Fools. Super Proud Parent Moment

I Got Pranked By My 11-Year-Old Child On April Fools. Super Proud Parent Moment

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#35

My Boyfriend Got Me Good. With No Time To Remove Them, I Had To Drive My Car Like This. I Sounded Like A Giant Kazoo Driving Down The Road

My Boyfriend Got Me Good. With No Time To Remove Them, I Had To Drive My Car Like This. I Sounded Like A Giant Kazoo Driving Down The Road

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#36

Starbucks Changed Outfits To In-N-Out On April Fools

Starbucks Changed Outfits To In-N-Out On April Fools

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#37

I Sent My Friend A 6' Tall Mr. Bean With No Return Address For April Fools

I Sent My Friend A 6' Tall Mr. Bean With No Return Address For April Fools

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#38

April Fools. Comcast Said They Will Need To Use My Computer When Installing The Internet At My New Office Today

April Fools. Comcast Said They Will Need To Use My Computer When Installing The Internet At My New Office Today

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Luna Crow
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this more than I should.. this took work too, where does one even find these anymore?

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#39

Someone, Please Tell My Children That April Fools Day Is Over

Someone, Please Tell My Children That April Fools Day Is Over

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#40

Mentos Ice Bomb For Your Friends That Love Soda. Happy April Fools Day

Mentos Ice Bomb For Your Friends That Love Soda. Happy April Fools Day

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#41

An Easy Prank To Pull Off For April Fools

An Easy Prank To Pull Off For April Fools

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#42

My April Fools Prank

My April Fools Prank

I went into the building where I work on the night before April Fools Day to set up my prank. I'm not proud to say I shimmied under the stall door so that I could lock it from the inside. The great thing about this stall is there are no gaps to glimpse if someone is sitting on the pot. The only way to check is by looking for feet below the stall door.

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#43

Day 10 Of Nobody Noticing This April Fools Prank

Day 10 Of Nobody Noticing This April Fools Prank

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#44

On April Fools, I Allowed Cookies On An Online Store, Today I Got This In The Mail

On April Fools, I Allowed Cookies On An Online Store, Today I Got This In The Mail

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Incompetent Pigeon
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please, tell us which online store this is. I'll postpone my diet for another decade or so.

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#45

April Fools Prank At Work

April Fools Prank At Work

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah saw this one IRL. It was a gag our head chef used to pull on our newer and more naive hires.

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#46

I Taped My Friend's Door. The Door Opens To The Inside, So After He Opens It, He Will Be Greeted By A Wall Full Of Tape

I Taped My Friend's Door. The Door Opens To The Inside, So After He Opens It, He Will Be Greeted By A Wall Full Of Tape

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#47

April Fools Office Prank. It Has Been Called Twice Already

April Fools Office Prank. It Has Been Called Twice Already

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#48

For April Fools, I Put Yogurt Into The Mayo Jar And Watched My Students Gaze In Disgusted Horror As I Casually Ate During The Class

For April Fools, I Put Yogurt Into The Mayo Jar And Watched My Students Gaze In Disgusted Horror As I Casually Ate During The Class

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#49

I Told My Husband I Was Pregnant For April Fools Day. We Just Had A Baby A Few Months Ago. He Took It Well

I Told My Husband I Was Pregnant For April Fools Day. We Just Had A Baby A Few Months Ago. He Took It Well

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#50

I Made A Dummy Out Of Clothes And Pillows To Scare My Husband

I Made A Dummy Out Of Clothes And Pillows To Scare My Husband

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#52

I Made My Girlfriend An Easter/April Fools Egg

I Made My Girlfriend An Easter/April Fools Egg

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Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see a lot of people getting Easter presents on April fools day? April 1st? Is this an American thing? In the UK we get Easter Eggs or gifts on Easter Sunday, never on April 1st

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#53

I Told My Husband That Toilet Had A Leak In It. But It Was Just A Leek

I Told My Husband That Toilet Had A Leak In It. But It Was Just A Leek

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#54

For April Fools Day, I Decided To Replace Hand Sanitizer With Lube For My Co-Workers

For April Fools Day, I Decided To Replace Hand Sanitizer With Lube For My Co-Workers

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#55

Well, My Fiance Just Won April Fools Day. She's The Opposite Of Every Woman I've Ever Met

Well, My Fiance Just Won April Fools Day. She's The Opposite Of Every Woman I've Ever Met

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Emie N.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well of course she is. All women are different from each other. We're not a monolith.

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#57

For April Fools Day, My Son Has Hidden About 300 Tiny Pictures Of Nicolas Cage Throughout The House

For April Fools Day, My Son Has Hidden About 300 Tiny Pictures Of Nicolas Cage Throughout The House

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a person did this at my school with a picture of their dad. There were just tiny little faces under desks, stuck in lockers, and taped on walls...

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#58

Our Fridge On April 1st. It's Watching You

Our Fridge On April 1st. It's Watching You

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#59

Someone Put This Up At Work As An April Fools Joke. One Of My Coworkers Believed And Started Yelling

Someone Put This Up At Work As An April Fools Joke. One Of My Coworkers Believed And Started Yelling

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#61

I Told My Husband We Were Having Breakfast For Dinner. This Is What He Came Home To

I Told My Husband We Were Having Breakfast For Dinner. This Is What He Came Home To

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#62

April Fools To My Family

April Fools To My Family

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M.Kay (He/They)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If your family gets mad about it you can say "Turn that frown upside down" 🤣🤣

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#63

I Submit My April Fools Prank. 2,000 Balloons In My Boss's Office

I Submit My April Fools Prank. 2,000 Balloons In My Boss's Office

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Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the best one so far. It's so happy, I love it. If that were my office, I'd just announce I couldn't possibly get to my desk, put some party music on, let some of the balloons out into the main office and go get a margarita and a lounge chair and enjoy :)

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#64

I Drew This Little Guy To Prank My Husband

I Drew This Little Guy To Prank My Husband

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#65

April Fools Day A Roommate Edition

April Fools Day A Roommate Edition

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#67

April Fools Prank

April Fools Prank

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#68

Happy April Fools From Netflix. A Twenty-Minute Program Of Bacon Cooking

Happy April Fools From Netflix. A Twenty-Minute Program Of Bacon Cooking

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#69

Oldest April Fools Trick In The Book, But Nicolas Cage Never Gets Old

Oldest April Fools Trick In The Book, But Nicolas Cage Never Gets Old

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#70

My Kids Were Waiting For The Bus Today. Happy April Fools Day

My Kids Were Waiting For The Bus Today. Happy April Fools Day

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#71

April Fools Prank Made Some Of My Students Cry

April Fools Prank Made Some Of My Students Cry

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#73

I Was On Vacation, And My Team Decided To Wrap Up My Desk While I Was Gone. So This Is What I Walked Into This Morning. My System Froze

I Was On Vacation, And My Team Decided To Wrap Up My Desk While I Was Gone. So This Is What I Walked Into This Morning. My System Froze

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#74

The Kid Got Us On April Fools. She Even Did All The Extra Rolls. Let The Battle Begin

The Kid Got Us On April Fools. She Even Did All The Extra Rolls. Let The Battle Begin

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#76

It Worked Like A Charm

It Worked Like A Charm

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#77

An April Fools Surprise Outside My Parent's Door. I Filled Everything With Water

An April Fools Surprise Outside My Parent's Door. I Filled Everything With Water

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#78

These "Treats" My Mom Made For Easter/April Fools

These "Treats" My Mom Made For Easter/April Fools

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