April Fools Jokes

The tradition of playing April fools jokes and pranks is a long one. On the 1st of April, people indulge in playing jokes and circulate hoaxes. The jokes are played on friends, family members, neighbors, etc. In the countries like Australia, UK and South Africa, jokes are played only till noon. The countries like USA, France, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Japan, celebrate the whole day.

April Fools Jokes
The jokes and ideas presented below would help in making 1st April a memorable day.

April Fools Funny Jokes
Here are some of the funny jokes for friends and others which you can play on the April fool's day.

• Water Ring: The water ring is a ring with a sponge concealed in it. On shaking hands, the water present in the ring oozes out and hand gets drenched.
• Changing Labels on Cans: The labels present on cans need to be carefully removed with the help of a knife. One should then mix all the labels and glue them on different cans altogether.
• Fake Snakes in Cookie Jars: One has to place fake snakes in cookie jars. If the person is desperately searching for cookie jars, the effect is magnified.
• Toothpaste in Socks: In this joke one has to put toothpaste or shaving cream in the socks of a friend. One should better leave the place before the friend gets to know the joke.
• Alarm Clock Trick: In this trick, one has to change the time-setting of the alarm clock to 3:00 am.
• Do the Splits: In this April fools joke, one has to place a dollar coin on the street and wait nearby. When people try to pick up the coin, make a sound by ripping a cloth. Most of the people who bend down would check whether their pant has ripped apart.

April Fools Hoaxes
Here are some of the April fools hoaxes which drew a lot of media attention.

• Value of 'Pi': In the year 1998, 'New Mexicans for Science and Reason' a newsletter, had published an article about Alabama states legislature's decision to change the value of 'pi' from 3.14159 to 3.0. In this article, it was written that the Biblical value of 'pi' i.e. 3.0 would be the standard from now onwards. Later on, it was revealed the article was just an April fools hoax.
• McSoft: An April fools joke about the merger of Microsoft Inc. and McDonald's was circulated in the year 2007. The Microsoft Wi-fi Hungerscan would sense the hunger of people and McDonald's would deliver fast food. People would be charged by deducting amount from their credit cards.
• Bill Gates Converts to Islam: The owner of Microsoft Inc., Bill Gates converts to Islam. He has changed his name to Abu Mai'saf al-Windaaz. This April fools hoax was circulated in the year 2006.
• Canada buys 'Ely': An offer is made by Canada to buy the town of Ely which lies at the northern border of USA. The announcement was made by the Ely Chamber of Commerce.
• Baseball Player Traded: This April fools joke was played on Kyle Kendrick a baseball pitcher of team 'Philadelphia Phillies'. The player was told that he was being traded to a baseball team in Japan. The player being offered to 'Philadeplhia Phillies' in exchange of Kyle Kendrick was Kobayashi Iwamura.

The different April fools jokes ideas presented above would make the day fun-filled. One should however, not indulge in causing problem to anybody; playing harmless pranks is advisable, so that both the parties can enjoy it.