Hi Carol
Not sure if you’ve ever listened to them, but Hamish and Andy on one of their “Best of …” CD’s had a segment about The Best April Fool’s Jokes, that they used when they phoned different companies up – they were funny.
I’ve done them in the past, and have had them done back to me – I think it all revolves about knowing who you’re going to do it to, to know that it will be handled in the right fashion. But I can’t recall having done one for a fair while now.
But with regard to the “jumping” with shock when you’ve been snuk up on … oh yes, I can relate to that big time. Unfortunately, though when it happens to me, I usually let fly with an expletive and it has happened at different times at work, you know where it’s usually generally pretty quiet. Something like that happens, I actually do physically jump in the chair and yell out “what the f**k!” pretty loudly. It’s met with mirth and stuff, but my heart rate just goes through the roof.
I believe I am a very nervous person and yeah, things like that I do not handle all that well.
So you’re definitely not on your own there.
With regard to the Café, why not say, I’ve just baked up a beautiful chocolate cheesecake or something like that … and it’s available to one and all. Then half an hour later, write back and say, “Nah, I didn’t bake anything – April Fool”.
Neil
