Best April Fool's Day Pranks Online For 2009

Submitted By: Shelah Jenkins

It's not too early to start. The best pranksters know that preparation is key to a successful prank. In fact, a lot of these pranksters take extra time and effort to ensure that their pranks happen without a hitch. Whether your motive is revenge, hatred, or boredom, pranks are a good way to get back at people who've done something to you or those whom you don't like very much. Or, if like a lot of pranksters, you have a lot of time and energy to spare, then you should definitely pull a really good online prank.

For The Uninspired

Surfing the net is a good way to look for pranks. There are several websites where users or commenters suggest pranks or talk about them. If you're still too lazy, you can just download online pranks and follow instructions that come with what you downloaded. One of the best resources for pranks is Zug.com. The site is dedicated to the art of comedy and to pranks and has several prank stories that could inspire you to pull a stunt of your own.

Strange Red Button

For someone you know is curious and is not supposed to be doing stuff other than work, this is the best prank. The added bonus is that the red button can be seen from a couple of cubicles away so you can watch your victim try several times. Just Google the term “strange red button”. To make it funnier, hide a video camera to record your victim's facial expression.

Yellow Journalism

If you have a talent for creating a webpage for a short period of time, then you won't have a hard time doing this one. Create a page with strange facts and stories about someone you want to prank and make it look like he or she actually created the page. Create an email account and use it to send the new website to your victim. You could attach a note that summarizes the site a bit.

For Those Like to Watch

If you're not the type who likes to plan something elaborate for the sake of a prank, you could just compile the latest prank videos or prank contests online. Hey, It's almost as good as a prank, right? Besides, you won't get a vendetta for this one. Or, this could be a prank itself. laugh hysterically during lunch break and tell them about this prank you saw or read and promise to share the site. Send your co-workers a link that says “awesome pranks” but have these links lead to something scary or very very strange: think two girls in a cup.

There are several pranks that you could pull with some thinking and a lot of motivation. Just remember: the bigger the idea, the harder the prank would be to pull. Then again, Herculean efforts reap huge rewards and in the worl of pranks, nothing is more rewarding than the helpless laughter, disbelief, and desperate screaming of your prank victim.