April Fool’s Day’ certainly triggers a lot of mischief, especially among the youngsters who can’t resist the temptation of playing pranks on others.
Pranks are fine but these have to be unexpected and smart simply because most people expect to be fooled on April 1.
Metrolife interacted with a few people to understand whether they play pranks
and if so, how they go about doing it.
The idea, say most youngsters, is not to run someone down but to cheer him or her up and make them laugh. The prank is played, in all good humour, without hurting anybody’s sentiments.
A lot of young people think that one must be humourous and fun-loving by nature,
to be able to pull off a decent prank.
Karthik Balladi, a youngster, falls into this category.
He says that his intention of fooling people is to make them laugh.
“I think one needs to have a lot of talent and a sense of humour to surprise someone. A prank should always have elements of surprise and humour,” he says.
Suhas, another young man, feels ‘April Fool’s Day’ is more relevant today than before, especially at a time when people are so busy even to take time off to enjoy the lighter moments of life.
“I love to play pranks on people and get fooled as well. But now, as the years pass by and people have become smarter, I have to work extra hard to think of a different and unusual prank,” feels Suhas.
Remya M, assistant manager with a bank, remembers how she has always fooled her little brother on ‘April Fool’s Day’ and continues to do so. Remya feels that people shouldn’t play harsh pranks, as it may hurt others. “I still remember that I used to call my brother in the morning saying I am sick and need to go to hospital and he would come running. On another occasion, I put a plastic spider on his bed and he started screaming. Once, I told him that it was a school holiday, when it wasn’t. Looking back, I’ve fooled him a lot,” says Remya.
Abhilash, a student of CMRIT, hopes to make the best use of April 1 and pull off as many pranks as he can. “We’ve decided to form a large group and fool people who least expect to be fooled. I think a day that is dedicated to laughter must be made good use of,” he sums up.
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