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Response to MANative (Original post)

I live my life like everyday is April Fool's Day. PersonNumber503602 Apr 2015 #1
Now that made me grin. MANative Apr 2015 #3
Alas, so few pets really get practical jokes. merrily Apr 2015 #8
True. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #9
My dog just rolls his eyes now whenever I pretend to be eaten by the closet monster. PersonNumber503602 Apr 2015 #17
Can you really blame him? That one is so old, Henry VIII rolled his eyes when the court jester merrily Apr 2015 #19
Practical jokes are a special form of humor, but I imagine some of us will have fun with them. merrily Apr 2015 #2
I've never been particularly good at devising them... MANative Apr 2015 #4
I have never tried to devise one, except maybe saying something silly that I don't really mean, merrily Apr 2015 #5
Now, those Kimmel ones are just plain cruel... MANative Apr 2015 #6
Not to mention finding inflicting needless pain on one's own offspring hilarious. merrily Apr 2015 #7
IKR? laundry_queen Apr 2015 #22
Difference being, you did not push her face into the mesh to get yourself a laugh merrily Apr 2015 #24
I agree. laundry_queen Apr 2015 #27
I think parents learn pretty quickly what their kids' fake cry sounds like. merrily Apr 2015 #28
Hey, I was just thinking that. It doesn't mean we don't have Cha Apr 2015 #10
Agreed! Lurks Often Apr 2015 #11
But even unfunny people trying to be funny has some value in culture. tridim Apr 2015 #13
Big Jimmy Kimmel fan, are ya? Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #25
Nope. tridim Apr 2015 #31
we serve a lotta soup druidity33 Apr 2015 #12
My Aunt, no joke, used to put chicken feet into her chicken soup, something some merrily Apr 2015 #29
Me too. bigwillq Apr 2015 #14
I hate it online but not in real life where it's funny... Phentex Apr 2015 #15
It's just not original. Pull a prank on Prank Day NightWatcher Apr 2015 #16
My prank totally didn't work today gratuitous Apr 2015 #18
AFD is like a "meh" holiday to me Jamaal510 Apr 2015 #20
Yeah, I'm not a fan laundry_queen Apr 2015 #21
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So sorry about your Dad. No death of a loved one is easy. But having it coincide merrily Apr 2015 #30
Same here, there's a lot of cruelty masquerading as humor. Warpy Apr 2015 #26
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