LBCC undergoes April Fools' Day shenanigans

Tales of the April Fool

On April 1 there are no holds barred.

April 1 is the time of year where all the merry pranksters and joking tricksters come out and play.  Some perform slapstick humor, as others test the power of their poker face.  You must expect the unexpected when the fools of April have their day.

Some people get their kicks with the same prank every year, but others may spend months concocting the perfect one.  Fake break ups are made, fake fights start, and plenty more is possible.

Pranks are to be expected, but many may wonder if anyone at Linn-Benton Community College had been pranked brutally.

LBCC student Holly Lucas had her own small prank to share; the dreaded Saran Wrap over the door.  On April 1 Lucas told her little brother that his girlfriend was attempting to Skype him.  With the news of the faux incoming call he ran quickly in his room, and took a veil of Saran Wrap to the face.  Lucas chuckled, “he definitely toppled.”  Lucas ensured that her little brother is okay.

Apparently it is all fun and games even after someone could get hurt.

LBCC student Tobiy Berrey had found the formula to get a good prank without the violence.  Berrey stated “I’ve got my dad with the same prank three years in a row."  Every April 1, Berrey wraps a rubber band around her sink dish sprayer, and every time her father falls for it with water to the face.  Berrey said it may not be the best prank, but it works every time.

Students may have some good pranks, but the teachers have a few stories of their own.  Biology instructor John Klock opened his April 1 classes with his “quite cute” April Fools' story.

“I woke up and walked out of my bedroom door and there were six balloons standing in my way” said Klock.  Klock said his 15-year-old daughter seemed quite suspicious the night before, and the next day showed why.

“I went to the kitchen and noticed the coffee pot was full of corks… and then the coffee filter was full of red peppers” says Klock.  Both Klock and his wife’s shoes were also filled with corks that morning.  “I went to check my phone, and my phone was covered with about 100 rubber bands… it was all around, everywhere” said Klock.  The phone’s language was also changed to Chinese that morning.

That morning also included a purse containing two cans of tomato sauce, and Klock’s laptop being Seran Wrapped completely shut.  Klock said he got his revenge by putting lotion on the bathroom door the next morning, impeding his daughter’s ability to take a shower.

Klock’s April 1 morning didn’t only inspire payback, but it also inspired a joke of his own.  The next chance he got Klock told his students “Domino's just invented the edible pizza container."  The joke was nearly foolproof, except one of his students who works at Domino's said he never saw that at his location.

April 1 may bring many lighthearted jokes, whether they are old or new, but there is always a great story to be made out of it; just don’t try and eat the pizza box after Biology.

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 If you want to know more about April Fools' Day check the History Channel.

 Need ideas for April Fools' Day pranks for next year?  Fox17 has the answer.