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COVERT CLICKER
Secretly control TVs, anywhere, any time! This device is so small it is easily concealed in your pocket.
FAKE PARKING TICKETS
Slap one on the windshield of rude parkers, co-workers, neighbors or who ever and they will think they received a real parking ticket until they read the offense.
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The April Fool's Day Database
A catalog of April Fool's Day hoaxes, pranks, and related events throughout history, categorized by year and theme.

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The Great Comic Strip Switcheroonie (1997)
Comic strip fans opened their papers on April 1, 1997 and discovered their favorite strips looked different. Not only that, but in many cases characters popped up in other strips out of place. The reason for the chaos was the Great Comics Switcheroonie. Forty-six comic-strip artists conspired to pen each other's strips for the day. For instance, Scott Adams of Dilbert took over Family Circus by Bil Keane, where he added his brand of corporate satire to the family-themed strip by having the mother tell her kid to "work cuter, not harder." Garfield and his owner visited the world of Blondie, where Garfield promptly ate one of Dagwood's sandwiches. And the character Nancy popped up in the Foxtrot comic strip wearing a Darth Vader outfit.

The stunt was masterminded by Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott, creators of the Baby Blues comic strip. When asked why he participated, Scott Adams noted, "You don't get that many chances to tunnel under the fence."





Categories: Cartoons, Newspapers, United States, 1997, Format Change Prank. [Permalink]
Dunagin’s People (1981)
Categories: Cartoons, Crime, 1981. [Permalink]
I’m Giving You a Raise! (1972)
Categories: Business, Employment, Cartoons, United States, 1972. [Permalink]
Peanuts (1970)
Categories: Cartoons, Sports, United States, 1970, House Pranks, Wild Goose Chase. [Permalink]
Pogo (1959)
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1959. [Permalink]
Soap Fudge (1959)
Categories: Cartoons, Food and Drink, United States, 1959, House Pranks, Bait and Switch. [Permalink]
Stick ‘Em Up! (1950)
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1950, House Pranks. [Permalink]
An Extraction Anyway (1936)
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1936, House Pranks. [Permalink]
Moon Mullins (1925)
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1925, Wild Goose Chase. [Permalink]
Another One on Walt (1925)
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1925, House Pranks. [Permalink]
The Simplest Trick of All (1925)
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1925, Finance. [Permalink]
Gasoline Alley (1920)
Categories: Cartoons, Cars, United States, 1920, Street Pranks. [Permalink]
Mutt and Jeff (1919)
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1919. [Permalink]
No Fool Like an April Fool (1915)

[Edwardsville Intelligencer, Apr 1, 1915.]
Categories: Cartoons, United States, 1915, Office Pranks. [Permalink]
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