Hi guys

Thanks for some top responses to my mother knows best post - loved them all!

Anyway, I'm just charging on with my April issue and I know this is cringe-worthily obvious, but the only think that sprang to mind as a topic for my next chatroom piece was April Fool's Day.

While I'm definitely not an advocate of anything evil or laughing at other's misfortune (and some April Fool's tricks are just plain mean), I'm just wondering if you've ever been on the receiving end of an April fool, have played the April Fool, or have just done something exceedingly foolish that you think other techs should hear about because it might just bring a smile to their day.

All comments/stories gratefully received!

As always (and I'm sure you're bored of me saying this, but I can't include you in the mag unless you do it), please, please, please include your full name and business name (not just geeky name) when you reply. All responses can be posted here or emailed to me at kathrynh@tradesexhibitions.com

Thanks so much....

Kat
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Professional Nails
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I used to practice nails on my ex boyfriend when i was training. So he kinda knew what all my products were and what they were used for etc. Well, the sneaky sod had only found an old empy powder pot and filled it with flour and salt. me not really taking much notice, carried on as usual. I couldnt quite understand why my 'L&P' was turning into a gooey mess on my brush and his nails!!

this isnt an april fool but a stupid story.
when i was 19 1992 and in the royal navy i did medical cover for a local rugby tornament for school children all around the south of england.
it was held in a naval base that trained pti's( forces physical instructors)
so there i was sitting on a step of a porta cabin with my medical bag watching all the kids rugby matches when i dark tall handsome fella sat next to me....there we where chatting away and i thought to my self...i flippin know him...but where from so i asked him "are you based in portsmouth..." no he says....mmm" are you based in plymouth"...no he says...now i am getting worried because it was during my single days and i thought god have i snogged you when i have beeen drunk in a club , so i ask him " are you in the navy" no he says so i say to him "well what do you do because i know your face from somewhere....he says" i play rugby for england"
it was jeremy guscott the england rugby player and bath rugby player i was mortified...i really thought i had pulled him in a club and not remembered properly....lol

When playstations first came out and were like golddust - so hard to get, I put my friend's hubby's up for sale for £25 in the local free ad paper - They got about 200 phone calls (he worked nights!!) they weren't amused and I didn't own up for about 5 years!!

I rang my Grandad up(back in the 80's before the National Lottery)& told him i was calling him from 'Littlewoods Pools' and that his entry this week had been sucessful in a special April Draw & that he'd won £1.5 million, & when could he come to Liverpool to pick it up!!!

I was a bit naughty really as he was quite old and the shock could've killed him really!! - i didn't think about it at the time!!

He got over it in the end!

Just thought I'd say thanks for the replies... and see if any other geeks had any comments?

Ta
Kat
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i willl never forget telling my daughter on april 1st when she was 9 she was a test tube baby and the reason she has "blond moments" was because the test tube had a crack in it, she went to school and told the whole class, including the teacher ,
i also as a kid cleaned the toilet with my sisters toothbrush, then stood there cringing when she used it (she still doesnt know now)

i have loads of stories but i think ill stop for now, lol

tracy juden
tip and trendy nails

Well mine is kinda nothing really to do with playing tricks on April fools day, but i did my Parachute jump on April 1st

When i was a kid, me and my older sis put cling film over the toilet

Amanda

lol, i remember doing this aswell, aslo the black rimmed coin down the face lol

see.....she's just plain nasty to me...

i remember that phone call.....'oh yeah i love a good munch on them' you said!

what goes around comes around sweetie

I played one on all my mum and dad whilst they were abroad!

I text them to say Keith Chegwin had been round on GMTV to give me a cheque for £10,000.

They rang screaming down the phone asking me when i was taking them out to celebrate!

I couldn't keep the joke up though and burst out laughing.

They were not amused!

When still at school a mate wrote to jim i'll fix it to ask if he could fix it for her to meet the queen, Well me and my other mate typed up a reply pretending to be Jim lol she showed the letter to everyone at school and when her parents contacted the local paper we had to come clean
Lets just say I was grounded for quite some time lol

NicerNails
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Keith Chegwin actually did come round here - wasn't my house though was a neighbour! So it 's for real!!

oh i know it's for real but it wasn't for real when i said they had been to my house!