10 seriously easy pranks for April Fools' Day

Prank or be pranked, y'all. Easy pranks for a lazy April Fools' Day.
10 seriously easy pranks for April Fools' Day
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April Fools' Day is tomorrow, which mainly means one thing: you don't have much time to prepare.

Everyone knows the Fools Rules(™): if you do not prank others, they will mercilessly prank you. Just in case your creativity is running low, we've compiled a list of easy pranks literally anyone could pull off.

Here are some simple pranks you should definitely try at home:

Becoming "Mom"

Go into your friend's phone and swap your contact info with the name "Mom." Then, send them weird messages and just watch the show.

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Morning Soy

Replace coffee in a morning coffee pot with diluted soy sauce. Mmm, delicious.

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Salt & Switch

Is your roommate an at-home chef? Get them with an old classic: replace their kitchen sugar with salt. Muhahahaha.

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The DoNOT eat this

Buy a Bavarian cream donut at your local coffee shop. Squeeze out the sweet cream and replace it with minty toothpaste or mayo.

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The fake ETA

Text your friend and ask what time they're getting to a location for a hang out that doesn't exist. Any prompt friend (us) will hate this.

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The carbonated shake

Here's one that takes almost no preparation at all. Shake up all the sodas and beer in your home/office and let science do your dirty work.

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Autocorrect madness

Steal your friend's phone and truly go ham with their autocorrect.

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Let the remote drive them crazy

Put some tape over the sensor on your home TV remote, and watch your loved one slowly lose their mind.

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Pandora's drawer

Print out a picture you know will scare your prankee, and hide it in one of their drawers. No one expects a fright when they're opening their sock drawer in the morning.

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I can't believe it's not deodorant

Replace your victim's deodorant with butter. They might hate you for this one, but the video could maybe be worth it.

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Remember: prank or be pranked, friends.

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