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Gay Best Friend Stephan: How To Pull A Sweet Prank On April Fools Day!

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rochester chapter.

Hey, hey ladies! Sorry you missed me last week. I was forced to go to therapy when it snowed again after being like 60 degrees here. God damnit Rochester. But! I figured that one mental health week off is better than permanently packing my bags and eloping to San Fran with Javier (hmmm… I still might do it…) But ANYWAY! Let’s talk about my absolute favorite holiday in April. Yes, even more important to me than Easter, Earth Day, and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day (ya, it’s a real holiday, google that sh*t), is April Fools Day!
 
Now, everyone loves a good April Fools Day prank, but we can all agree that there is NOTHING worse that a terrible, stupid, just awful prank that your roommate pulls then spends the next 20 minutes trying to explain to you why it’s funny. You hear that Jake, if we don’t get it the first time, explaining it won’t make it any funnier… just sayin…
 
But let us all thank our lucky stars (mine’s the sun, it’s the luckiest of them all, I called it) that we have good ole’ Stephan to teach us how to be awesome (as usual!). So instead of stressing over what your prank is going to be this year, simply sit back and listen to my easy to follow, Fools proof (see what I did there…) prank suggestions.
 
Prank #1: Fill your friends room with balloons! Oh, this is a fun one. All you have to do is blow up like a million balloons and stuff them all into your friend’s room. Then when they come back from the library all pissy and stressed, they’ll open the door and BOOM! Pranked! Now this can also be done if you live in a double, but it will require a little extra work with saran wrap to keep all the goodies only on their side.
 
Prank #2: Replace all of your roommate’s bras with the exact same ones that are just one size bigger! This one is going to take some dedication in actually purchasing all of the new bras, but trust me ladies, when you see that look on her face that says, “holy sh*t, are my t*ts actually shrinking…?” it’ll be worth it. Oh, a little advice for this one. Before you execute the big swap, start like a week before with little subtle comments like, “is that a sports bra?” or “hmm, it looks like you’re losing a lot of mass in the ole chestle region huh Jamie…” Just make sure they’re subtle enough so she doesn’t catch on. And then you can decide how long to make her squirm before revealing your prank with a huge, “April Fools!” (I suggest around 1 week).
 
Prank #3: Re-zero your bathroom scale so that it reads 10 lbs heavier! Oh, I LOVE this one. And, it’s really easy to do. After you tweak the scale a bit, all you have to do is sit back and watch the panic attacks unfold right before your eyes. Similar to prank #2, a subtle comment here and there will only help the momentum of this prank, just make sure to comment on how your roommate has been looking heavier, not skinnier (easy mistake there). Then you can choose how long to continue the joke before the reveal of, “April Fools!” (I suggest around 2 weeks).
Prank #4: Swap your roommates birth control pills with sugar pills! This one is de-li-cious! Oh, it’s so bad! But the prank with the most pay-off also has the most preparation. Now you’re gonna want to pop all of the real pills out and swap them (that’s the easy part), but then you have to reseal them so she will never notice (a bit more tricky…). I suggest some Elmers glue and tin foil, but you can get creative with this one if you want. Also, and really important here, you have to time it perfectly. Make sure to do the swap around July so that 9 months later, you can be ready to yell, “April Fools!” at the baby shower! Haha! Oh, it gets me every time…
 
Well, there you have it, four perfectly naughty yet harmless pranks that you can pull on your best friends (or your worst enemies…) during the most deliciously tricky holiday of the year (Halloween is for whores). I think I’m gonna prank Javier and tell him I’m straight! (Ohm who am I kidding, he’ll never believe that! I guess I’ll just tell him I have an STD or something…) Chao!

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Kaitlin Carragher is a junior at the University of Rochester majoring in Economics and minoring in Legal Studies.  While she has no previous experience with journalism, she is very excited to be a part of the Her Campus team.  Speaking of journalism, she put off writing this bio for four months, but hey who's counting?  Since her major's not quite her favorite thing, Kaitlin has spent most of her undergraduate career getting involved on campus.  She is currently President of the Epsilon Rho Chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority, an active member of student government, a Student-Alumni Ambassador, Relay for Life coordinator, and a few other other things--guess you can never have too many activities.  Originally from the suburbs of Boston, Kaitlin will be spending this summer in Dublin, Ireland, where she's hoping to finally be among people that are just as pale and freckled as she is.  Along with being pale, her other main weaknesses include a fear of the ocean, hatred of potato chips, and the inability to correctly pronounce "hot dog."  Kaitlin's current obsessions include Groupon, greek yogurt, and 90s pop music.  After college Kaitlin hopes to go into marketing, but she is currently searching for ways to extend the length of senior year to forever.