April Fools’ Pranks

April 1 is historically a time when pranksters can have a laugh at the expense of unsuspecting victims. Below readers share pranks played on them.

“My dad answered my family phone with ‘City morgue. You stab them, we slab them.’ Lots of new boyfriends hung up before dad got to the ‘slab’ part. Much to our agony!”

Liz Nelson
La Crescenta

 “My ex recorded an answering machine message that listed all of our animals like members of an attorney’s office: ‘Thank you for calling Latte, Kagel and Chirps.’ Friends would call and think they reached a wrong number.”

Mike Powers
La Crescenta