Jokes, Yolks,
And Pranks
by Barkley Davie
Johnny always
dreaded April 1st. He hated the pranks and
he hated the jokes. Every April 1st, Johnny’s
friends would go to extreme lengths to somehow
trick, prank, or fool him. But this year, it
would be different.
Johnny raised
himself out of bed making sure to check if there
was any automated spider that would jump out from
under his bed and scare the living daylights out
of him. But oddly, there was nothing. So, he
walked to the washroom and picked up his
toothbrush examining whether it had been pranked,
but again, nothing.
Johnny walked
downstairs expecting to see every single item in
his kitchen wrapped up in wrapping paper, but
just the boring marble slabbed kitchen he always
knew. He made some coffee and got dressed. As he
walked out the door he made sure to
check if his shoes had a slithery corn snake in them,
but again, nothing… This was quite unusual,
his friends would always find a way to prank him,
but not today. He bet that at work, he would be
bombarded with practical jokes. So, he
took the extra time to layer his suit with bubble
wrap, so that no water or tomatoes would stain
his freshly pressed suit.
He put his
shoes back on and walked towards his car. “Gee,
Work is going to be a nightmare. Full of Jokes,
Yolks and Pranks.” Johnny turned the
ignition on and drove up his street towards the
Eliot Roth Paper Co.(His work.) As he drove down
the bustling streets, he got a handful of bizarre
looks from the other drivers. He also forgot that
he looked like he was insane due to the bubble
wrap that he was coated in. While driving he
accidentally spilled his coffee on himself “Oh
Darn! Well, good thing I have an extra layer on!”
Suddenly he realized that he looked like a Yahoo, Probably because
of the bubble wrap that he was wrapped in. So, He
parked his car and walked towards a dumpster in a
back alley.
He searched
around until he found what he was looking for: A
piece of cardboard, to be specific, A pizza box.
He grabbed a pen from his pocket and wrote on the
pizza box: I am not a Yahoo. He taped it to his
back, and walked back to his car.But for
some reason, He got even more weird look this
time. He parked his car in front of work,
and walked out. He tried to open the door,
but for some reason it was locked. Suddenly
Johnny had a deep realization: it was Saturday,
Meaning if his
calendar was correct…
It was April 2nd.
|
