Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
-- Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5
My brother in law, who passed away in January, loved practical jokes. His daughter actually asked everyone who had had a practical joke from him to raise their hand, when she was doing his eulogy at the funeral service. Of course, I raised my hand.
When my father was in his last days and we had all gathered at their home, there was a little Nativity scene displayed. Since I have a tendency to want to straighten and make everything perfect, I stood at the mantel one day and made everything just so in the Nativity scene. The next time I passed it, the wise men were facing the wrong way. I shook my head and turned them around. The next time, the baby Jesus and Mary were turned the wrong way. I fixed them. The third time, I said out loud (crankily) that someone keeps moving the figures around. Everyone burst out laughing - my brother in law was the culprit, doing it to mess with me and to keep things light. :)
Yes, plenty of times when I was younger. Many short-sheeting episodes in college and as a young adult. Lately, not so much. They probably don't want to stir the ire of an old woman!
Oh yes. Often. My youngest brother used to carefully slide a saucer of water into my bed. When I got into bed hours later I would kick the saucer and water would flood everywhere. Hearing my cries of disgust said brother would rush through the house announcing loudly that I had wet my bed.
Ooh now I remember one. When I was little my brother fashioned a large egg out of concrete and buried it. He tricked me into digging it up and convinced me that I had found a dinosaur egg. I was not amused when Dad told me what it was. I just knew I would make the front page with my discovery and be famous.
No, but I played one on my brother over 50 years ago for April Fool's Day and still feel guilty because he really got taken in. His disappointment was painful to see.
Oh yes... In college for sure. My room-mate and I got short-sheeted and had our room full of balls of newspaper. Our dorm-mates had saved up paper for quite a while to manage all this. It was quite a shock, but they helped clean everything up.
Only 2 surprise parties after horrible mis-adventures!
I was the joker all thru High School! I pulled out chairs, threw packing styrofoam off the school balcony at an assembly, n never got caught! It clung to everyone walking in! I hope my old FB classmates don't read my stuff here!
Many years ago my father told me one of the Calgary Flames players was going on a rack every day til he gained a couple inches. As usual, I overreacted til I realized it was April 1st!
My brother in law, who passed away in January, loved practical jokes. His daughter actually asked everyone who had had a practical joke from him to raise their hand, when she was doing his eulogy at the funeral service. Of course, I raised my hand.
ReplyDeleteWhen my father was in his last days and we had all gathered at their home, there was a little Nativity scene displayed. Since I have a tendency to want to straighten and make everything perfect, I stood at the mantel one day and made everything just so in the Nativity scene. The next time I passed it, the wise men were facing the wrong way. I shook my head and turned them around. The next time, the baby Jesus and Mary were turned the wrong way. I fixed them. The third time, I said out loud (crankily) that someone keeps moving the figures around. Everyone burst out laughing - my brother in law was the culprit, doing it to mess with me and to keep things light. :)
I'm sure I have I simply can't remember. Must be getting old.
ReplyDeleteSame here--not worth loading my aging brain.
ReplyDeleteYes, plenty of times when I was younger. Many short-sheeting episodes in college and as a young adult. Lately, not so much. They probably don't want to stir the ire of an old woman!
ReplyDeleteOh yes. Often.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest brother used to carefully slide a saucer of water into my bed. When I got into bed hours later I would kick the saucer and water would flood everywhere. Hearing my cries of disgust said brother would rush through the house announcing loudly that I had wet my bed.
Ooh now I remember one. When I was little my brother fashioned a large egg out of concrete and buried it. He tricked me into digging it up and convinced me that I had found a dinosaur egg. I was not amused when Dad told me what it was. I just knew I would make the front page with my discovery and be famous.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have...oh wait...the day I was hired for my last job (I was there for 20 yeas) was April fools day.
ReplyDeleteNot that i can remember right off, but i have pulled a couple of pranks.
ReplyDeleteProbably....but I can't recall any at this moment in time.
ReplyDeleteI know I've been the instigator of quite a few! :)
No, but I played one on my brother over 50 years ago for April Fool's Day and still feel guilty because he really got taken in. His disappointment was painful to see.
ReplyDeleteNo I can't remember anyone doing it. I really don't like them. What an old git I am, but I have never liked them.
ReplyDeleteOh yes... In college for sure. My room-mate and I got short-sheeted and had our room full of balls of newspaper. Our dorm-mates had saved up paper for quite a while to manage all this. It was quite a shock, but they helped clean everything up.
ReplyDeleteOnly 2 surprise parties after horrible mis-adventures!
ReplyDeleteI was the joker all thru High School! I pulled out chairs, threw packing styrofoam off the school balcony at an assembly, n never got caught! It clung to everyone walking in! I hope my old FB classmates don't read my stuff here!
Many years ago my father told me one of the Calgary Flames players was going on a rack every day til he gained a couple inches. As usual, I overreacted til I realized it was April 1st!
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