Being an April Fool baby opened the door of opportunity for me for many years. The old "your shoe's untied" or "is your refrigerator running?" jokes were never used around our house. We worked very hard to be sure to make the prank harmless yet very original. One year, my dad was taking his five highly intelligent children to school on the morning of April 1st. After backing out of the driveway, he managed to turn off the car's engine and let it coast to a stop in a dip in the road. Knowing that we wouldn't question anything he would say, Dad said, "Oh, no. We've run out of gas. You're all...
More..Kathy Shannon
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