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1.imaginereadingthatyourhusbandorbrotherwhohasbeenheldinaprisonforyearsisfinallygoingtobereleased.youmakethelongjourneytotheprisonandstandoutsidetheprisongates,waitingdesperatelyforthemomentyou'llbereunitedwithyourlovedone,onlytohear...'aprilfools!noone'sbeingreleased!'thisexperiencehappenedtosixtypeopleinaprilwhoreadintheopinianewspaperthattheirlovedonesweregoingtobereleasedfromthebaiamareprisoninromania.theymadethelongjourneytotheprison,onlytolearnthatthepaperhadplayedanaprilfool'sjokeonthem.theopinialaterpublishedanapology.
想象你的亲人正在监狱服刑，而一天你突然从报纸上看到他们要被提前释放的消息。你满怀欢喜地去迎接他们，最后在监狱门口被告知，这只是个愚人节玩笑，你会怎么想？xx年罗马尼亚的一家监狱愚弄了60个人，结果不得不公开道歉。
2.glennhowlett'scolleaguesatlondoncityhallthoughttheyhaddreamedupagreatgag.theysenthimamemoinforminghimthatthereallybigreporthewasworkingonwasgoingtobedueearly,injusttwoweeks.thetip-offwasthatthememowasdatedapril1st.haha.excepthowlettdidn'trealizeitwasajoke.hereceivedthememowhileonvacationandimmediatelycuthisvacationshortandphonedtheofficetotelleveryonetostartgettingbusy.butashecontemplatedthenewdeadlineheworkedhimselfupintoanincreasingstateofpanic,untilsoonhebegantoexperienceheartpalpitations.finallyhecollapsedfromthestressandhadtotakeleavefromwork.ashewasrecoveringherealizeditjustwasn'tworthriskinghishealthtofinishthereport,sohefiledforearlyretirement.atwhichpointsomeonetoldhimtheearlydeadlinewasjustajoke.herespondedbysuingfordamages.asaconsequenceofhislawsuit,cityhallbannedemployeesfrompullinganymorepranks.
伦敦市政厅工作的glennhowlett，被他的同事狠狠整了一次。在他度假的时候，他的同事告诉他，他要做的一份报告必须提前上交，最后期限就是4月1日。他信以为真，取消了休假，日夜赶工的同时身体也累垮了，住院的时候他琢磨着这样不行啊，不能因为工作把人给弄残了，于是申请提前退休。就在这时有人告诉他，他被耍了。随后glennhowlett控诉他的那几个同事，结果伦敦市政厅从此之后禁止员工之间开这样的玩笑。
3.paulgoobietiedadeadchihuahuatothebumperofhisco-worker'scar.hisco-worker,kevinmeloy,gotinthecaranddroveoff,unawarethatthechihuahuawasthere.obviouslypassingmotoristswerehorrified.butwhatmadethesituationevenworsewasthatmeloywasdeaf,sohecouldn'theartheothermotoristsfranticallyhonkingathim.happilyhedroveonformilesuntilfinallysomeonewasabletogethisattention.policechargedgoobiewithunlawfuldisposalofadeadanimal.
一个叫paulgoobie的人在同事kevinmeloy车子的保险杠上拴了一只死去的吉娃娃狗。kevin驾车上街后，街上的人都给吓坏了。因为kevin是聋子，他听不见别的司机冲他揿喇叭的声音，所以就拖着一只死狗一路奔驰。最后被起诉非法处理死去的动物尸体。
4.randywood'smarriagewasover,butapparentlyhewasstillalittlebitteraboutthedivorce.sohedecidedtoplayaprankonhisex-wife.hecalledherupandaskedhertocomeover,tellingherthathehadsomethingtoshowher.obliginglyshedroveover,onlytofindhimhangingbyanoosefromatreeinhisfrontyard.terrifed,sheimmediatelydialed911.emergencyservices,includingfirefighters,policemen,andparamedics,soonshowedup.butwhentheywenttocutwooddowntheydiscoveredhewasn'tdead.hewasn'tevenhurt.hehadstrunghimselfupasapranktoscarehisex-wife,usingalineman'sharnesssimilartothoseusedbyutilitycrews.theauthoritieswarnedthathewouldfaceafineofupto$1,000andayearinjailforhisprank.
一个叫randywood的人在愚人节给他前妻打电话，说想见她。他前妻来的时候却惊恐地发现他上吊自杀了。于是她拨打了急救电话，还叫了消防队和警察。等人都到齐后，大家才发现是假的，他是用吊不死人的背带上吊的。警方说，罚款可能高达1000美元，并可能入狱一年。
5.sitrawalkerwasanemployeeataclothingstoreincolumbus,ohio.shehadonlybeenworkingtherefortwoweeks,butalreadyshefeltthatsheknewthemanagerwellenoughtojokearoundwithhim.soonapril1,shecalledhimupathishomeandtoldhimthatarmedmenwererobbingthestore.themanagerimmediatelycalledthepolice,whopromptlydispatchedfourcruisers.minuteslaterwalkerphonedthemanageragainandscreamed'aprilfools'.toolate.whenthepolicearrivedmomentslatertheyweren'tamusedandchargedherwithinducingapanic.walker'smanagerfiredher.
一家服装店的雇员sitrawalker只在那工作了两个星期，然而她觉得自己和经理已经熟到可以开玩笑的程度了。愚人节那天她打电话给经理说店里被人抢了。经理立刻打电话报警，警察派了四辆巡逻车来。等她再打电话来说是开玩笑时，迟了。警察没觉得这个好笑，起诉她蓄意制造混乱。而经理也毫不犹豫地开除了她。
6.onapril1,,asthousandsofamerican-ledcoalitiontroopsstormedacrossiraq,theiraqiambassadortorussia,abbaskhalafkunfuth,heldapressconferenceinmoscow.manywereexpectinghimtoannouncethatiraqconcededdefeat.insteadkunfuthchosethismomenttoholdagagpressconference.holdingupapieceofpaperthatheidentifiedasanewsflashfromreuters,hereadaloudfromit:theamericanshaveaccidentallyfiredanuclearmissileintobritishforces,killingseven.immediatelytheroomfullofreporterswentsilentwithshock.thenkunfuthgrinnedandshouted'aprilfools!'onlyafewdaysafterthisunexpectedmomentoflevity,theiraqigovernmentcompletelycollapsed.
xx年愚人节的时候，美国为首的各国部队已经开入伊拉克。伊拉克驻俄国大使abbaskhalafkunfuth在莫斯科召开会，会上他宣布，美国部队发射了核导弹，导致英军7人死亡。一屋子的都吓呆了。然后大使先生笑着吼了一句：“愚人节快乐！”这过后不久，伊拉克政府就被了。